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Are Children Spending Enough Time Outdoors?
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted April 13th, 2012Study: only 51 percent of children went outside to walk or play once a day with either parent…
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Modern Pioneers: What it’s like living in an Ecovillage
By Brian Ziggy, Posted February 13th, 2012Living in community with one another is the foundation for a new pioneering, sustainable culture…
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A Mesmerizing Murmuration of Starlings
By Eartheasy.com, Posted November 11th, 2011Witness a natural moment of magic…
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Sharks, misunderstood and maligned, need marine sanctuaries
By Eartheasy.com, Posted November 1st, 2011Sharks have not evolved to withstand overexploitation by humans…
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A Backpacker’s Review of the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
By Ben Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted September 29th, 2011To try out this award winning water filter, I used it exclusively on a three day backpacking trip up the ‘Black Tusk’ volcanic mountain in Western Canada.
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The Owl and The Pussycat
By eartheasy.com, Posted August 22nd, 2011A popular video from earlier in the year, that deserves another look: defying the rules of nature’s design, these two natural adversaries have decided to get along…
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Amazing Display by Rescued Whale
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 28th, 2011The wonders of nature exceed our comprehension and remind us of the connection between all beings in nature.
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The Healing Power of a Walk in the Woods
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted July 5th, 2011“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”- John Muir
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Baby hummingbird rescued, raised by young man
By Eartheasy.com, Posted April 6th, 2011Originally posted May 2010, we thought this heartwarming video deserved another look now that Spring has once again sprung…
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Garden as if your life depended on it, because it does
By Ellen LaConte, Posted April 5th, 20115 reasons why more of us should take up spade, rake and hoe, make compost and raise good soil and garden beds with a vengeance.
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Kayaker Encounters Enormous Rare Shark
By Eartheasy.com, Posted March 28th, 2011Close encounter with giant basking shark brings mix of respect and awe…
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7 Ways to Wean your Child off Video Games
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy, Posted February 8th, 2011Video games have taken the place of playing outside for many kids today. As parents, should we intervene?
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The Orangutan and the Hound
By Eartheasy, Posted February 3rd, 2011Animals have so much to teach us. If a dog and an orangutan can fall in love maybe humans can try to understand different cultures and countries better.
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No Impact Week, Day 8 – Sunday: Eco-Sabbath
By Aran Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted January 12th, 2011Take a break from everything. Ohm Shanti.
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UN calls for immediate action to save life on Earth
By Agence France Presse, Posted October 20th, 2010The Earth’s 6.8 billion humans are effectively living 50 percent beyond the planet’s biocapacity.
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Solar power from water-based ‘artificial leaves’
By Eartheasy, Posted October 20th, 2010“Natural” solar cells have the potential to be less expensive and more environmentally friendly than current silicon-based solar cells…
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Soils and Souls: The promise of The Land
By Robert Jensen, Posted October 18th, 2010We must ask how we can construct an economy that can balance what is biologically and physically possible with what is socially and ethically desirable.
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Medicines from Nature
By Joanna Eede, Resurgence Magazine, Posted September 10th, 2010From painkillers to malaria treatments, Western medicine has much to thank tribal peoples for. But unless we protect their land rights, we will lose not only their vast knowledge of medicinal plants but also many cures we have yet to discover, warns Joanna Eede.
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5 simple ways to make Earth Day last all year
By Eartheasy, Posted April 22nd, 2010Across the world, people today are showing their appreciation for planet Earth in acknowledgement that a healthy environment is fundamental to our well-being. The variety of activities is impressive, and the collective sentiment is truly inspiring…
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How Volcanoes can Change the World
By Dr. Roseanne D’Arrigo, Posted April 20th, 2010The eruption of Iceland’s Laki volcano in 1783-84 had profound effects on climate, not just in Iceland but around the globe.
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