The Argument for Buying Local, Organic Food
Buying local organic food means that you are financially supporting sustainable farming practices that commit to healthy soil, wise water usage,
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Herbal Remedies: Are They Safe?
Herbal therapy is more popular — and accessible — than ever before. However, as with any course of treatment, there are benefits and drawbacks
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Solar Power is it the future?
One of the best ways that the average homeowner can make a difference to the environment is to become less dependent on fossil fuels for energy needs.
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Endangered Species of the South China Tiger
The South China Tiger is the smallest subspecies of tiger and currently one of the most critically endangered. During the 1950s, it was estimated that there were well over 4,000 South China Tigers living in the wild. These numbers have dropped dramatically, with many estimating that only twenty remain outside of captivity. I
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Saving the Rainforests to Save the World
Here at the Great Gathering, we understand that one of the biggest environmental challenges in our lifetime is saving the Brazilian rainforest from destruction.
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Education Benefits of Home Schooling
The rise in popularity of alternative forms of education, especially home schooling, is none too surprising. With the ability to tailor to your child’s needs,
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Eco-Construction for Greener Homes
A wise homebuilder will want to build a home that addresses the need for sustainable living. There are a number of ways for a homeowner to go about this important work.
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Harvesting Water from Fog
Throughout the Southwestern region of the United States and many other parts of the world, water shortage is a large and complicated issue due to dry climates and limited water systems. To make matters worse,
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Heirloom Seeds and Why You Should Use Them
Agribusinesses have poured millions of dollars into creating seed varieties that are more productive and more resistant to pests. These varieties are designed for large-scale, mostly mechanical farming
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Indigenous People Ask Us to Value Our Environment
The threat of climate change has also created a platform for indigenous voices to once again speak truth to power and address the world’s population. Indigenous voices are insisting we change our relationship to nature
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Our World is Facing a Water Crisis
In the developed world, most people think nothing of turning on a tap and dispensing clean, safe water. Unfortunately, that’s a luxury the rest of the world can’t afford-
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Increased Poverty Creates the Need for Charity
As poverty increases, so too does the need for charity. Today, even in a nation as prosperous as the United States, 46.5 million people live at or below the poverty line.
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A new way to Power the Planet? Bloom Box
A new way to Power the Planet?
A shiny box, containing Fuel Cells, claims to be the answer for one of the most serious problems that human race is facing now: Clean energy sources. -
The World’s Languages are Dying
Although there are currently about 7,000 languages spoken on our planet, this number is projected to fall to less than half that number by 2100. That means that every 14 days a language is lost. Each
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Monsanto: The weed that we must stop.
There’s a lot of information about Monsanto. Most of the times it’s not easy to read or to understand all what we found on the web about it. Too many links or too many dates makes everything very confusing. In the following article you will find the most important aspects that you should know to start your own research.
