Intentions Articles
The Great Gathering believes that through creating grass-roots projects, programs, sharing and education, together, we have the ability to create a sustainable future. In each one of the intentions areas, we produce articles and information to support and educate on grass roots sustainability.
Teaching Meditation in Public Schools
Researchers and school administrators have found that instituting mindfulness meditation as a regular part of the school day is helping students and teachers alike.
How Eating Less Beef Can Help the Environment
You may not be ready to become a complete vegan like your neighbor or even switch to a Lacto-Ovo vegetarian lifestyle, but cutting down your food intake to one or…
Protecting The Cultural and Intellectual Property of Indigenous Peoples
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the legal conversation about intellectual rights has expanded to include protection for the traditional knowledge systems of indigenous people.
How Global Warming is Making Hurricanes and Typhoons Worse
The number of storms per year and the strength of each storm are two indicators that these weather events have intensified since the beginning of the 20th century.
How Energy Needs Drive World Economies
Many of us don’t have full control over the types of energy we use in our daily lives, yet the cost of energy that is delivered to most consumers also…
How to Avoid Nature Deficit Disorder in Children
Although it’s not exactly a something that can be diagnosed by a doctor, Nature Deficit Disorder is a very real condition that has started to occur in many children and…
What is So Important About Wetlands?
Wetlands are also incredibly important to protect human settlements and natural habitats from flooding. They are a sort of natural sponge and as such are able to absorb massive amounts…
Green Cleaning: Why Clean is the New Dirty
This may sound counter-intuitive, but many of the general cleaning supplies you use around the house are actually “dirty.” This is mostly in the sense that these everyday household products…
The Health Impacts of Environmental Pollution
Many detractors of the environmental movement would have us believe that this struggle is a sort of contest which pits the rights and needs of the environment against the rights…