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    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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COMPOST GROWING: 16 foods that regrow from kitchen scraps

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ECO-FRIENDLY GARDENING: 8 ways to creatively reuse old household items in the garden

Megan Philipp·February 4, 2013
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GREEN CLEAN YOUR HOME: Natural alternatives to harsh chemical products [infographic]

Kiva Bottero·February 2, 2013
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PAPER NO MORE: How a paper book addict turned to ebooks and never looked back

Jane Olivier·January 27, 2013
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WATER WISE: How water gets wasted and how to conserve it [infographic]

Contributing Writer·January 7, 2013
NEW TWIST ON BIOFUEL: African teenaged girls develop urine-generated electricity

NEW TWIST ON BIOFUEL: Urine-generated electricity developed by teenage girls in Africa

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FLEXIBLE SOLAR: Stanford scientists develop solar cells that can be painted onto surfaces

Contributing Writer·November 11, 2012
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RETHINKING WASTE: Expose the mess for all to see our wasteful ways

Kiva Bottero·November 6, 2012
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RECYCLING RETHINK: 5 things you didn’t know you can recycle and 5 things you can’t

Melissa Venditti·October 28, 2012
WOODLAND HOME: The story of a family building their eco-home in Wales

WOODLAND HOME: The story of a family building their eco-home in Wales

Contributing Writer·September 26, 2012
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WHY BUILD GREEN?: Payback is a lot quicker than most people think

Kiva Bottero·September 5, 2012
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Contributing Writer·August 26, 2012
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Contributing Writer·August 25, 2012
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THE NEW ECOLOGICAL HOME: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options

Contributing Writer·August 19, 2012
WIND ENERGY: Is it worth the sacrifice?

WIND ENERGY: Is it worth the sacrifice?

Contributing Writer·August 19, 2012
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GREEN CLEAN YOUR HOME: Natural alternatives to harsh chemical products

Contributing Writer·August 12, 2012
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STAYING VEG: Ponderings of a lifelong vegetarian

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A GLOBAL GROWTH MARKET: The current state of wind power in the world [infographic]

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REPURPOSEFUL REMODELLING: Reuse what you already have and save

Contributing Writer·July 22, 2012
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CONTAINER GARDENING: How to grow lettuce if you’re short on space

Megan Philipp·June 1, 2012
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BUILD ON A BUDGET: Make a straw bale eco-home for under £4,000

Contributor·May 19, 2012
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USING REUSABLE BAGS: Humour at the checkout line

Contributing Writer·May 5, 2012
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BEING VEGAN: A personal essay about veganism

Contributing Writer·April 29, 2012
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