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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking 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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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

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

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    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

Contributing Writer·February 20, 2013
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THE SUBSTANCE BEHIND MONEY: The difference between the medium and the substance that the medium represents

Jerry Kvasnicka·February 12, 2013
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METHANE MADNESS: More cows, more farts, more GHG emissions

Kiva Bottero·February 10, 2013
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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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THE BIG PICTURE: David Suzuki’s thoughts about putting a price tag on nature

Contributing Writer·January 26, 2013
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WASTED: NRDC report finds that Americans waste 40 percent of all food

Kiva Bottero·January 23, 2013
Map of Africa - Why is Africa so poor yet rich in resources

STEALING AFRICA: Why is Africa so rich in resources yet so poor?

Contributing Writer·January 21, 2013
SEEDS OF FREEDOM: Securing our food sovereignty [Documentary]

SEEDS OF FREEDOM: Securing our food sovereignty [video]

Jane Olivier·January 12, 2013
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WATER WISE: How water gets wasted and how to conserve it [infographic]

Contributing Writer·January 7, 2013
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LIVE SUSTAINABLY NOW: How to garden using techniques that mirror the natural world

Contributing Writer·January 3, 2013
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OVER THE TOPULATION: Reassessing our identity to overcome the #1 issue of today

Jerry Kvasnicka·December 20, 2012
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IN SOIL WE TRUST: Alternative currency backed by food, not oil, a possibility

Contributing Writer·December 17, 2012
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LEFT BEHIND: The African woman’s uphill struggle

Contributing Writer·December 14, 2012
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BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL: The city that ended hunger

Contributing Writer·December 4, 2012
NEW TWIST ON BIOFUEL: African teenaged girls develop urine-generated electricity

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

Contributor·December 2, 2012
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MEGA MILLIONS: The lottery of loss for those dying of hunger

Jane Olivier·December 1, 2012
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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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MADE TO BE WASTED: The unsustainability of the current system of production

Niyati Shah·November 9, 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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FULLY ORGANIC: Bhutan aims for 100 percent organic farming in 10 years

Contributing Writer·October 30, 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
GRATITUDE FOR FOOD: How gardening can encourage greater respect for our food

GRATITUDE FOR FOOD: How gardening can encourage greater respect for our food

Megan Philipp·October 21, 2012
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