Archive of: Global Brief and NAPC

	Title	Issue
	Better Cafeterias Although most schools nationwide can improve their marks for serving healthy lunches, several states surpassed federal guidelines in 2012.	March 2013
	Windy Woes Wind power comprises a third of all new electric capacity and creates freedom from coal or oil—but it generates its own carbon footprint that needs examining.	March 2013
	Food Feelings A new study suggests the mood in a restaurant can help diners enjoy their meals more while eating less.	March 2013
	School Safeguard Adult chaperones in a bike train ride a predetermined route, adding children along the way, to make it safer for kids to get to school. Try these DIY tips in your own neighborhood.	March 2013
	Superior Soil The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan aims to become 100 percent organic, phasing out artificial chemicals in farming during the next 10 years.	March 2013
	Toilet to Table Using sewage sludge as fertilizer on the land that grows our food and feeds our livestock is legal, but critics question the safety of the practice. Here’s what consumers need to know.	March 2013
	Coyote Ugly Stray dogs and feral cats in our cities may be supplanted by raccoons, foxes and coyotes if current trends continue.	March 2013
	Free Gas Is the promise of a new sustainable power source at hand? British engineers using a new technology may have the answer.	February 2013
	Parasite Protection We can learn much from animal species that alter their diets and self-medicate naturally to protect themselves from parasites and other troublesome pests.	February 2013
	Good Hood Shedding smokestacks and corrugated steel warehouses for solar-paneled bus stops, native plants and special pavement, a stretch of road on Chicago’s West Side will soon become one of the nation’s most sustainable streets.	February 2013

Better Cafeterias

Although most schools nationwide can improve their marks for serving healthy lunches, several states surpassed federal guidelines in 2012.

March 2013

Windy Woes

Wind power comprises a third of all new electric capacity and creates freedom from coal or oil—but it generates its own carbon footprint that needs examining.

March 2013

Food Feelings

A new study suggests the mood in a restaurant can help diners enjoy their meals more while eating less.

March 2013

School Safeguard

Adult chaperones in a bike train ride a predetermined route, adding children along the way, to make it safer for kids to get to school. Try these DIY tips in your own neighborhood.

March 2013

Superior Soil

The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan aims to become 100 percent organic, phasing out artificial chemicals in farming during the next 10 years.

March 2013

Toilet to Table

Using sewage sludge as fertilizer on the land that grows our food and feeds our livestock is legal, but critics question the safety of the practice. Here’s what consumers need to know.

March 2013

Coyote Ugly

Stray dogs and feral cats in our cities may be supplanted by raccoons, foxes and coyotes if current trends continue.

March 2013

Free Gas

Is the promise of a new sustainable power source at hand? British engineers using a new technology may have the answer.

February 2013

Parasite Protection

We can learn much from animal species that alter their diets and self-medicate naturally to protect themselves from parasites and other troublesome pests.

February 2013

Shedding smokestacks and corrugated steel warehouses for solar-paneled bus stops, native plants and special pavement, a stretch of road on Chicago’s West Side will soon become one of the nation’s most sustainable streets.

February 2013