tag:www.healthylehighvalley.com,2005:/categories/community?page=26Community | Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley Page 26Healthy Living Healthy Planet2019-08-16T00:49:32-04:00urn:uuid:121306ea-1b08-45d3-aa12-e813083832532019-08-16T00:49:32-04:002019-08-16T00:49:32-04:00Bye-Bye Birdies: North American Species at High Risk2016-11-30 12:33:53 -0500AnonymousFactors as diverse as island rats and cats, overfishing and plastic products are putting a third of all North American bird species at risk of extinction.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:2e3844bf-7dca-47ba-b2a0-527c9e2088882019-08-16T00:57:59-04:002019-08-16T00:57:59-04:00Ocean Watch: Sea Mammals Update2016-11-30 12:33:53 -0500AnonymousThis year scientists discovered a new whale species in the Bering Sea and long-living orcas in the Pacific, even as dolphins in China, Hong Kong and Gulf of California waters are rapidly disappearing.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:0133adbc-bbe1-4335-904f-fb55f18f1d632019-08-16T00:51:48-04:002019-08-16T00:51:48-04:00Extinction Scenario: Humans an Endangered Species2016-11-30 12:33:51 -0500AnonymousThe risk of humans disappearing from the Earth is estimated at one-tenth of a percent every year, say environmental biologists, but rising temperatures and populations may push that probability up to 3 percent.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:40b2670a-f2e9-45df-8f32-336a43c52f012019-08-16T01:23:09-04:002019-08-16T01:23:09-04:00Greening Planet: Satellites Reveal Unexpected Plant Growth2016-11-30 12:33:50 -0500AnonymousIn the last 33 years, one quarter to a half of Earth’s vegetated lands have become more dense with living plants, which can help counter rising carbon emission levels.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:6ec8a5a6-8bc5-4acf-80ea-a9da2e9bf90f2019-08-16T00:47:17-04:002019-08-16T00:47:17-04:00Wise Woodsmen: Norway Bans Deforestation Products2016-11-30 12:33:49 -0500AnonymousProducts linked to deforestation will no longer be purchased by Norway’s public agencies.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:262ef07a-b2de-4889-998b-7cfab89b76ac2019-08-16T00:54:29-04:002019-08-16T00:54:29-04:00Stark Mark: Carbon Dioxide Passes Climate-Warming Threshold2016-10-31 11:13:24 -0400AnonymousCarbon dioxide levels reached 400 parts per million this year, a dangerous level unlikely to change in our lifetime, warn climate scientists.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:dc45db09-db4b-4f8f-8154-324816c4b8c82019-08-16T00:35:24-04:002019-08-16T00:35:24-04:00Safer Citizens: Germany to Ban Fracking Permanently2016-10-31 11:13:23 -0400AnonymousThe country follows France and Bulgaria in forbidding fracking because of possible risks to drinking water.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:2bc7ae76-ed79-4b07-8e27-2924ce8d3b672019-08-16T00:25:31-04:002019-08-16T00:25:31-04:00Zoo Zapped: Buenos Aires Moves Animals to Nature Reserves2016-10-31 11:13:22 -0400AnonymousThe 140-year-old Argentine zoo is moving its 2,500 animals to nature reserves and turning the tract into an eco-park.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:1dd6478d-02ec-4b98-b845-03d2179099a42019-08-16T01:16:52-04:002019-08-16T01:16:52-04:00Change Makers: Inspired to Act2016-09-30 11:20:00 -0400Linda SechristDedicated to improving their slice of the world, activists are energetically tackling problems that range from food waste in California to poor sanitation in Haiti to Alzheimer’s treatment in New York. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:df408b0f-93c5-4adc-b65d-a3c4afa3324a2019-08-16T00:00:57-04:002019-08-16T00:00:57-04:00Green Crisis: One in Five Plant Species May Face Extinction2016-09-30 10:59:58 -0400AnonymousOut of 391,000 known species of plants, only 30,000 have had their uses documented, and as many as a fifth are in grave danger due to invasive species, disease and changing landscapes.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>