tag:www.healthylehighvalley.com,2005:/categories/community?page=28Community | Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley Page 28Healthy Living Healthy Planet2019-08-16T00:01:29-04:00urn:uuid:b6662f7c-3cc2-426e-87cb-e79ba1cdd69a2019-08-16T00:01:29-04:002019-08-16T00:01:29-04:00Nature’s Metric: Rethinking All Aspects of Society2016-05-31 11:09:37 -0400AnonymousThe Living Future Challenge has developed a bold framework to evoke fresh thinking about the design of systems, products and buildings.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:20bf7e32-6479-4709-811e-a5b0b4731ca22019-08-16T01:25:10-04:002019-08-16T01:25:10-04:00Natural Awakenings Family of Franchises Keeps Growing2016-04-29 11:02:35 -0400AnonymousNatural Awakenings Publishing Corp. welcomed five new publishers to its April 2016 training session.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7b4647a9-9095-4edb-804e-83fca3dd2b2b2019-08-16T00:22:44-04:002019-08-16T00:22:44-04:00Fouled Play: Toxic GMO Pesticides Drift Near Athletic Fields2016-04-29 11:01:32 -0400AnonymousMore than 90 percent of playing fields and parks in a six-state area were found to be located within 1,000 feet of corn or soybean fields in which toxic weed killers were sprayed.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:d543e4cf-9e40-4713-8b0a-cf94c8e0c00a2019-08-16T00:02:38-04:002019-08-16T00:02:38-04:00Noisy Humans: Man-Made Clatter Muffles Nature’s Chorus2016-04-29 11:01:28 -0400AnonymousRising levels of human-made noise are drowning out natural sounds, the National Park Service reports.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:3e9d84cb-39e8-4b79-9088-08cb8c52a1e32019-08-16T01:23:57-04:002019-08-16T01:23:57-04:00Ground Control: Down-to-Earth Climate Change Strategy2016-03-31 10:48:26 -0400AnonymousOrganic agriculture practiced worldwide can boost the CO2 content of soil and help lower global temperatures, reports the Center for Food Safety.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:73c18c59-9774-4174-90ac-372e88394fb22019-08-16T00:21:43-04:002019-08-16T00:21:43-04:00Bee Kind: The Good Fight for Honeybees2016-03-31 10:48:13 -0400AnonymousHoneybee backers scored a court victory that blocks sales of a bee-toxic pesticide, while findings of high aluminum levels in bee bodies evoke fresh concerns about other pesticides.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:9ee0fc65-3d33-4bee-8a30-0ddb9eb01d652019-08-16T00:41:57-04:002019-08-16T00:41:57-04:00Working Worms: They Can Safely Biodegrade Plastic Waste2016-03-31 10:48:11 -0400AnonymousMicroorganisms in the gut of the common mealworm appear to turn discarded Styrofoam and plastic into biodegraded fragments that look like rabbit droppings.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:a6f0a975-07c1-47c5-90a3-1e92efa11ab02019-08-16T00:41:29-04:002019-08-16T00:41:29-04:00Oily Oops: Touted Dispersants Worsened Effects of Gulf Oil Spill2016-03-31 10:48:10 -0400AnonymousThe Corexit oil dispersant used by British Petroleum to clean up the Deepwater oil spill will have long-lasting lethal effects on marine life.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:71090a4d-9600-4541-b537-add6f3593f8c2019-08-16T00:34:29-04:002019-08-16T00:34:30-04:00100 Percenter: Lower Austria Wholly Powered by Renewable Energy2016-03-31 10:48:09 -0400AnonymousLower Austria, largely relying on hydropower from the Danube River, generates all its electricity from renewable sources.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>urn:uuid:c916d5d3-2297-443d-bfaa-4fffd26c01cb2019-08-16T00:45:34-04:002019-08-16T00:45:34-04:00Ballot Power: Community Initiatives Secure Local Eco-Rights2016-03-31 10:48:07 -0400AnonymousActivists are increasingly using ballot initiatives enabling voters to enact local policies created to protect clean air, clean water and clean energy.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylehighvalley.com">Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley</a></small></p>