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Natural Awakenings National

February 2015 Issue

What’s in Your Way?: Obstacles Point the Path to Wholeness and Healing

Jan 30, 2015 11:43AM ● By Deborah Shouse

Dread and anxiety burden many of us today, but by turning our curiosity inward and working through fears and constrictions, we can move into a realm of daily calm and peace.

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When Your Pet Passes: A Guide to Mourning, Remembering and Healing

Jan 30, 2015 11:43AM ● By Julianne Hale

Pets give us unstinting love, but their short life spans means they usually die ahead of us -- and then the grieving can be as deep as with a human.

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Forward Leap: Batteries that Last 1,000 Years

Jan 30, 2015 11:19AM

Pine resin and alfalfa seeds are components of a Swedish chemical product that could enable lithium-ion batteries to be recharged for a millennium.

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Greenwashing Conundrum: Biodegradable Plastic Bags Are a Hoax

Jan 30, 2015 11:19AM

Plastic bags are being marketed as “biodegradable” or “oxodegradable” on scant evidence, says the Federal Trade Commission.

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GMO Pushback: Hawaii Lobbies for Anti-GMO Laws

Jan 30, 2015 11:19AM

Supporters of a law banning GMO crops on the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai are slugging it out in court with Monsanto and Dow.

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Potent Promises: Climate Change Pledges Predict Progress

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

The recent carbon targets agreed upon by President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping—the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies—signal a big step forward in emissions control.

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European Eco-Cooperation: Linking Oceans and Human Health

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

Newly-emphasized threats to oceans from toxic plastic trash and rising temperatures lend urgency to an organized European effort to study and protect sea waters.

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Living Together: 2014 Global Peace Index

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

In the last six years, twice as many countries have become more violent than those that have become more peaceful, according to the Global Peace Index.

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Portable Feast: Guess Who’s Delivering Dinner

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

Vastly improving on pizza delivery, he latest in healthy food innovations comes from a service that delivers fresh ingredients and a half-hour recipe to our door.

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Eco-Fireplace Tips: Best Ways to Enjoy Greener Indoor and Outdoor Fires

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

Low-emission, petroleum-free cordwood made out of compressed sawdust, nutshells and even olive pits is a good first step to ecologically sound fires.

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