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2018

Clear Gain: Window-Like Solar Cells Could Power 40 Percent of U.S. Needs

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

Scientists have developed a transparent, luminescent solar concentrator that looks like clear glass that could potentially supply two-fifths of U.S. energy needs.

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Scientists’ Security: France Welcomes Beleaguered Climate Researchers

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

To counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-science stance, French President Emmanuel Macron has awarded 18 climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere millions of euros to relocate to France to “Make Our Planet Great Again.”

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Transforming Plastics: Mobile Trashpresso Turns Trash into Tiles

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

A British company has invented a solar-powered, onsite mini-recycling plant that transforms plastic waste into usable architectural tiles.

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Chinese Chokepoint: U.S. Waste Paper Turned Away

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

China’s recyclable processors have given notice they will accept only paper waste uncontaminated by garbage, which has become a mountainous problem for many U.S. recycling companies.

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Top Polluters: Just 100 Companies Emit Most Global Emissions

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

New research shows that a 100 fossil-fuel producers globally are responsible for 71 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions during the last 30 years.

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Waxworm Wonders: Caterpillars Offer Clues to Plastic Cleanup

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

Bacteria found in waxworms can digest plastic in mere weeks or months, far outperforming other plastic decomposition processes requiring 10 to 1,000 years.

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We Need Trees: Arbor Day More Vital Now than Ever

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

With the loss of 73.4 million acres of tree cover globally in 2016, annual tree-planting programs like Arbor Day in the U.S. and more massive tree-planting programs like those in Brazil, India and New Zealand are sorely needed.

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Sway Congress: Save Wild Horses Campaign Update

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM

The Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget again calls on Congress to lift long-standing prohibitions on the destruction and slaughter of wild horses and burros.

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Paul Hawken Shares a Plan to Reverse Global Warming

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM ● By Linda Sechrist

This leading environmental entrepreneur has worked with a range of scientists to draw up a compendium of 100 substantive existing solutions that can turn around rising temperatures.

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Changing Our Diet to Cool the Climate: Good Food Choices Enable Global Health

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM ● By Judith Fertig

A new word in the food vocabulary—climatarian—points to rising global interest in eating in ways that reduce the impact of our diet on our beleaguered planet.

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Touching the Earth: The Healing Powers of Going Barefoot

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM ● By Martin Zucker

Simply going without shoes for 30 to 60 minutes a day drains the body of inflammation, pain and stress and generates greater well-being, research shows.

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Healthy House: Easy Ways to Green It Up

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM ● By Avery Mack

From using defrosting trays to doffing shoes at the door to placing plants in the loo, easy ways abound to make our home healthier for us and easier on our environment.

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Into the Woods: Nature Helps Kids Build Skills and Character

Mar 30, 2018 11:17AM ● By April Thompson

Nature immersion programs help kids to navigate through woodlands and listen to their quiet inner voice.

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Leafy Greens Lower Risk for Heart Disease: Vitamin K for Cardiovascular Health

Mar 01, 2018 06:32PM

Teenagers that eat few leafy greens are at triple the risk for enlargement of the heart’s left ventricle, reducing blood pumping volumes, than teens that eat greens.

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Physical Activity Deters Alzheimer's: Reduce Risk with Movement

Mar 01, 2018 06:32PM

Walking, dancing, gardening and other physical activities significantly improve brain volume and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Gooseberries are Good for the Gut: Ayurvedic Remedy for Gastrointestinal Problems

Mar 01, 2018 06:32PM

Malaysian subjects with gastrointestinal problems had less pain, vomiting and sleep loss when receiving an ayurvedic remedy known as Indian gooseberry.

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Saunas Lower Blood Pressure: Reduces Risk of Hypertension

Mar 01, 2018 06:32PM

Four to seven saunas a week halved high blood pressure risk in a study of 1,621 Finnish men.

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Positive Outlook Powers Osteoarthritis Patients: Feeling Optimistic Helps with Symptoms

Mar 01, 2018 06:32PM

People with osteoarthritis that wake up feeling enthusiastic about getting things done in their day end up exercising more and feeling less plagued by symptoms.

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Teen Marijuana Use Fosters Depression: Impact on Mental Health

Mar 01, 2018 06:32PM

Teens using marijuana have a higher risk of depression as young adults, and depressed young teens are more likely to be using marijuana by age 18.

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Reclaim Your Magic: Make Your World Wondrous Again

Feb 28, 2018 11:24AM ● By Paige Leigh Reist

To regain the sense of magic we felt as a child, we must live in accord with Earth’s natural cycles and listen to our inner voice.

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