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Weathering The Winter Of The Soul

Pythia Peay | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Depression, Sufism, Pythia Peay, Nature, Melancholy, Sad, Winter Solstice, Weather, Faith, Spirituality, Darkness, Living News
Pythia Peay

Light -- the radiance of spiritual illumination - has always been celebrated by the world's religions. Yet like a season of the soul, the darker emotion of despair offers a different kind of illumination.

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Gifts for the Sea

Julie Packard | Posted 12.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Gandhi, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Funding Non-Profits, Nature, Gifts From the Sea, Julie Packard, Ocean Acidification, Plastic-Pollution, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Climate Change, Sustainable Seafood, Disposable Plastics, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Bags, Carbon Footprint, Connect With Nature, Green Living, Green News
Julie Packard

A half-century ago, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote Gifts from the Sea, bestseller in which she described what we as individuals can take away from our times of quiet reflection along the shore.

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The Inner Life: Why Do We Suffer?

Bernie Siegel, M.D. | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Pain, Relationships, Understanding, God, Illness, Emotions, Religion, Anger, The Bible, Theodicy, Suffering, Disease, Nature, Love, Transcendence, Living News
Bernie Siegel, M.D.

The question is not, will there be difficulties and threats to our existence, but how will we deal with them and what can we learn from them. How can they teach us about the meaning of our life and existence?

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The Poetic Narrative Of Our Times

David Whyte | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Poetry, The Inner Life, Ecology, Relationships, Economics, Poet, Nature, David-Whyte, Ireland, Obama, Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat, Spirituality, Poem, Human Nature, Living News
David Whyte

It is the task of poetry to bring our eyes to bear on the heart breaking nature of our disappearances, which are unavoidable no matter our economic standing or our education.

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Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo

Jared Braiterman | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Soil, Air Quality, River, Bicycling, Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Satoyama, Walking, National Security, Urban Forest, Falcon, Biodiversity, Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference, Tokyo, Crime Reduction, Transit, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Elderly, Wall, Yamada Yoriyuki, Forest, Iimura Kazuki, Wilderness, Blur, Sustainable, Places, Plants, Rice, Kobayashi Kenji, Farmer, Energy Independence, Remake, Reforestation, Wildlife, Population, Ginza Bee Project, Street, Cultural, Food Safety, Passion, Pollution, Urban, Culture, Climate Change, Bee, Suzuki Makoto, Post-Industrial, Lot, Roof, Miniaturization, Public Health, City, Habitat, Growth, Public, Ginza Farm, Gardener, Nature, Paddy, Pet, Environment, Firefly, Ginza, Edo, Kajima, Green News
Jared Braiterman

The Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference addresses unparalleled environmental crisis and the need to transform our relationship with nature. Many p...

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Animals With Superpowers (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 11.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Moths, Angler Fish, Slidepoll, Peregrine Falcon, Superpowers, Special Abilities, Amazing Animals, Rhinoceros Beetle, Box Jellyfish, Animals, Bombardier Beetle, Nature, Gecko, Electric Eel, Animal Abilities, Adaptation, Green News

Environmental forces have motivated animals to creatively adapt in nature. From camouflage to agility to acute senses, some animals have managed to d...

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Sunset Photos

Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Beautiful Photos, Sunsets, Nature, Environment, Green News

Here at HuffPost Green, we think there's nothing more inspiring than enjoying the beauty of nature, and sunsets are top of the list! Check out these b...

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The Obama Family's Best Nature Moments (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Grand Canyon, Obama Martha's Vineyard, Michelle Obama, Yellowstone, Slidepoll, Nature, One Year Later, Obama Family, Hawaii, Obama One Year Later, Barack Obama, National Parks, Martha's Vineyard, Green News

As part of HuffPost's One Year Later series where we take stock of what's happened since Obama was elected, we've complied this fun slideshow of the O...

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Somalia's True Colors

K'naan | Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: Somalia, Mogadishu, Eastern Africa, Colors, Nature, War, Impact News
K'naan

Why do they call Mogadishu grainy, ugly and hellish? It is a difficult place, where war is tattooed on hands and tongues, but you have to have loved a place to see its true colors.

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Toyota Creates Its Own Flower Species to Gobble Harmful Gases

Fast Company | Posted 12.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Toyota, Toyota Flower, Green Technology, Climate Change, Toyota Prius, Nature, Environment, Sustainability, Toyota Gas Eating Flower, Green News

Toyota is upping the green stakes with a strange, yet ingenious initiative--the company has developed two new flower species that offset CO2 emissions...

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11 Carnivorous Plants (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Flora-and-Fauna, Butterworts, Dewy Pine, Bladderworts, Plants, Sundews, Slidepoll, Nature, Flowers, Environment, Carnivorous-Plants, Pitcher Plants, Corkscrew Plants, Water Wheel Plant, Green News

These plants may look like sweet, innocent flowers, but don't be fooled -- they are meat-eating killers! Carnivorous plants are those that don't just ...

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How The City Hurts Your Brain And What You Can Do About It

Linda Buzzell | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Memory, Psychology, Ecopsychology, Crime, Ecotherapy, New York City, Nature, Wellness, The Balanced Life, Living News
Linda Buzzell

Can city life harm your memory and stunt your ability to control yourself? New research is revealing how urban living can actually harm the human brain

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Vanishing Coral Reefs (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Nature, Biodiversity, Runoff, Coral Bleaching, Pollution, Coral Reefs, Ecotourism, Climate Change, Green News

In honor of the underwater meeting that the Maldives' Cabinet held on Saturday to raise awareness about the threat of climate change, HuffPost Green t...

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Readers' Photos of Fall Leaves

Huffington Post | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Leaves, Best-Fall-Foliage-Pics, Autumn, Fall, Green Living, Fall Foilage, Colorado, New York, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah, Maine, Montreal, Alabama, Nature, Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, South Dakota, Green News

Following our slide show of the best places to go for autumn leaves, readers sent in their favorite photos of fall foliage. From Michigan to New Hamp...

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10 Cute Animal Couples (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Flamingos, Zebras, Slidepoll, Japanese Snow Monkeys, Lions, Foxes, Meerkats, Animals, Penguins, Nature, White Tigers, Mallard Ducks, Cute Animals, Love, Prairie Dogs, Green News

While experts assert that many animal species are not monogamous, there's no denying that some animals just know how to look cute and affectionate as ...

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'Doing Good' Isn't In Your Genes, Study Says

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Dna, Altruism, Nurture, Nature, Do Good, Ethnography, Adrian Bell, Culture, Impact News

What makes people help others? Evolutionary scientists have long debated whether our genes have anything to do with behaviors that make us help strang...

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The Scientists' Bark

G.A. Bradshaw | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Medical Ethics, Neuroscience, Nature, Animal Rights, Charles Darwin, Frans De Waal, Evolution, Chimpanzees, Mammals, Animals, Bioethics, Culture, Green News
G.A. Bradshaw

The author of Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us About Humanity examines new findings from primatology and neurobiology.

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Fall Leaves: 10 Places For Vibrant Foliage

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Leaves, Catskills, Aspen, Acadia National Park, Columbia River Gorge, Slidepoll, Autumn, Fall, Green Living, Fall Foliage, Trees, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lost Maples, Sonoma-County, Mount-Washington, Lake of the Ozarks, Berkshires, Nature, Best-Fall-Foliage-Pics, Green News

With the autumn season in full swing, this means we'll be seeing leaves change color and carpet the ground. Check out the best places from the around...

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"Jesus Christ" Lizard Walks On Water (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Lizard, Jesus Christ Lizard, Nature, Basilisk Lizards, Evolution, Belize, Animals, Jesus Christ Lizard Video, Jesus Lizard, Green News

The miracle of being able to walk on water has extended beyond just biblical description. Recently released high-definition, slow motion footage from...

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Where the Wild Things Really Are

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Personal Health, Children, Nature, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Green Living, Children's Health, Outdoor Exercise, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Darell Hammond

In addition to great fun, outdoor play gives children the physical activity their growing bodies need, as well as the interaction that will help them to develop cognitive, social and emotional skills.

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Butterflies Arrive At American Museum Of Natural History

Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Photos, Natural History Museum, Butterflies, Nature, Slidepoll, American Museum of Natural History, Matthew Rodigheri, Science, Butterfly Exhibit, New York News

Since first opening at the American Museum of Natural History in 1998, the Butterfly Conservatory has been cherished by millions of children and adult...

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Where To See The Best Autumn Colors (MAP)

Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Photos, Fall Colors, Hudson Valley, Fall Weather, Upstate New York, Slidepoll, Nature, Leaves Chaning, Autumn, Fall, Pictures, New York, Fall Foliage, New York News

Autumn is back in all its multicolored glory! New York City is not exactly known for its nature, but this time of year what little greenery we have t...

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Fall Foliage Photos: Where To See The Best Autumn Colors (PICTURES)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Photos, Fall Colors, Hudson Valley, Best Fall Foliage Pics, Fall Weather, Upstate New York, Leaves Chaning, Nature, Slidepoll, Autumn, Fall, Fall Foliage Pictures, Pictures, Fall Foliage, New York, New York News

Autumn is back in all its multicolored glory! New York City is not exactly known for its nature, but this time of year what little greenery we have...

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Nature Makes Us Nicer People, New Study Says

treehugger.com | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Spaces, Green Living, Relationships, Research, Human-Relationships, Values, Nature, Green, University of Rochester, Outdoors, Human-Connection, Environment, Green News

A new study by the University of Rochester found that after looking at nature scenes, people feel closer to their community, are willing to give more ...

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Environmental Messaging Is Missing the Point

Schuyler Brown | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Reciprocity, Environment, Eco-Friendly, Environmentalism, Nature, Green News
Schuyler Brown

People have resorted to a message of urgency about the environment because the matter is urgent, but that message must be experienced in the form of personal events.

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