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Bird Eats Bat: Great Tits Hunt Bats For Heads (VIDEO)

New Scientist | Sanjida O'Connell | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Ornithologist, Uk, Cave, Nature, Hungary, Biology, Bats, Great Tits, Science, Birds, Ornithology, Video, Green News

It sounds like the avian equivalent of an Ozzy Osbourne legend. Great tits have been discovered killing and eating bats by pecking their heads open. ...

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A World On Pause: The Joys Of Being Unplugged At Summer Camp From A 16-Year Old Experiencing It

Cassie Goldring | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Unplugging, Television, Connectivity, Children, TV Turnoff, Computers, Nature, Teens, Childhood, Technology, How-to-Unplug, Maine, Teenagers, Living News
Cassie Goldring

As a 16 year-old girl, turning in my Blackberry to the camp director, not to see or hold it again for 7 weeks, was certainly not my ideal way to begin my summer vacation.

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Best US City Beaches (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Travel, Us Beaches, Beaches Within City Limits, Ocean Beach, Slidepoll, Green, City Beaches, Green Living, Green Vacation, Staycation, Beaches, Nature, Environment, Slideshow, Eco-Friendly Staycation, San Francisco, Fort Tilden, Green News

While sand and the city might not seem like the best match for a day at the beach, the United States' shorelines offer incredible beaches nestled with...

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Dictionary Removes Beaver, Replaces With Blog and Blackberry

Michelle Howard | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Language, Green Living, Youth, Children, Nature, Robert Bateman, Ecophobia, Oxford Junior Dictionary, Dictionary, Dictionary Add Words, Blog, David Sobel, MP3 Players, Alien Test, Green News
Michelle Howard

Another loss for team nature with the decision by the publisher of the Oxford Junior Dictionary to replace dozens of nature-related words with more relevant words like "blog" and "MP3 player."

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Unplug and Recharge: Sky Meditation

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Sky, Unplug & Recharge, Nature, Yoga, Meditation, Relaxation, Living News
Sara Avant Stover

Yesterday morning I got up early and went for a walk. There's a beautiful hiking trail close to my house here in Boulder. It wraps up the back of a mo...

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TIME Article on Eco-Therapy

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Stress, Depression, Environment, Psychology, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Eco-Therapy, Anxiety, Therapy, Nature, Green News
Linda Buzzell

It's tremendously encouraging to find renewed interest in the relationship between the human mind and the rest of nature.

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Growing Pains

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Fruits, Michelle Obama, Home Improvement, Horticulture, White House Garden, Oval Office, Humor, Nature, Vegetables, Food, Gardening, Rhode Island, Barack Obama, Culture, Living News
Jerry Zezima

We have had several delicious meals featuring string beans, jalapenos and parsley, and there will be plenty more when the tomatoes, eggplants, bell peppers and cauliflowers are ready to eat.

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Avocado Tree Bears Fruit After 19 Years

AP | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Avocado, Fruit, Wellness, Health, Avocado Tree, Nature, Living News

HOUMA, La. — After 19 years just looking pretty, the avocado tree near Geneva Moore's house trailer is bearing fruit. "It's got a bunch of them,...

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How To Nourish The Spirit Of Youth In You

Anne Naylor | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, John-Roger, South of France, Youth Vote, Youth, Nature, Nurture, Intuition, Williams Shakespeare, Appreciation, Childlike, Joy, Hope, Nourish, Romance, Sex, Living News
Anne Naylor

Duke Orsino: If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. Twelfth Night Ac...

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Edible Bugs: The Greenest Protein Source on Earth (POLL)

WebEcoist | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Incects, Bugs, Eco Friendly Protein, Nature, Eating Bugs, Poll, Green News

From WebEcoist: Though [bugs] are relegated to game show gross-out props in much of the West, these creatures are quite eco-friendly as food. Click ...

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What's Your Favorite Method of Nature-Connection?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Psychotherapy, Art, Nature, Environment, Green, Meditation, Science, Healing, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Evidence-Based Medicine, Living News
Linda Buzzell

Research has shown that nature-connection of almost any kind turns out to be a powerful healing force.

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Want to Get Close to Nature? Stay Home!

Jane S. Smith | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Flowers, Country, Turtles, Birds, Pond, Children, Nature, Green News
Jane S. Smith

While the countryside was getting paved, drenched, and denuded, nature had decided to move back into town.

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The Greening of Psychotherapy

Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Green Therapy, Nature, Green Living, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Anxiety, Sierra Club, Wellness, Living News
Linda Buzzell

If therapists really considered what humans are doing to themselves and the rest of nature they'd have to admit that our behavior is pretty homicidal, fratricidal, suicidal and even ecocidal.

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Ecotherapy: Slowing Down to Nature's Pace

Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Green, Environment, Therapy, Green Living, Outdoors, Ecotherapy, Nature, Living News
Linda Buzzell

De-linked from the natural rhythms of our bodies and the rest of the planet, we struggle with diminishing success to adapt to the strange mechanical and disembodied world we have created.

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Rabbits Multiply Like Rabbits, Overrun Canadian Campus (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Biology, Nature, Environment, Rabbits, Conservation, University of Vancouver, Endangered Species, Cougars, Cute Animals, Animals, Canada, Cute Animal Videos, Green News

Rabbits have invaded The University of Victoria campus and officials, worried that the bunnies are damaging the landscape, are considering various way...

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We Need Nature to Stay Smart

Graham Hill | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Conservation, Nature Conservation, Nature, Green News
Graham Hill

While climate woes are real and we need to respond to them, there are other reasons to rethink how we now are in the world.

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Therapeutic Gardening: Digging Your Way Out Of Depression

BBC News | Jane Elliott | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Mental Health, Personal Health, Nature, Self-Confidence, Gardening, Wellness, Living News

Julian Holland struggled to feel comfortable in social settings and had a debilitating lack of self-confidence. For a long time he was reluctant to st...

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One Way To Preserve The Last Great Places? Endow Research Stations

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Nature, Ecology, Rainforest, Biodiversity, Conservation, Science, Evolution, Wilderness, Animals, Savanna, Environmental Protection, Africa, Green News
Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle

$3 million to endow a research station in perpetuity, to secure the continued flow of knowledge and to rest easy that passionate people will be around to advocate for many voiceless species? That's the bargain of the century.

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Reframing the Crisis: A Wildfire of Opportunity

Jan Phillips | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Spirit in Business, Spirituality and Politics, Obama PDA, Economic Crisis, Nature, Wildfires, Paradigm Shift, Business News
Jan Phillips

The spiritual questions that are on the table now, though one would never know it listening to the daily news. Will we actually embody the tenets of our faith?

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Stop Hyperliving and Start Enjoying Living

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 06.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Enjoy Life Movement, Jim Carrey, Mass Pike, Nature, Slow Food, Visions Medical Center, Slow Sex, Route 90, Spirituality & Health, Yes Man, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Last week, whilst driving to my new gig at Visions Medical Center, I was traversing the Mass Pike, Route 90 West, when a State Patrolman appeared in m...

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Kids and Environmental History

Deanna Neil | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green

Read More: History, Environmentalism, Green Living, Earth Day, Children, Nature, Progressives, Green News
Deanna Neil

For kids, stories can highlight past struggles and successes and explain how these prior experiences influence environmentalism today.

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Earth Day Film Review: A Sense of Wonder

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Breast Cancer, Writing, Books, Rachel Carson, Nature, Environment, Silent Spring, Movie, Cancer, Earth Day, Film, Dvd, A Sense of Wonder, Green Living, Green News
Avital Binshtock

It's a quiet film, one that asks us to set aside our hunger for over-dramatic portrayals of human conflict; watching it feels like a meditation of sorts.

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Tomorrow's Info Today: Staying Ahead of the News Cycle

Randall Amster | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media

Read More: The Future, Future, Media News, Unified Theory, Information Overload, Green Collar Economy, Green Jobs, Rush Limbaugh, Current Events, Economy, Victory Gardens, Information Age, The Commons, Teleportation, Recession, Star Trek, Nature, Privatization, Agribusiness, Robotics, Gardening, Gmo, Robots, Vulture Capitalism, Humor, Speculation, New Media, Humor and Satire, Media News
Randall Amster

From now on, I will only get my news from future-based sources, and thus seek to remain ahead of the curve. Outlandish, you say? Impossible? You are obviously so behind the times.

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Water Quality Regulation in California: A Day Late and a Dollar Short?

David S. Beckman | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Regional Water Quality Control Boards, State Water Resources Control Boards, Environment and Government, California, Water Pollution, Water Pollutants, Water, Clean Water Act, Nature, Clean Water, Environment, Environmentalism, Pollution, Green News
David S. Beckman

The core component of California's Clean Water Act is the issuance of permits -- basically, limitations on the discharge of pollution -- to dischargers of water pollution.

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The Gift that Keeps on Greening

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 03.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Gardening, Home Improvement, Humor, Environment, Jokes, Comedy, Nature, Comedy News
Jeffrey Shaffer

We are Greens of Dreams, a certified non-profit organization dedicated to helping people across the country experience the satisfaction and emotional rewards of lawn ownership.

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