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The myth of the 8 glasses a day: You don’t need to drink so much water
Dehydration is perceived to be a major threat to your health. It’s not. There’s a perfect system that will tell you when you need to drink. It’s called thirst. The famous eight glasses a day come from a misinterpreted guideline. And coffee and tea are not Read More...
What's the difference between mindfulness & meditation?
When I tell people I am a meditation teacher they often say, "Cooking is my meditation," or "Exercise is my meditation." And while those things are relaxing, meditation is its own thing—which is why it has its own word. Mindfulness is a "directed-focus" style of meditation, in which you're Read More...
Can quantum physics explain consciousness?
The mere mention of “quantum consciousness” makes most physicists cringe, as the phrase seems to evoke the vague, insipid musings of a New Age guru. But if a new hypothesis proves to be correct, quantum effects might indeed play some role in human cognition. Matthew Fisher, a physicist Read More...
Toyota, in about-face, may mass-produce long-range electric cars
Toyota looking at mass-producing long-range electric vehicles (EVs) that would hit the market around 2020, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday, in what would be a dramatic reversal in strategy for the world's top-selling automaker. Even as rivals such as Nissan Motor Co and Volkswagen AG have Read More...
5 states that grow the most organic food per acre
A new report has found that U.S. land for organic farming reached 4.1 million acres in 2016, a new record and an 11 percent increase compared to 2014. As of June 2016, the number of certified organic farms in the U.S. reached 14,979, a 6.2 percent increase of 1,000 farms compared to 2014 survey Read More...
COP22 host Morocco launches action plan to fight devastating climate change
“Last December we had temperatures of 25C. Normally it is 1 or 2C at that time of year,” says Mohammed Ibrahimi, a farmer with one hectare of apple trees in Boumia, a village near Midelt in Morocco. “These trees need at least 1,200 hours of near-freezing temperatures in the winter to help Read More...
Prosperity in sustainability
President John F. Kennedy inspired Americans to great undertakings by setting bold goals: to go the moon, to overcome racial discrimination, to make peace with the Soviet Union. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man Read More...
US electric car sales up 26% through October
US electric car sales continue to trend up, even despite many buyers holding out for a coming Chevy Bolt or Tesla Model 3. Not much has changed at the top of the leaderboard, but note that I’ve updated historical Tesla sales to represent much-higher-than-anticipated US Model S sales. Based on Read More...
How a 30-year-old farm used turmeric and poppies to build a $50 million business
Editor's note: This tour of small businesses across the country highlights the imagination, diversity, and resilience of American enterprise. Biodiversity sounds so environmentally correct that one forgets it is also beautiful. Cradled by the gently looming Blue Ridge Mountains, the farm at Gaia Read More...
World's largest oil firms launch green fund to cut climate impact fossil fuels
Ten of the world’s biggest oil companies have come together to announce a $1bn fund for cutting climate change impact from oil and gas. The fund is part of the Paris climate change agreement and will focus on reducing leaks of natural gas while looking into technology that will effectively Read More...