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Help for children's mental health, from apps to parenting classes
Figures show that about a quarter of a million under-18s in England are receiving help from NHS mental health services. It is the first time this data has been recorded and it follows a reports that mental illness is soaring among women aged 16-24. Children’s services are struggling to cope Read More...
Green business awards celebrate community efforts
The daily news is full of constant and dismal descriptions of the effects of climate change on the earth. Floods inundating whole communities. Hurricanes pounding shorelines. Firestorms raging out of control. Drought and images of puckered farmland. It’s a welcome change to learn about Read More...
Why the sustainable food movement is unstoppable: it's the philosophy!
Fresh organic 'Heirloom' garlic from New Roots Farm in Newmarket NH, at the Portsmouth, NH farmer's market. Photo: ilovebutter via Flickr (CC BY). More articles about Good nutrition begins in healthy soils Corporate capture: Big Conservation must break out of its Stockholm syndrome Can markets in Read More...
50 green business ideas for startup entrepreneurs
If you’re an environmentalist and an entrepreneur, there are plenty of ways you can combine those two passions into a successful environmentally conscious business. There are even some green business opportunities out there that can allow you to offer eco-friendly products and services to Read More...
How mini-farms can yield food security
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 12:30amThis article originally appeared on Ensia. Her face shaded by a wide-brimmed straw hat, Olawumi Benedict is cheerfully tending to her "little babies" — kale seedlings growing in shallow wooden flats until they’re hardy enough for transplantation into Read More...
Call to close ivory market agreed upon at U.K wildlife conference
At the U.N wildlife conference in South Africa, a non-binding proposal to close all domestic ivory trade has been approved. While the international market in ivory has been closed since 1989, legal domestic markets have continued in many countries around the world. The move is not legally binding, Read More...
India set to ratify Paris climate agreement
For the Paris agreement to come into force, a total of 55 countries amounting to at least 55 percent of total global emissions must ratify the deal. The U.S and China were amongst the most recent countries to ratify the deal, and now India has announced they too will give their approval on Read More...
Survey: We need more rest and the best way to get it, is to spend time alone
A year-long online survey “The rest test” that questioned 18,000 people in 134 countries shows –not so surprisingly—that most people feel they don’t get enough rest. The respondents reported on average 3 hours rest per day (besides sleep). The optimal amount of rest linked to a high Read More...
Fierce competition drives down the price of offshore wind energy
Competition drives the clean energy revolution in an exponential way to faster and better outcomes. We see that with electric cars where new models seem to break battery range records weekly. And the cost of building solar plants has declined by 25 percent in just five months. Now a similar Read More...
6 simple ways to lose weight without dieting
Dieting isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Contrary to popular belief, research shows dieting actually tends to promote weight gain. Luckily, there are many other ways you can lose weight without having to deny yourself from different foods. Here are 6 ways you can lose weight without Read More...