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California’s Top 10 Natural Treasures

Just as the U.S. Congress passed budget measures that will cut spending on the EPA's Land and Water Conservation Fund by $149m, or 33 percent, the Nature Conservancy announced its "Top Ten Califor…

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When Fresh Air Isn’t

Nothing is better than working up a good sweat in the great outdoors. But when you're breathing hard, you need to be smart about what you're sucking in. By Katherine Bowers, Women's Health …

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3 DIY Eco-Hammocks (with video)

Is it brutally hot where you are? In New York, the temps are hovering around 100 degrees. The New York Times recorded these record-breaking temperatures in the Northeast: "The high of 103 in New Y…

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Summertime And The DIY Is Easy: 10 Green Projects (with video)

Have you vowed to step off the fast-track and slow down this summer? With the emergence of hot days and long evenings, it's the perfect time to kick back, unplug, get creative and indulge in some summ…

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Springtime Home Improvement: DIY or Move (with Videos)

Spring may have come in like a lamb, but it often leaves behind a lion's worth of home repair projects in its wake. Is your household budget stretched so thin that it is hard to save for basic home …

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Letting It All Hang Out: The Clothesline Wars

It seems like one of the simplest of household tasks – hanging out the laundry to dry. But this simple task has received quite a bit of controversy. The politics of laundry drying is the subject of a…

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5 Surprising Allergy Triggers

By Karen Asp, Natural Solutions Do you know what's causing your runny nose and watery eyes? Hint: It's not only the pollen count. These five surprising triggers could be making your sniffle season …

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Nature Walk With Kids

Immersing kids in nature can make a huge difference for their emotional well-being. And it turns out, it can also save the day and my sanity. According to Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woo…

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Easy Rain Boats from Natural Materials

In our home, one is not allowed to talk nasty to the rain. In fact, I wield our rain stick with such vigor that my poor children are practically forced to race outside in hysterical glee the moment a …

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Learning with School Gardens

Planting a school garden is a great equalizer: Teachers get dirty, parents break a sweat and kids, for once, have a height advantage. The benefits of gardens are extensive--and sometimes unanticipated…

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We need to educate the young about the importance of keeping the movement alive. A lot of parents a…

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