Tag: Health and Fitness | Natural Awakenings Magazine Page 148

Schools that Rock: Innovators Blaze Creative Paths

Jul 31, 2014 12:34PM ● By Sandra Murphy

Fresh educational approaches offer kids a rich array of hands-on experiential learning—everything from knitting to designing shoes that walk on water.

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Harvesting Fog: Simple Device Provides Safe Water in Africa

Jul 31, 2014 11:36AM

A fog-harvesting fabric can collect 25 gallons of safe drinking water a day, making life safer and easier for villagers.

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True Grit: Why Persistence Counts

Jul 31, 2014 11:35AM

Educators are learning how to build invaluable attributes in children, such as motivation, self-control and positivity.

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Learning that Transforms Hearts and Minds: Rethinking How We See Our World Changes Everything

Jul 31, 2014 11:35AM ● By Linda Sechrist

A pioneering approach to learning and problem-solving known as Transformative Education is having profound impacts in communities worldwide.

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Cycling Rx: Doctors Order Up a Bike for Patients

Jul 31, 2014 11:35AM

To combat obesity, Boston doctors are writing prescriptions for bike-sharing programs, reducing the annual cost from $85 to $5.

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Flight Zone: Airports Establish Bee-Friendly Acres

Jul 31, 2014 11:35AM

Vacant land around airports is being dedicated to the planting of native wildflowers that attract beleaguered bee colonies.

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Dirty Waters: Trenton to Chicago via Eco-Outrigger

Jul 31, 2014 11:35AM

A mom and activist is paddling 1,600 miles in a canoe this summer to dramatize the polluted state of our nation’s waterways and vital need for cleanup.

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Dangerous Influx: Gas Pipeline Pumps Radioactive Radon into Homes

Jul 31, 2014 11:35AM

The pipeline from natural gas wells in Pennsylvania to New York City’s homes and businesses contains dangerous radon at 30 to 80 times safe baseline levels.

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