tag:www.healthylivingmichigan.com,2005:/categories/green-living?page=9Green Living Green Living | Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine Page 9Healthy Living Healthy Planet2022-04-29T10:13:55-04:00urn:uuid:ee3f3f03-ed2d-4a7f-84e1-debfd7f849802019-08-27T15:22:08-04:002022-04-29T10:13:55-04:00The Re-Use Revolution: Plastics Peril Drives New Strategies2019-08-30 09:30:00 -0400Rachael OppyThe growing plastics crisis has inspired companies to shift away from single-use containers to ones that are reusable with a deposit.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:01c22adc-eeb9-4c08-b6f2-9c4e31ad55662019-08-16T00:21:38-04:002022-05-02T16:50:08-04:00Eco-Camping: Keeping It Earth-Friendly2019-08-16 00:21:34 -0400AnonymousWe can minimize our impact on nature while still enjoying it by using such strategies as buying tents made of recycled materials, forgoing single-use plastics, and packing our trash out instead of burning it.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:2fdac7ed-dee6-4fc3-b3d2-f8a6b2d56bc72019-08-16T00:19:19-04:002019-08-23T12:46:30-04:00Floating Solar: Catching Some Rays on the Water2019-08-16 00:19:16 -0400AnonymousInstalling floating solar panels on only a quarter of U.S. manmade reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of national energy needs.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:03485f95-adff-4522-87db-f088724510d92019-08-16T00:18:51-04:002022-05-02T16:50:24-04:00Bagging It: New York State Bans Plastic Bags2019-08-16 00:18:48 -0400AnonymousThe use of plastic bags in the Empire State—23 billion a year that mostly end up in landfills and waterways—will become illegal in March.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:9f019ba2-3e28-41a6-8651-6857886619a62019-08-16T00:12:10-04:002022-05-02T16:50:28-04:00Beyond Sustainability: Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change2019-08-16 00:12:07 -0400Yvette C. HammettFarmers are increasingly exploring inexpensive organic methods to return microbial diversity to the soil, which could help mitigate a warming planet by allowing soil to absorb more carbon.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7e2feba0-0f8e-46a0-86ae-97f09caa19742019-07-23T17:20:03-04:002019-07-23T17:20:03-04:00HELP FOR HOME GARDENERS2019-06-30 02:00:00 -0400Yvette C. HammettExtension Agents at Your Service
Many home gardeners readily list flies, wasps and beetles among the “pests” in their gardens. However, many of these are actually pollinators that help boost productio<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:73ffaa4c-ef02-4243-9f6f-8b0fbbb35a4f2019-08-16T00:54:13-04:002020-05-06T12:29:17-04:00Help For Home Gardeners: Extension Agents at Your Service2019-06-28 14:23:00 -0400Yvette C. HammettNationwide, local extension agents offer soil testing and instruction in organic methods, making rain barrels, choosing native plants and a host of low-cost and no-cost services.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:ddf730a2-1eb3-46ae-885d-ac9bd5bb5c342019-08-16T00:38:21-04:002021-06-14T14:49:07-04:00Crops in the City: Urban Agriculture Breaks New Ground2019-06-28 12:38:00 -0400April ThompsonEntrepreneurial innovators are tapping into new technologies and markets to grow fresh, healthy food within cities, turning so-called ‘mean streets’ into ‘green streets.’<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:fd6dd968-618f-48da-937a-4aecf79c746b2019-08-16T00:42:16-04:002019-08-16T00:42:16-04:00Wonder Weed: Hemp to the Rescue at Detox Sites2019-06-28 12:38:00 -0400AnonymousHemp, the no-buzz industrial variety of cannabis, is cleaning nuclear radiation, cadmium, lead and mercury from toxic sites.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:60b21385-c869-4e44-ab70-3efceb9217612019-08-16T00:40:20-04:002019-08-16T00:40:20-04:00Aqua Breakthrough: Clean Water Solution in the Pipeline2019-06-04 20:29:57 -0400AnonymousChinese scientists have used ultraviolet light and graphitic carbon nitride to purify two and a half gallons of water in one hour.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.healthylivingmichigan.com">Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine</a></small></p>