Sustainable Lifestyle articles:

SoCal Hands-On Permaculture Community

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wild-series-6Quail Springs residents are committed to nurturing young people and educating the public, both rural and urban, by introducing them to wildlife and ways of living in harmony with the natural environment.

Enrich LA’s School Gardens Raise Plants and Test Scores

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“Some of these schools have metal [bars] on the windows. They are like prisons. All a child needs to see is someone looking out for him, doing something for him, then showing up again and again. I’m going to get my hands dirty, dig gardens and be there for everything we do,” promised O’Grady.

A Swan Embrace

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It’s really a wonderful feeling when you sense a true connection and mutual trust—when an animal realizes you mean him no harm.

DIY Sun Protection with No Harmful Chemicals

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It’s the middle of summer and you’re probably trying to savor every single beach day. But even without full-on bathing-suit exposure, any time you’re outside of a building, including in your car, you’re vulnerable to sun damage. Are you safely protecting your skin from all of this UV radiation exposure?

Eco Pet Farewell

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Alkaline hydrolysis, or aquamation, “has a carbon footprint that is only one-tenth of what fire-based cremation produces, cuts natural gas use by 90 percent, carbon dioxide emissions by 90 percent, electricity by 66 percent, and it is 100 percent mercury-free.”

Trees I’ve Loved

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Early each morning before anyone else was awake, I swam out to the wooden raft, ditched my bikini and floated on my back, gazing at the trees encircling the lake. Never had I felt so free and nurtured—the warmer surface water hugging my bare body and the crystalline sky and green treetops saturating my eyes and spirit.

Film Review—Love Thy Nature

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As the new film Love Thy Nature points out, we are really participants in the natural world, but are out of alignment with the innate tendency of life to create conditions conducive to life.

Five Days of Inspirational Films

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The Illuminate Film Festival promises five days of inspirational viewing — metaphysical, sustainable and socially conscious films.

Solar Panels—Buy or Lease

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Solar energy, not long ago the province of a few affluent progressives, will power more than 600,000 homes by the end of this year.

Film—Plastic Paradise

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This isn’t only a consumer problem; using expert sources and incontrovertible evidence she makes it clear we need regulations requiring manufacturers to have a disposal plan for the vast amount of plastic they produce.