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Good News Headlines 10/6/2020

It’s the burgeoning youth climate movement that’s poised to help at the margins to create a new Democratic coalition that centers climate policy and pushes the party to take bold action…

EPA Scientists Admit Fluoride Harms The Brain

EPA's in-house experts admitted what we already know—they have no safety data on fluoride intake and neurotoxic effects. And they agreed that recent studies confirm its harmful effects. Will this finally bring an end to water fluoridation?

COVID 2020 — A Gift And A Challenge

If you still imagine you are whatever character you are playing, if you identify as anything other than the light energy being you are, then you are unwittingly limiting yourself to the most superficial aspect of your existence.

Families Can Support Kids' Mental Health Whether They're Learning Remotely Or At School – Here's How

As a family therapist and professor of educational psychology who studies resilience in families under stress, I can assure you there’s no single schooling option that guarantees a happy, healthy kid or dooms a child to despair.

Protect Homeopathy From FDA Oversight

We need your help. We’re submitting comments to the FDA in support of the petition by our friends at Americans for Homeopathy Choice.

15 Organizations And Initiatives Helping To Save The Bees

People around the world are working to create an environment that helps bees thrive.

Good News Headlines 9/29/2020

Poland, the third-largest fur-producing country in the world after China and Denmark, just may put an end to fur in the next year…

How Mystics Manage Isolation

Isolation can be a recipe for anxiety and depression. Left alone people may wither. But what about hermits and mystic loners who enjoy solitude? What is their secret?

A Doctor’s Open Apology To Those Fighting Overweight And Obesity

A perspective based in objectivity and equality will allow caregivers to escape the antiquated blaming approach and perceive those with overweight or obese conditions in the same light as those with other diseases.

5 Ways To Mobilize Your Neighborhood And Change The World

Feeling connected to your neighbors helps create a sense of belonging, mutual support and makes it easier to share with and care for each other.

Ecological Herbalism

For most of us herbalism is a lifestyle, not a hat we wear from 9-5 but how we chose to live our lives, close to nature, knowing the season of the plants, knowing our regional plant allies, and respecting the elements.

How To Prevent Social Isolation And Decrease Loneliness In The Elderly

When COVID-19 invaded the world, everyone became subjected to something that the elderly have often had to deal with on their own — social isolation and loneliness.

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Good News Headlines 9/22/2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman justice to serve on the highest court in the land, but there were other reasons we will always remember her…

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Helped Shape The Modern Era Of Women's Rights – Even Before She Went On The Supreme Court

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, the Supreme Court announced. Even before her appointment, she had reshaped American law.

Can We Unlearn The Fear That Creates Our Reality?

Imagination is a wonderful thing. Emotions are often a result of the mind telling us stories without our direction over the outcome.

Vegetarian And Vegan Diet: Five Things For Over-65s To Consider When Switching To A Plant-based Diet

Evidence shows that plant-based diets may help support the immune system, lower the risk of heart disease and stroke, and may be good for overall health.

EarthTalk: Underground Buildings

If we lived in underground buildings (and cities), would it be better for the environment overall?

Connecting The Dots: Big Meat, Big Pharma, Big Vaccines And Big Pandemics

Since the onset of COVID-19—which clearly did not originate on an industrial factory farm—experts have rightly pointed out that our industrial meat and poultry production systems are breeding grounds for future pandemics.

In California, We Need To Fight Fire With Fire

In more than 20 years of living in Southern California, I have never been in a potential fire evacuation zone—until now.

Good News Headlines 9/15/2020

This device is one of a handful to take a different approach to wind energy…

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We All Have The Right To Food Grown Without Toxic Pesticides

Last year, I won a monumental lawsuit that shed light on the danger of pesticides to school groundskeepers like me, as well as farmworkers and even home users.