The Zero-Waste Lifestyle: Live Well By Throwing Away Less
Imagine never taking your trash out to the curb. Amy Korst and her husband haven't done it for years. They don't need to; they don't have any. No trash. No trash cans. Zip, nada, none...
Spirit of Change - Summer 2013
11-Year Old Gay Student Wins Huge Anti-Bullying Victory in Tennessee
After more than a month of mounting pressure from gay rights and education groups, it was an appeal from an 11-year-old activist that finally got Michelle Rhee’s education nonprofit StudentsFirst to drop Tennessee state Rep. John Ragan...
Barbecues Vs. Drones
A short story about drones over Pakistan excerpted from an interview with pastor Jim Wallis by Sarah van Gelder, co-founder of Yes! Magazine...
Call for Articles and Ideas on Growing Local Economies
We're looking for articles to include in Spirit of Change Magazine's "Growing Local Economies" Fall issue...
Luiz Antonio: Why He Doesn't Want to Eat Octopus
Precious wisdom from the littlest vegetarian in Italy...
Another Reason To Go To The Beach This Summer
Many people think that the biggest source of pollution in the ocean is oil spilled from ships – but most marine pollution is litter that starts out on land...
Letter from Rosemary Gladstar: United Plant Savers 20th Anniversary
These are exciting times for herbalists! We are witnessing the art of herbalism rapidly regaining its rightful place in the American tradition of health and healing...
Harvard Announces Closure of Primate Research Center
A number of proposed bills are attempting to restrict the use of conscientious or philosophical, religious and medical exemptions to mandatory vaccination laws...
Summer Eco Learning Opportunities
This summer, explore learning opportunities in natural building and environmental advocacy...
Smart Meter, Smarter Options
While approximately 40 million smart meters have already been deployed in the United States, serious health, safety, privacy, homeland security, and financial concerns exist over this technology....
New State Vaccine Bills Threaten Vaccine Choices
A number of proposed bills are attempting to restrict the use of conscientious or philosophical, religious and medical exemptions to mandatory vaccination laws...
See Calm, Be Calm with Feng Shui Home Tips
Our homes, which ideally should serve as quiet sanctuaries of peace and nurturing energies to restore our equilibrium, often contribute to our chaos and stress levels instead...
How to Keep Your Cool Without Air Conditioning
8 tips to help you beat the heat this summer....
10 Tips to Restore A Healthy Sleep Cycle
If you are having trouble sleeping on a nightly basis, you know how poor sleep affects your days. However, there are simple steps to take to get real results...
Musings: Make Your Home A Healing Haven
In a sense, we are all homing pigeons. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place you will ever feel more comfortable or secure than in your own home...
Welcoming Pleasure Back to the Table
When you’re turned on by your food, you turn on your metabolism and a whole lot more...
Reiki Success in Fertility Planning
In many areas of the world, medical treatments or health and wellness models include the integration of some type of energy medicine to treat the whole body. When one’s energy is out of balance, the body is impacted in some way...
Astrology Forecast for Summer 2013
After a very long winter and a chilly spring marred by an unprecedented assault on the cherished Boston Marathon, this summer is the time for New Englanders to relax their shoulders and let their hair down...
The Wizard of Us: Transformational Lessons from Oz
Using the classic Oz narrative as metaphor, Jean Houston reveals the tremendous and timely wisdom conveyed in this archetypal transformation story...
Beyond 2012: Recreating Ourselves in the Sixth Sun
Sergio Magaña is a teacher of the 4,000-year-old Toltec tradition that understands the timing of momentous shifts occurring in human consciousness at the beginning of this 21st century...
Healthy Home Walk Through
From kitchen, bathroom, glass and all-purpose cleaners to dishwashing detergent, laundry soap and bleach, Environmental Working Group has scoured the chemical ingredients of more than 2,000 different household cleaning products...
Earth Talk: Attract Bees and Butterflies To Your Garden
Dear EarthTalk: I’d like to have a garden that encourages bees and butterflies. What’s the best approach?
Amazing Wrap Sandwiches Are Portable, Delicious Nutrition — Day or Night
Food has a special power to bring people together and to make them feel healthy and vibrant...
Wind-Centered Economy Response
I work in a control room monitoring nine wind farms across North America. I have 5 years of experience in the field both operationally and in the market. I like the enthusiasm in this article...
