Archive for August, 2008

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By Richard Louv on August 4th, 2008

Near is the New Far

Green Flight, Slow Travel and Nearby Nature
“Near is the new far." That’s the sly headline in a recent issue of Outside magazine, which reports on the trend toward eco-vacations. The article rates green lodges in Zanzibar, tree houses in Costa Rica and other such places, and it also questions the eco-friendliness of jetting [...]

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By Richard Louv on August 1st, 2008

On Child Obesity

On July 30, 2008, NewTalk hosted an online discussion on obesity. NewTalk is nonpartisan Web site, organized under the auspices of Common Good, a nonpartisan coalition instituted to restore reliability to America’s legal system. Common Good was founded in 2002 by Philip K. Howard, author of " The Collapse of the Common Good." The [...]

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