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Chocolate Worthy of Love

I consider myself a chocolate lover, but some chocolate is worth loving more than others. There’s no reason to become righteous if we see someone indulging in a Hershey’s kiss,

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Native and Ever Green

By Amanda Bancroft “Evergreen trees play a big role for wildlife in your backyard during winter, so it’s important to understand our native evergreens to promote the best habitat we

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Ice is Nice

By Amanda Bancroft If your recent winter interactions with ice have been altogether negative, I empathize. It’s abundantly clear to most of us why ice storms, slick roads and slippery

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Conservation Easements & Land Trusts 101

he Northwest Arkansas Land Trust states that…

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Protect Pets Naturally

By Amanda Bancroft Pet owners who welcome winter as a break from fleas might be disappointed to know that fleas don’t hibernate. But winter is an ideal time to combat

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Ripples 2014 Resolutions

By Amanda Bancroft www.RipplesBlog.org New Year’s resolutions are rushing towards us like the Polar Express — and are statistically likely to leave us behind if we don’t stick to them.

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80,000 Hours to Give Well

By Amanda Bancroft There’s a hot new movement of ripple-makers calling themselves “effective altruists” and gaining attention from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, TED, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington

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Solar Schools

  By Amanda Bancroft The National Resources Defense Council announced last month that their first-ever crowd funding campaign is successfully kicking off their new initiative, called Solar Schools: Powering Classrooms,

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Northwest Arkansas Eco Villages

Are there eco villages or sustainable communities (rural or urban) in the Northwest Arkansas area?

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Northwest Arkansas Eco Villages, Part One: Urban

  By Amanda Bancroft Readers Ask: “Are there eco villages or sustainable communities (rural or urban) in the Northwest Arkansas area?” Answer: Yes, but it’s complicated: communities can change fluidly,