Watchdogs Question Fracking Industry Conflicts Of Interest With Regulators

February 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Watchdogs Question Fracking Industry Conflicts Of Interest With Regulators After facing heat from fellow residents of Red Wing, Minn., over his ties with an industry group intent on increasing frac sand mining in the state, the town's mayor, Dennis Egan, announced this week that he would step down. Continue reading... Poll Finds Bad News For Oil Drilling Opponents Ex-CEO Implicated In West Virginia Mine Disaster Case WATCH: Gore Takes Rubio To Task On Climate Change PHOTO: Frightening Creature Pulled From River Japanese Chefs Remain Calm Over Dwindling Tuna Supply PHOTO: Frightening Creature Pulled From River WATCH: The Astonishing Way A Helicopter Saved A Stranded Deer 'Whale Wars' Stars Dealt Blow, Labeled Pirates By Federal Judge MARC VETRI Humanity and Justice for All I never had any intentions of putting horse on my menu just for the sake of it. If found a livestock farmer raising them humanely, I would consider it. Until then, I'll keep investigating all sides of the matter, unlike the people calling for my colleagues' and my heads on a platter. Continue reading... PAUL SCHMELZER Forecasting Change: Art's Window Into the Climate Crisis Here is a discussion of personal climate journeys and ways that art and science can cooperate in changing minds about a changing planet. Continue reading... LINDA WATSON Tell the FDA You Eat It Raw What should farmers do to make sure fruits and vegetables are safe to eat? That's the question at the core of listening sessions being held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency is seeking comments on the proposed new Food Safety Modernization Act rules. Continue reading... LAURA ROGERS More Data, Fewer Antibiotics Are Keys to Fighting Deadly Superbugs As our lawmakers in the Senate discuss the fees that companies will pay to help the FDA expedite drug reviews, they should also require those companies to provide information that helps the agency protect people from drug-resistant superbugs. Continue reading... TOM SZAKY Eco-preneurs Need to Look to Larger Retailers to Create Change Too often the highest aspirations of young eco-preneurs I meet are to sell their products into Whole Foods Market. To effect real, fundamental change, shouldn't we be focusing on the mainstream? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.

13 Expert-Approved Ways To Be Happy

February 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 13 Expert-Approved Ways To Be Happy What is happiness and how do you achieve it? While the true key to happiness has yet to be discovered, certain practices and mindsets can -- at least subjectively -- work. We wanted some guidance: So, we asked 13 experts -- authors and thought leaders in the field of happiness -- for their one best piece of advice for anyone on the pursuit of happiness. Continue reading... Why We're So Hooked On Technology (And How To Unplug) WATCH: Processed Foods Remain 'Fresh' After Several Months 8 Simple Habits That Add Up To A Healthy Heart Still Believe 'A Calorie Is A Calorie'? 13 Expert-Approved Ways To Be Happy Still Believe 'A Calorie Is A Calorie'? Huge New Study Shows Genetic Links Between 5 Psychiatric Disorders 13 Expert-Approved Ways To Be Happy ARIANNA HUFFINGTON My Weekend at the Happiest Place on Earth (No, It Wasn't Disneyland) This past weekend I went to Disneyland. Not the actual Disneyland, but my version of Disneyland. It was a conference called "Wisdom, 2.0," which is designed to address "the great challenge of our age: to not only live connected to one another through technology, but to do so in ways that are beneficial to our own well-being, effective in our work, and useful to the world." We all know that technology is taking over practically every aspect of our lives -- mostly for the better. But there is also a growing awareness that our increasing dependence on technology puts us at risk of becoming disconnected from ourselves. As Wisdom 2.0's founder and host Soren Gordhamer put it, "We're done with this honeymoon phase and now we're in this phase that says, 'Wow, what have we done?' It doesn't mean what we've done is bad. There's no blame. But there is a turning of the page." Continue reading... ANDY BELLATTI What You Don't Know About Processed Food Writer Melanie Warner, whose new behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-world-of-processed-foods book, Pandora's Lunchbox, is out this week, spent the past year and a half investigating how processed foods are actually made. Continue reading... NANCY COLIER When to Let Go of a Toxic Person Spirituality is not about becoming the person that you are supposed to be, or about doing the "spiritual" thing. To be spiritual is to compassionately welcome your truth -- what you actually feel -- whether you like that truth or not. Continue reading... LAUREN BOGGI 10 Misconceptions About Working Out Working out to become fit means that you're strengthening the systems of your entire body for everyday, peak performance. It's a lot like servicing your car. And that is what your main goal should be. Continue reading... MEQUILIBRIUM Stress 101: Eat Well, Sleep More and Move Around a Lot The moment of the internal negotiation -- the point at which I weigh my two options -- is an important teachable moment. I wish that in those moments, I had the ability to step outside of the situation and reexamine the tradeoff I had formulated. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.

Intimacy After Baby.. 10 Places With Absolute Silence.. The Ultimate PB&J

February 28, 2013 HEALTH STYLE HOME WOMEN TASTE WEDDINGS TRAVEL PARENTS DIVORCE POST50 TEEN OWN GPS FOR THE SOUL TRAVEL 10 Places To Go For Absolute Silence PARENTS How Long Women Wait To Have Sex After Baby STYLE Is This The 'Cover Of The Century'? LOOK: The Ultimate Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich TASTE |  Cornflake crusted, grilled to gooey perfection -- we'll wait for you to catch your breath. Continue Reading… 13 Expert-Approved Ways To Be Happy HEALTHY LIVING |  We asked authors and thinkers for their best piece of advice on the pursuit of joy. Continue Reading… What NOT To Say To A Short Woman WOMEN |  Most people know better than to comment on weight, but for some reason, height is seen as everyone's business. Continue Reading… How Martha Stewart Rose To The Top HOME |  Becoming a self-made billionaire doesn't happen overnight.  Continue Reading… What To Do If You Suspect Infidelity DIVORCE |  If you're asking yourself if your spouse is cheating, you probably sense something is off in your relationship.  Continue Reading… I'm very worried when I see a couple holding hands and [texting]. Because they are going to lose the ability ... to connect and ... to really have a relationship.” - Dr. Ruth Westheimer Received this from a friend? Sign Up for alerts from The Huffington Post Forward  •  Unsubscribe