What We Read This Week

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Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!

ENVIRONMENT

Just 8% of Caribbean Reefs Now Have Living Coral

Let that sink in: Just 8% of Caribbean reefs have living coral now. Pollution, overfishing and ocean acidification caused by climate change were cited as the reason for the massive decline…Read Full Article

From Treehugger

PARENTING

The College Parent: Learning to Let Go

It’s been a few weeks since parents dropped their recent high graduates off at college and, like a New Year’s Resolution that falters in February, the resolve to “let go” may be…Read Full Article

From The Washington Post: On Parenting

LIFESTYLE

Tricks from the Elderly to Stop Worrying

Why do we spend so much time and energy on worrying? We are reluctant to admit that we can’t control everything…Read Full Article

From Spirituality & Practice

OF INTEREST

16 Clever Uses for Binder Clips

I’ve always believed that one could fix just about anything with duct tape, olive oil, safety pins, and a Sharpie. Add binder clips to the mix and the emergency…Read Full Article

From Treehugger

HEALTH

Housecleaning hazards

The Environmental Working Group on Monday rolled out its guide to the chemicals lurking in thousands of household cleaning products and the potential dangers they may pose to humans…Read Full Article

From The Washington Post: The Checkup

SPIRITUALITY

Holidays, Holy Days

A few years ago, my husband, Bill, noticed the highway sign for the Women’s Rights National Historical Park. We had been driving to Cooperstown, N.Y., to see the Baseball Hall of Fame and also to visit the home of…Read Full Article

From The Pogue Blog