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1) Watson, Stephanie. "What's an Eco-Therapist?" How Stuff Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. <[]>.

After all the new information on climate change and the affects it's having on us, people have started getting distressed about this impending crisis. They spend so much time thinking about the consequences that they worry themselves sick, an occurence know as eco-anxiety which comes with side affects such as loss of appetite, panic attacks, sleeplessness, and depression. Becuase of this a new menta health care branch has emerged called eco-psychology, in which eco-therapists try and give people a stronger bond between themselves and the earth, and encourage them to try and do things to help climate change. They get people to take walks more often, or go outside at least once everyday to give them a better conection with the environment, and they recomend ways in which their clients can feel part of solution to fix the planet, like turning the lights off in rooms and taking shorter showers.

2) Walsh, Bryan. "Eco-Therapy for Environmental Depression." Time. N.p., 28 July 2009. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. <[] 0,8599,1912687,00.html>.

An increasing group of psychologists believethat that much of depression and stress today is cause by human's shrinking bond with the natural world. Eco-therapists say that humans evolved by living in harmony with nature, but since recently, people consume their time indoors with different technologies rather then outside enjoying earths beauty. Humans have started thinking of themselves as "above and seperate from nature" without even realizing it. Eco-therapists focus on getting their patients outdoors, away from the office, the t.v, and the computer, and enjoying time with the environment. They start their clients off with a nature journal, where they record their time spent outdoors. They will then encourage the patients to start hiking our gardening: getting involved with something that takes place outside. They tell their clients, and everyone else, that in order to avoid stress we need to all find a way to reconnect with the natural world.

3) Levitt, Tom. "The psychology of climate change: why we do nothing ." Ecologist. N.p., 12 Aug. 2009. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. < [] the_psychology_of_climate_change_why_we_do_nothing.html>.

If people are suffering anxiety and depression over the impending problem of climate change, then why arent they doing anything? The American Psychology Association said last week that its a feeling of helplessness and anxiety that is keeping people from taking action. Some of the main obstacles people face when acting on global warming are uncertainty, risks, social comparison, lack of control, and habit. in other words people needs to see big changes when doing something energy efficient before they can really trust it.

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6) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351353,00.html