Raising the Bar: Bobo’s Oat Bars are Half Power, Half Dessert, All Delicious.
Processed food has a bad reputation, thanks to Twinkies and Spam. So it's refreshing to see a whole new crop of food bars that are easy and energizing, but also nutritious. ...
Video: First Interview with Obama since his Election, on 60 Minutes.
Video below:
The Greenest New Family Home in America—in Boulder, Colorado?
If you bike or walk around West Boulder, you may have noticed this new home built in the past year. Named the Next West House, it is a LEED Platinum, Net Zero ...
Have a Happy Green Thanksgiving. Buy local, be cheerful. [free-range, eco, tofurkey, Good Shepard Turkey, Heritage Turkey, Rainbow Ranch]
Just because this holiday revolves around big portions of turkey and stuffing doesn't mean you have to lose all hope in helping out the environment. Thanksgiving is a celebration of ...
Alice Walker’s Letter to President-elect Obama.
with thanks to Erika Hohn and five other folks for emailing this to my attention.
Dear Brother Obama,
You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. ...
Herbs, organic eats and yoga for healthy pregnancy and motherhood
from elephant Autumn 05 issue
Pregnancy and Childbirth: An Herbal Journal
By: Willow King
During my pregnancy and the months that have followed the birth of my son, Lucien, I’ve come to respect ...
In Boulder? New issue of elephant journal is for sale @ Whole Foods, Pharmaca, CU Bookstore, Laughing Goat, Trident Café & Booksellers, Boulder Bodywear, Boulder Bookstore, Yoga Workshop, Om Time.
We're already sold out in Boulder Bookstore, and probably Whole Foods, but I've called to ask 'em to restock. Trident cafe should still have copies, as well as for sure: ...
Top 10 Yoga Class Pet Peeves………..via Body + Soul [w/commentary by elephant journal's editor-in-chief, Waylon Lewis]
Here's Body + Soul's list, with commentary by yours truly.
"From flirting to poor hygiene, veteran instructors share some of the yoga class faux
Commuter Bike Smackdown: Masi vs. Kronan vs. Biomega vs. Paul Frank vs. Bianchi Milano vs. Jorg & Olif vs. Electra Amsterdam vs. A.N.T vs. Simple City oh my.
First among contenders for that elusive "ideal commuter bike"—Jorg & Olif. Pricey, but looks to be well worth it. Heavy, but gorgeous. Handlebars reach a bit far back—making the riding ...
Want to Change the World? Change your Refrigerator (seriously).
Check out this......
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By Lindsey on Nov 21, 2008 in blog | 0 Comments
While it may not be entirely accurate, this one’s entertaining. Gender Analyzer asks, “man or woman – who is writing that blog?” According to the site it was created simply out of curiosity and uses artificial intelligence (what does that mean exactly?) to determine if a homepage was written by a guy or gal. Read the rest »
Tags: artificial intelligence, ecofabulous, gender, Gender Analyzer, grist, Treehugger, Zem Joaquin
By Ben on Nov 21, 2008 in blog, conscious consumerism, sustainability | 0 Comments
The New Captains of Industry
Author’s Note: This ended up coming out more like a Feature Story rather than a Blog post or a straight interview, there was so much important context for the meeting that I didn’t feel comfortable losing some of those important details, so please forgive its length. The interviews with Kris Wiesenfeld and Kevin Geminiuc, the Organizers of Colorado Green Tech, are below the cut. Cheers!
I stood over by the cheese and beer tray chatting with two young gentlemen about this book I was reading: Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson. Not many people know about this book outside of the Geek-chic elite, so I hope you, dear reader, will forgive my mention of this seemingly mundane detail. These two gentlemen, Manish and John, also talked about business, and I had a chance to test out some of the questions I planned to ask of two other gentlemen at later point in the evening. My questions were about Ethics–the Good Life–and how its relation to the Free Market.
Manish and John mentioned that they were looking to start a business, and that they would be selling a solution to help companies reduce their energy consumption. Twenty years ago, we would never have heard of such a thing: where the profitable and the marketable met the ethical. It was an idea where the right thing to do (helping companies reduce their energy consumption) would be the profitable thing to do.
Who knew that you could make money saving the world?
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Tags: business ethics, Colorado Green Tech, environment, ethics, green, industry, kevin geminiuc, kris wiesenfeld, technology, the good life
By elephant on Nov 21, 2008 in autumn05, blog, enlightened education, non-new agey spirituality, wellness | 0 Comments
Photo via NY TIMES
From the Autumn ‘05 issue
For 33 years, I have worked with the habitual patterns of my mind through the path of meditation. For 12 years, I have volunteered in prisons, presenting the insights of meditation to prison inmates. There is a great similarity between my own path and the path of the inmates with whom I work. As human beings, we share the ability to appreciate our life’s circumstances as a vehicle for the spiritual journey. The whirl of thought-based confusion that we project upon our world can imprison all of us. Likewise, we all possess the capability and means to realize fundamental freedom.
This is live work. From the moment one enters Read the rest »
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 21, 2008 in blog, enlightened education | 0 Comments
Michelle Munro wrote at 3:56pm:
Happy hello from cold Halifax! I was just wondering if you have any recommendations for “green” toys this holiday season? I get Mothering magazine and Read the rest »
By Michael on Nov 21, 2008 in active citizenship, blog, conscious consumerism, enlightened education, non-new agey spirituality, the arts | 0 Comments
(photos by Michael Levin of zoobird.com unless otherwise noted)
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” — Mother Teresa of Calcutta
The HomeVan is a local Gainesville, FL organization that passes out food and supplies to homeless people. It’s been organized for years by Gainesville locals Bob and Arupa Freeman. Read the rest »
Tags: Arupa, caring, challenged, Florida, Freeman, Gainesville, handicapped, homeless, homelessness, HomeVan, hungry, low income, Shmal, tent city, veterans, Zoobird
By Anna Gilkerson on Nov 21, 2008 in active citizenship, blog, events, wellness | 0 Comments
The new president-elect stepping off his plane
(the plane factor not so cool but I can understand the guy is very busy)
My last letter post from my good buddy Garrison.
By Garrison Keillor
Nov. 12, 2008
Be happy, dear hearts, and allow yourselves a few more weeks of quiet exultation. It isn’t gloating; it’s satisfaction at a job well done. He was a superb candidate, serious, professorial but with a flashing grin and a buoyancy that comes from working out in the gym every morning. He spoke in a genuine voice, not senatorial at all. He relished campaigning. He accepted adulation gracefully. He brandished his sword against his opponents without mocking or belittling them. He was elegant, unaffected, utterly American, and now (Wow) suddenly America is cool. Chicago is cool. Chicago!!!
We threw the dice and we won the jackpot and elected a black guy with a Harvard degree, the middle name Hussein and a sense of humor — he said, “I’ve got relatives who look like Bernie Mac, and I’ve got relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher.” The French junior minister for human rights said, Read the rest »
Tags: America, Barack Obama, chicago, cool, France, Garrison Keillor, Harvard, humour, international response, president of the United States of America, presidential elect, sunglasses, USA
By Block on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, conscious consumerism, sustainability | 1 Comment
Photo From DVICE
If you live in a city that you need to drive to work, here are a few tips to lessen your impact on the environment. Even though walking, biking, carpooling and public transportation are the best ways to reduce your impact each day, sometimes these just aren’t possibilities. Follow these tips and feel Read the rest »
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, wellness | 0 Comments
I’m doing this on Saturday. While I’m not one for being hugged and cradled in warm water, ordinarily, in the fight between being macho and experiencing heaven, I’ll go with Read the rest »
By Anna Gilkerson on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, conscious consumerism, ecofashion, reviews, sustainability, the arts | 0 Comments
I have been known to indulge in a little collage. In 2000, I discovered Adobe Photoshop the original tool for digital collage. Oh! the wonders I discovered with Photoshop. I could easily get off track as there are a lot more distractions on a computer screen, so many options… If I wanted to be distracted and had plenty of time on my hands to make digital collages then I would be sure to head to Polyvore. Read the rest »
Tags: accessories, Adobe Photoshop, art, clothing, collage, digital collage, fashion networking, fashion styling, images, inspiration, mix and match, objects, online fashion, online sale, photos, Photoshop, Polymore, products, stylists, trend
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 20, 2008 in active citizenship, blog, sustainability | 0 Comments
This may sound boring—but this represesents a sea-change, a concrete result of all those who bothered to vote, and change the balance in Congress. Read and weep—for joy.
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, enlightened education | 1 Comment
What’s on Page 56?
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“Despite believing she is a witch, Mary likes Sarah and, in a strange way, trusts her.”
Random Passage - Bernice Morgan
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