Happy Earth Overshoot Day! Oops! [Global Carbon Emissions Rising Rapidly]
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
Joe Pezzillo sent me this: “An ‘unfortunate milestone’ for us, and earlier than ever
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My Yard Sign of Choice: Reckless * Inexperienced. [where to get it]
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
First seen at
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Cowardly Democrats lose to Offshore Retroublicans.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
The Democrats caved, lifting the ban on offshore drilling within 50 miles of coastlines. Okay, we haven’t given them a veto-proof majority
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Okay, I like President Clinton again: last night’s in-depth interview on Larry King Live.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
President Clinton again hits an interview out of the park: when he’s not campaigning he comes off as thoughtful, sincere, powerful, brilliant. So why isn’t Obama way ahead? Clinton sayz:
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Brilliant Monologue by Craig Ferguson of the Late Late Show: Capitalism vs. Democracy..
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
I got home last night from interviewing folks for the Organic Center at SNAP!, took Redford for a run to the Farmers’ Market and back, then made dinner and turned on the TV. Craig Ferguson nailed the current bail-out bullshiite to the wall, skewering McCain for “suspending campaign” then appearing on yogini Katie Couric [perhaps [...]
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Colbert & Stewart Suspend Presidential Campaign: video. Plus, Palin goes to UN.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
In a bold (weird) “non-political” political move, John McCain has asked Obama to delay the first debate—with only 40 days to go, that would likely mean one less debate—and return to Washington to help avert the financial crisis—despite the fact that bringing the heat of the Presidential Campaign to the hopefully non-political bail-out negotiations is [...]
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Science Nature Art People!—an exclusive gathering of Natural Products Tycoons.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 24, 2008
Snap! This is where I was last night—I popped in just to say hello (we’re still on deadline, so I didn’t have time to hang out) to a few pals and wound up hanging out for 4 hours, schmoozing and hollering and getting amazing advice and having fun with the likes of John Mackey (who [...]
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Thank you, Warren Buffett!
by Anna Gilkerson on Sep 24, 2008
A little poem for Warren Buffett: I did not know much of you before But now I know you and love you more you helped out when we needed you most and brought back hope let’s make a toast! Thanks Warren, you are a truly inspiring investor!
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Conscious Consumerism Considered
by Ryan Nadlonek on Sep 24, 2008
I’d love to go buy 7 different colors of OM t-shirts made from organic cotton and
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Education in the 21st century: the Digital Divide (2nd in a series)
by Todd Mayville on Sep 23, 2008
A busy week in my classroom last week. My students checked out the school’s laptops to work on their blogs and the essays that are due later this month, and we had our Open House/parent-teacher conferences, so I was able to show off my digital classroom. The parents that came in seemed to be impressed [...]
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Adventures in a Swing State
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 23, 2008
And…Here we go… Here are a couple of numbers that I pulled up from a poll from Quinnipiac University, before I post them, as a point of perhaps misplaced (perhaps not) pride, Quinnipiac University was located just North of some of my favorite haunts in New Haven, Connecticut. Connecticut, you know, that tiny state that’s [...]
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John Friend: founder of Anusara Yoga.
by Walk The Talk Show on Sep 23, 2008
Elephant Magazine Interview: John Friend
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by elephantjournal.com on Sep 23, 2008
: “Enlighten Up”: The Film : Tuesday 9/30 at 8pm : The Boulder Theater, Boulder CO : advance/ door : http://www.enlightenupthefilm.com Filmmaker Kate Churchill is determined to prove that yoga can transform anyone. Nick Rosen is skeptical but agrees to be her guinea pig. Kate follows Nick around the world as he examines the good, [...]
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Pema Chodron: How to do Tonglen, a meditation practice for difficult times.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
This post now appears on Huffington Post. Support Pema’s message of tonglen and meditation getting out to the American masses by leaving a comment here. In times of things falling apart, duress, heartbreak, stress…a meditation practice to baitswitch our silly crazy mopey ego and engender happiness, compassion, equanimity. I grew up knowing Pema Chodron (the [...]
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Vampire Energy = 18 million Cars – power strip – energy star = global cooling, $$$ saving. Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
Here’s another Good Magazine video…this one on why to unplug everything when not being used unless it’s on a turned-off powerstrip. And why to go energy star. Just another intersection of Green equaling Money Savings. Here’s the video:
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The Wall Street Journal reports on Country of Origin Labeling on Some Meats, Produce and Nuts
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 23, 2008
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that starting September 30th, supermarkets and food retailers will be required to sell most meats, produce and nuts with a country of origin label (COOL). This is good news for consumers who
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Did Hillary want to be VP? Not really, says Bill. The View Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
Below is President Bill Clinton’s first appearance on The View, below—perhaps inspired by The View’s widely discussed interview of McCain and his wife, Cindy. And here’s the article, in the Times, about how The View has intentionally inserted itself (thank god) into politics, this year.
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Eco + Computer = Oxymoron? Enter….Advent Eco PC.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
The case is something like 70% recycled, and it only sips electricity outta your outlet. Still, no mention of whether it includes all those toxic chemicals that the Air left
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American Apparel now has 10,000 employees, only three of whom have sued founder Dov Charney.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
This morning a longtime barista buddy of mine asked me if he should avoid printing his cafe’s shirts on American Apparel, “Because of that crazy perv founder
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President Bill Clinton makes sense on the Letterman Show. Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
Like most Americans, I respect Bill’s ability to run a country (and economy, stupid) and, most of all, his basic goodness—he actually cares about people. That said, he wasn’t so smart when it came to his personal life, as we know, and I’m glad to have the soap opera that was his last few years [...]
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CBC’s Rick Mercer vs. living legend Dr. David Suzuki.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
“The planet!? Hell, what about my
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This Texan Yoga Superstar is all Heart: Anusara’s John Friend.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 23, 2008
Check out this video
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John Friend might be Mr. Anusara. But Virayoga’s Elena Brower is my Idol.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 22, 2008
I first saw the below CD while hanging with ol’buddies
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Bible forbids Homosexuality?
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 22, 2008
This is one way to defeat bigotry: knowledge, harnessed to eloquence, without aggression. Martin Sheen, President in the 2000-2007 George ‘W’ alternate universe, takes on a “Doctor” that closely resembles hard-right radio personal Dr. Laura. “I don’t call homosexuality an abomination, the Bible does,” the Dr. Lauraish lady says, as does the real deal in [...]
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Naked Yoga: Now that’s Hot Yoga (Try this [only] at Home).
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 22, 2008
Not that I have…but if one were to search ‘naked yoga‘ on google, you might get 570,000 results. That’s alright, bring lust to the path and see it burn into wisdom, y’all. Whatever gets you to the studio! Still, I can’t help but think that it sounds better than it would be in actuality (I [...]
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Seinfeld & Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David becomes a radical environmentalist. Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 22, 2008
I’m a huge Larry David/Curb Your Enthusiasm fan (haven’t seen it? Rent it!). The following soliloquy might be funny, but it’s also profound: we only start caring about the Earth when the impact of our un-environmental habits hit home…When it effects your lunch. The moon? Fuggedaboudit. Sunsets, flowers? Who needs ‘em? Video:
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Hockey Mamas for Obama
by Anna Gilkerson on Sep 22, 2008
This caught my digitally abused attention span. It came in a forwarded email delivered to my cyber doorstep, pictures and all… [The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage . Home made signs were encouraged, and the idea was to [...]
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Former Virginia Senator George Allen’s Adventures in Minority Outreach
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 22, 2008
If you thought that the Republican party couldn’t be anymore clueless, guess again. Two years after former Virginia senator George Allen used a racial slur during his 2006 re-election campaign, he was an invited guest speaker at a GOP minority outreach rally on
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International Day of Peace (Peace Day).
by Lindsey Wolf on Sep 21, 2008
I didn’t realize until I went to yoga this morning and the teacher introduced the class’s theme that today is our International Day of Peace.
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McCain vs Obama: the Dance-off Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 21, 2008
Sick of issues? Facts not your strong suit? You’re probably a Republican…or a young person. Either way, you’ll like this video:
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Vote here: is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP? So far, 51% say yes!
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 21, 2008
Via my good buddy Michael Ramsey, and Fleet Maull: Let PBS know: Only took me a couple seconds to go to the site, vote and forward this email to about 30 people. Please do it! Let’s turn this around! Friends, PBS has a short video on Sarah Palin on their website. Also included is a poll that asks: Is [...]
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Top 10 Yoga Class Pet Peeves………..via Body + Soul [w/commentary by elephant journal's editor-in-chief, Waylon Lewis]
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 21, 2008
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
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My two favorite words, together at last: Organic + Pizza. Support Boulder’s Whole Gourmet & O! Pizza
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
I’ve enjoyed O! Pizza’s a half-dozen times—hormone-free cheese, toxin-free tomatoes…free delivery and affordable to boot. Here’s the video.
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What to do with those stacks of old elephant journals? Apartment Therapy/Greenupgrader knows.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Here’s an eco home solution that’s an easy for idiots (check), practical not superfluous (check), money-saving not yuppie (check) DIY. Click on the photo below…
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Music review: One by Jamshied Sharifi
by Todd Mayville on Sep 20, 2008
One is the second solo album from Jamshied Sharifi.
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Movie Review: King of California
by Todd Mayville on Sep 20, 2008
In King of California, Michael Douglas plays Charlie, a man just released from a mental institution who sets out to find the gold of a 17th century priest. His daughter, Miranda (played by Evan Rachel Wood) is taken along for the ride, much to her chagrin most of the time.
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The McCain I Miss: McCain vs. Bush, 2000.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Maverick? Sure…in 2000. Even up to, say, 2006. He used to be above the fray, he didn’t need to talk about his heroism, he always seemed to try to do what was right…excepting the Keating scandal. He used to be my favorite Republican since…Ike? I understand you got to run to your right, Sir, in [...]
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From the ‘Enough Said’ department.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
USA flag lapel pin is made in China. “Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” ~ George Washington With thanks to Aimee Snow for the above. I’ve long been of the opinion that the American flag is a wonderful thing,
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Indian Yoga vs. Russian (or Irish) Yoga. [lol]
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Want to do some of the more advanced yogic asanas? It’ll take years, even decades of ardent practice, careful breath-work, a mind synchronized not only with the body’s movements but with the present moment, in all its ineffable glory. Or, you can drink an awful lot:
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Video: Michael Pollan vs. CEO of Monsanto.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Bestselling NY Times’ Slow Food author Michael Pollan, Google [Dr. Larry Brilliant] & Monsanto [Hugh Grant]? And Sufis? Food politics make for strange bedfellows. What’s so remarkable, in my viewing, of this conversation is that Pollan is skilfully, simultaneously respectful and unblunted. If I were in a debate with Monsanto I’d be on the attack (less [...]
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video: Zombie Yoga
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Uh…this video is the strangest, undeadest, evilest-in-a-wholesome-way thing I’ve seen, like, ever:
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Suzuki Roshi—author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind—video interview.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
I’ve read him for 20 years. Author of one of the three greatest beginner’s Buddhist books. But I’ve never seen him. God Bless Youtube, the gift that keeps on viewing:
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NYC VIDEO: Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak’s 80th Birthday Party.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Here’s
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Toxic Brooklyn >>>———> Green Brooklyn, Green City.
by Lindsey Wolf on Sep 20, 2008
Half of my heart is in Brooklyn. But one of the country’s most vibrant places is also its most toxic. Still very few people know that Exxon Mobil
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video: Carbon Credits Trading, finally explained *by strange British peoples.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Here’s the link. Here’s the video (I’m still watching it, I’m at 2 minutes, and haven’t understood a thing yet except that they’re trying to be funny). So maybe skip in a few minutes. Bonus: here’s a confounding interview I did with my buddy Ted Rose, who worked with Renewable Choice Energy, who sells credits [...]
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Wall Street Rap from Bob Roberts, ala Bob Dylan [Ginsberg].
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 20, 2008
Seems like an appropriate day to post this classic politics music vid from one of my favorite movies, Bob
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The Barrack Roll
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 19, 2008
Maybe you have seen it. You click on a link that says something to the effect of:
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VIDEO: Business + Environment = Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 19, 2008
The most grounded guy on earth. Founder of Patagonia. Climber, surfer, fisherman…etc…a Gary Snyder-esque environmentalist, and an independent, successful businessman
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Feature conversation: Steve Demos.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 19, 2008
The following conversation is only roughly edited. The final appears in elephant journal’s current issue. Historically—right up through today—there’s been a split. You make money, you get your big house, big cars and trips to Me-hico—but you may work for an uninspiring corporation that may be less than brilliant for our planet earth, or your [...]
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elephant journal prime position inside front cover available: 50% off if you have full page artwork emailed today.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 19, 2008
Two of our steady advertising partners just had to drop out, despite having received year commitment discounts. My loss is your gain—while they’ve promised to come back next round, this round we have two [NOW ONE] prime position pages available in our three-month through Xmas elephant issue. If you have artwork from having advertised in [...]
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