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Traveling Mindfully: No Matter Where You Go, There You Are

by on Dec 31, 2008

Travel always is cause for a certain amount of stress; there’s the packing,

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Mindful Guide to Hilo, Hawaii

by on Dec 31, 2008

The Big Island of Hawaii is a land of abundance and exquisite beauty. From beaches, rain-forests, and waterfalls to deserts, 13-thousand foot peaks, and an active volcano, it is the most diverse ecosystem in the world. The town of Hilo is on the east side of the island, the side that gets the most rain [...]

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10 Mindful New Year’s Resolutions worthy of the Buddha, Gandhi, Jesus, Mandela, Obama, yo’mama.

by on Dec 31, 2008

~ This is the darkest hour of the dark ages. Disease, famine and warfare are raging like the fierce north wind…The various schools of the sangha are fighting amongst themselves with sectarian bitterness; and although the Buddha’s teaching was perfectly expounded and there have been many reliable teachings since then from other great gurus, yet [...]

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Velodrome! Boulder, Colorado.

by on Dec 30, 2008

Photo: Evan Finn, by Christopher Campbell. For info on the Velodrome, click here or any of the below links. For the rest of BCBR’s great article, click here and give ‘em some of our traffic love. Velodrome will offer track racing close to home By Lyla D. Hamilton BOULDER – After almost two decades of [...]

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BeadforLife Parties – The new tupperware party for a much better cause

by on Dec 30, 2008

 I actually hosted a Tupperware Party when I was in High School and sold enough plastic storage containers to get my own free wedding cake pans. I’m not sure why I wanted wedding cake pans when I was 14, but I guess I just wanted to bake a very large cake. These days, there is [...]

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Awareness: Good Zodiac advice for the New Year’s / Consciencia: Buenos consejos del Zodiaco para este Año Nuevo

by on Dec 30, 2008

Any questions about your sign? Ask me! Leave me a comment and I will reply! / Alguna Pregunta sobre tu signo? ¡Pregúntame! Escribe tu pregunta en tu comentario y te contesto ~ Aires: Keep your focus on your feelings as you strive to conquer the world. Listen for a long time before you speak. Others may [...]

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New Year’s Eve: fun traditions around the world.

by on Dec 30, 2008

How are you choosing to have fun this New Year’s Eve? Tradition has kept community awareness alive, don’t you think? Observe what is that you repeat every end of the year to symbolize the end of the old and the beginning of the new. Regardless on when the calendar of your choice marks the New [...]

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New Year’s Eve is coming. Come prepared.

by on Dec 30, 2008

Comme Les Francais When a good time is on the horizon, remember that there’s things called STDs…some of which, like herpes, never go away. Or so I’m told. Even worse, there’s things called babies, which also never go away, and apparently are even more work than taking care of my dog. Or so I’m told. [...]

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10 ‘Eco’ Drinks for a green New Year’s Eve party (& your morning after).

by on Dec 30, 2008

I’ve already posted here on green NYE parties generally. But here’s a great list of eco drinks you can buy and/or mix. For the full list, click here: 10. Sparkling Pomegranate Mocktail Ingredients: 3/4 c. organic sparkling juice (R.W. Knudsen sparkling cranberry is great) 1/4 c. R.W. Knudsen Organic Pomegranate Nectar Directions: Pour ingredients into a tall glass [...]

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Why Rick Warren @ the Inauguration is classic Obama.

by on Dec 30, 2008

   I just received the below in my inbox. All I can say is, Wow. You know Obama’s doing something right when you’re putting a fairly broad-minded, generous if conventionally bigoted evangelical in a position where you’re offending the hard-right (see below)… …Bill Keller, the world’s leading internet evangelist and founder of Liveprayer.com, lambasted Pastor Rick [...]

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Green It: NYE

by on Dec 30, 2008

In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.  ~ From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy.   Party Like…You’re Thinking About The Next Seven Generations! Throwing a New Year’s Eve [NYE] Party, large or small? We are. Here’s an excerpt on some suggestions via Planet Green on [...]

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Charlton Heston, you (won’t) be missed.

by on Dec 29, 2008

Look, it’s never fun to spit on someone’s grave, but that’s just exactly what this confused gentleman—yeah, he seemed like a fundamentally good guy, if only a slightly better actor than fellow Hollywood politico Ronald Reagan—did again and again when Charlton Heston would hold huge NRA rallies at Columbine and in Flint right after tragic [...]

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Netflix it: Jesus Camp.

by on Dec 29, 2008

Great film—one of those rare films that’s educational and illuminating…and fascinating, even fun, not just one or the other. A friend of mine was involved in it a bit.  Videos:

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Boulder: Hotelephant’s ‘Mindful Bash’ New Year’s Eve Party Invite.

by on Dec 29, 2008

In nine years in Boulder, I’ve had two amazing New Year’s Eves and seven just-okay ones. That’s not a great percentage. Part of the problem: it’s hard to get a ton of good folks all in one place. Also, New Year’s Eves parties tend to be either too serious or too crazy—it’s one night of [...]

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Can Yoga Help Change the World? “Y Yoga Movie” says yes, and why.

by on Dec 29, 2008

Very powerful 88 min movie made by filmmaker Arthur Klein. From young children to men and women in the US Army doing yoga, this new film is something else. Even pro-wrestler Diamond Dallas Page is in the movie–not just doing yoga, but teaching yoga! In fact, Page has been to Iraq three times to teach yoga to soldiers there! [...]

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In Denver? Here’s your Eco, Traffic-free Commute to Winter Park. [Ski Train]

by on Dec 29, 2008

Do it. Sounds romantic, fun. Hassle-free. Here’s the link to the Ski Train. Here’s the link to the following excerpt: The general manager of the Ski Train says passengers will see a one-of-kind view. “It’s an amazing trip up. You go up all through the Flatirons, and then it turns. It goes up South Boulder Canyon [...]

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Yoga…for Basketball?

by on Dec 29, 2008

Kareem, the original basketball yogi. Update: and now I hear LeBron is into it. Yoga is good for a lot of things—like flexibility, preventing injuries, increasing stamina, improving your breathing, core strength and agility—that also happen to be good for basketball. I’m a lifelong bball fan (though, because I Doogie Howsered my way through school, [...]

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Football + Yoga? It ain’t about Ommm—it’s Jamie Winborn tough! [video] [Broncos]

by on Dec 29, 2008

Broncos Linebacker Winborn does some intense yoga in this video. Too bad it didn’t help him last night.

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Leo DiCaprio gives up his Prius for a Tesla.

by on Dec 29, 2008

Excerpt:   …Since then, DiCaprio has become the most vocal and committed of Hollywood eco-activists. In 2000, he gave an impassioned speech challenging the incoming President Bush to pay attention to the issue.  And last year he premiered his full-length documentary feature on the state of the planet, 11th Hour, at the Cannes Film Festival. [...]

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How To Do A Basic 2-Day Solitary Meditation Retreat [Video]

by on Dec 28, 2008

All right friends, this is a short 10 min video on how to get started on a basic meditation retreat–alone.  For the past 5 years, I usually spend two days to two weeks alone somewhere in the Colorado mountains in a retreat cabin. Doing what? Thinking. I’m supposed to be meditating, however. Thinking is how [...]

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Bacalao ~ A New Year’s Eve traditional dish / Un platillo tradicional en Año Nuevo

by on Dec 28, 2008

BACALAO ~ A New Year’s Eve Traditional Dish ~ Un platillo tradicional en Año Nuevo. 

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Want to fight Terrorism & Climate Change at the same time? Gas Tax!

by on Dec 28, 2008

If Obama’s got guts, intelligence and a conscience—and the backing of Republicans who want energy independence and Democrats who want Alternative Energy sources—he’ll find a way to do this without paying a huge political penalty. Our job? We’ve gotta make enough noise about this that he’ll have enough support to throw some political capital on [...]

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Recant, Warren! A Brilliant editorial re Civil Unions, Gay Rights, Obama, Inauguration, the changing Evangelical tide & Rick Warren.

by on Dec 28, 2008

We’ve done a few posts on this subject. Three, actually. One, two, three. I’m still inclined to give Obama the benefit of the doubt, personally, and bring fair-minded bigots to the table in hopes that their presence will further reduce the power of their whacko Evangelical hard-right brothers. That said, I think Warren’d better recant [...]

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If an Asteroid caused the end of the World, this is what it would look (and rock) like.

by on Dec 28, 2008

Awesome, terrible, sad, and profound video. A song to lose the world by: If an Asteroid caused the end of the World, this is what it would look (and rock) like. {Video} If this were to happen, I think the safest place to live would be in the middle of the Rockies or Himalayas in [...]

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A Heartwarming (eco) Holidays Tale.

by on Dec 28, 2008

In these tough economic times, better to invest in Annie’s than a bank? An elderly lady made a smart choice: put her life savings (a meager 10,000 dollars) in an empty box of Annie’s Sour Cream and Onion Cheddar Bunny crackers. Too bad she forgot, and returned it to her local Whole Foods for composting (how [...]

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A Teen’s Plan for Darfur: Small Donations Purchase Stoves, Having a Big Effect on the Country’s Women.

by on Dec 27, 2008

I just read this hopeful story on CNN. Maryland teen Spencer Brodsky, 17, has started a program with CHF International to purchase fuel-efficient stoves for women living in Darfur. Women are at risk of violence when they seek firewood, a scare resource that often takes them far from their camps. The stoves burn 75% less [...]

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Colorado Chautauqua Aims to Become the “Greenest National Historic Landmark in the U.S.”

by on Dec 27, 2008

When I think of sustainability principles in buildings, shiny and futuristic images come to mind of the new California Academy of Sciences, or the Helena in New York City where I used to work, or many of these LEED Platinum buildings of 2008. But green building practices are not only a part of new construction; [...]

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realclimate.org cuts through the Green Hype!

by on Dec 27, 2008

Waylon’s recent post on the Global Warming Rug caught my attention…and got me seething (the rug, not Waylon). There is so much BS out there about going green, that I finally want to say, I’M MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! I know, I know, it’s about movement, progression, awareness, [...]

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The Full Stop of Christmas—reflections of a Buddhist on a Christian Holiday. ~via Catherine Fordham

by on Dec 26, 2008

Catherine Fordham, a second-gen American Buddhist or ‘Dharma Brat,’ lives and works in New York City. Christmas is not my holiday. It was not my saviour born on this night, it is not my church that gathers, not my family at Mass. And yet, as a Buddhist on Christmas Eve, I can’t help but feel something. [...]

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The First Facebook Virus spreads to other Social Networks.

by on Dec 26, 2008

Normally, we wouldn’t link to such a general subject, but this seems like a good one to nip in the bud. Read allaboudit on today’s NY Times—that way when you get a questionable message from a friend, you’ll know whether it’s real or evil. Excerpt: …Once a computer has become infected with the Koobface worm, [...]

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The Vajra Regent, Osel Tendzin: Photos of an American Buddhist Dharma Heir.

by on Dec 26, 2008

The Sun of Wisdom: Thomas Rich, the Vajra Regent Osel Tendzin Just ran across this brief, silent photo history (click on video, below) that provides a rich opportunity for contemplation of the Vajra Regent‘s charm, vigor, prominence, teachings and tragedy. If you have photos you’d like to see on this page, just email me and [...]

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Good Book review: how to bring Andy Warhol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Green Revolution, and Moses all together [Green Bible, The Book]

by on Dec 26, 2008

You could say I am somewhat of a Biblical bibliophile so I was overjoyed this fall to see two intriguing new additions to the world of Tanakhs, Testaments, and Qur’ans. The first comes from the green revolution. A slim unassuming, cotton-lined book called The Green Bible (NRSV). The text is printed on recycled paper and [...]

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New York Times: “Obama’s ‘Zen’ State”

by on Dec 26, 2008

As a Buddhist, I loooove it when ‘Zen’ is used willy-nilly to describe anyone who’s kinda focused, quiet, and peaceful. You know all the books: The Zen of Business Plans, the Zen of Freediving (I’m not making these up). But, so, it’s probably alright with me that Zen has made the mainstream, or some semblance [...]

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For the Eco Modernist: Global Warming, the Rug. [Greenupgrader.com

by on Dec 26, 2008

First there was VP Gore’s Inconvenient Truth. Then, Hurricane Katrina…and now, just a few years later, the Green movement has taken off—making solar, wind, Whole Foods, reusable shopping bags and programmable thermostats all the eco rage. But…something was missing. Enter Global Warming: The Rug. I’m not kidding. This 100% wool rug is made far away, [...]

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10 Worst Buddhist Movie Characters, via Rev. Danny Fisher.

by on Dec 26, 2008

…by Danny Fisher A version of this piece originally appeared on my blog. As a cinephile, I was interested to see Empire Magazine’s recently published list of the “100 Greatest Movie Characters.” For the most part, I found the list pretty ridiculous. With less than ten woman characters (who include Jessica Rabbit, Princess Leia and [...]

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What Tim DeChristopher did on his Winter Break.

by on Dec 26, 2008

Amy Goodman (click here for video with elephantjournal.com) interviewed student slash hero Tim DeChristopher—a nobody who singlehandedly blocked and/or confused the sales of kajillions of acres that Bush has been seeking to sell the drilling/ruining rights to just a month before leaving office. Excerpt: While many environmental groups launched campaigns to oppose the sale of the [...]

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Will the Detroit Bailout help, hasten or hinder forward-thinking, efficient American auto? [Obama, nytimes.com]

by on Dec 26, 2008

Excerpt:   Mr. Obama, after all, has been thinking out loud about the future of the American automobile industry for years, well before his presidential campaign began. He co-sponsored two bills in 2006, during his second year as a United States senator — one to raise fuel economy standards, and the other to encourage the [...]

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33 Cool Green LEED Platinum Buildings from 2008 [Justin Timberlake's Golf Course, Greensburg, Jetson Green]

by on Dec 26, 2008

I’m back from Christmas with some good friends and new friends, where we had long active intimate discussions over dinner…and now with the minutes running out on December 25, it’s time for bed. I’ll leave you with this inspiring slideshow, with links, on the 33 greenest building projects in the US last year—everything from Justin [...]

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Chinese arrest 59 for listening to ‘Independence Music,’ world cries…Merry Christmas!

by on Dec 26, 2008

Here’s the story, from the front page of today’s Times. What will the world’s reaction be? I’ll give you one guess.

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Unbelievable ‘Did You Know 3.0′ video: fwd to yr friendz.

by on Dec 26, 2008

Take a deep breath, dive in…it’s like swimming in a sea of those green fuzzy Matrix numbers: kinda jaw-dropping, kinda stressful, kinda hyped up. It’s… “3.0 for 2008 – Newly Revised Edition Created by Karl Fisch, and modified by Scott McLeod; Globalization & The Information Age. Adapted by Sony BMG at an executive meeting they [...]

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I see your True Colours…and that’s why I love you! ~Joana Smith [Holiday Attire]

by on Dec 26, 2008

I had a vision of an amazing dress! And I was wearing it! Everyday after Abilene and I splash around in the lily pond we ask ourselves how we feel, and then we try to dress that way. This is what we’ve learned… Abilene usually wants to wear flowers. And sometimes, she wants her skirt [...]

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Buildering a New Tomorrow [urban climbing; videos]

by on Dec 25, 2008

Awesome. Of course there are Rock Monkeys…but then there is the Builderer movement. Not that a mountain rock playground like Boulder, Colorado—my hometown—necessitates scrambling up concrete walls, but for those without such easy access to quality bouldering, what a way to be inventive. I’ve gathered this has been going on for awhile, but just now [...]

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Eco Laptop Lap Desk, via Natural High.

by on Dec 25, 2008

I’ve known Frank Angiuli of Natural High for years, and so while I haven’t actually tested this thing out for comfort, durability, eco-ness and whatever else, I have faith. Besides, one of my favorite sites, Treehugger, just reviewed it positively. If you’re online more than a few hours a day, and want to get cozy while [...]

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Faretheewell: Dr. Bob McFarland, a Boulder, Colorado original.

by on Dec 25, 2008

The below excerpt is via The Rocky Mountain News, with thanks to Evan Ravitz for the heads up: To some, Dr. Robert McFarland was a hero who worked tirelessly for the underdog. To others, he was an irritant who harped on his pet causes until your eyes glazed over. And to at least one, he [...]

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The Lowery Revelation—and Gay Marriage vs. Civil Unions ~ Part II, via Danny Fisher.

by on Dec 25, 2008

There’s a new twist in the flap over President-Elect Obama’s inauguration that I wrote about for elephant journal earlier this week. Rev. Joseph Lowery, the civil rights icon and co-founder (with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, who will be offering the benediction at the ceremony, now states, despite [...]

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Sustainable Retail Therapy: the Arbor Bamboo Snowboard.

by on Dec 25, 2008

Winter got you down? Feeling left out in the cold while the world dines happily inside, all cozy and romantic and warm? Do therapy American-style: go buy something. But, this being elephant journal, the home of giving-a-shiite-about-our-effect-on-the-planet, make your consumerism ‘conscious.’ Sustainable. Responsible. And so, get your snowboard and fight global warming, too. The above [...]

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Romeritos: A Sacred Mexican Dish / Un Platillo Mexicano Sagrado

by on Dec 25, 2008

¡Feliz Navidad! El mejor regalo que recibí este año es la receta de mi papá, Gerardo, to cook Romeritos ~ Ojalá te guste, y si quieres agregarle algo, por favor escribe tu comentario que será tu regalo para mi. Sé que los Romeritos son comida bíblica, así que si conoces su historia ¡Cuéntanosla! ROMERITOS * [...]

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Flashback: Obama Starts a Snowball Fight, via Ecorazzi.

by on Dec 25, 2008

It’s the only kind of war I want to see Obama get into. Here’s the rest of this fun little piece, at Ecorazzi.

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Need to do a Good Deed? Gillholidaycard.org

by on Dec 25, 2008

Good foundation, good cause, cool site! Spread it about, get the viral word out!

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Now that’s a recipe for Makin’ Love! ~Joana Smith [Holiday Recipes]

by on Dec 24, 2008

Who took the first bite? It doesn’t really matter, Now we all have to figure out what to do about it. Planet blue… Bill McKibben says in his interview with Waylon Lewis of elephant journal that we must start a movement. “Am I part of the cure, or am I part of the disease?” – [...]

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