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Book Reviews: Alan Watts, Song For Night, Eva Wong, Grist.org, Soul-Full Eating, Food Not Lawns, John Daido Loori, Organic Inc., Joseph Campbell, Vastu, The Green Self-Build Book (Chelsea), The Sauna, Happy for No Reason, The Power of Unreasonable People.

Ayurveda Q&A with Dr. John Douillard: Smoking After Yoga?

elephant journal: The Internal King Line: A Conversation w/ Chris Sharma

Closing Bow: Horny Toad (& elephant journal) at winter Outdoor Retailer, SLC. (ele Spring ’08’s final page).

Mindful City: Portland, Oregon (Organic Food, Hiking, Yoga, Local Music and Film, Indie Business)

elephant journal’s Walk the Talk Award: Fair Trade Sports

Contemplative Photography: Mike Hill

Summer 2008 Ecofashion: ‘Built to Last,’ via Urban Pearl, Park Vogel, Jen Murphy, Keen Footwear, Smart Car, Skin and Threads, Nudie, Levis, Simple’s Green Toe, Abbey Smith, Timmy D’Antonio, Caroline Treadway, Common Threads, Buffalo Exchange, Mrs. Meyers, Kicking Mule, Allie Dodge…4 elephant journal.

Editor’s Letter: Step Aside Chemical Cleaning Products (and Waylon)

Review: Ethletic Trainers (Chuck Taylor’s are Made in Sweatshops)

Music Reviews, via Kirk Peterson.

Green Furniture Design: Re-used, Re-sourced Wood, Non-Toxic Finishes Green Works via Living Green Designs

Nutrition 101: Lose Those Extra Five Pounds

Kitchensink Chemistry: How To Read Cleaning Product Labels, and Avoid Poisoning your Household.

Where Does the Recycling Go? A Look at Zero Waste and Recycling Technology at Eco-Cycle.

Yoga Body, Buddha Mind: Supta Baddha Konasana, via Cyndi Lee.

Ayurveda Q&A with Dr. John Douillard: Pregnancy and Post-Partum Health

We Bet You Never Knew Bees Were So Vital to Our Ecosystem. Now They’re Disappearing

Backyard Beekeeping: Low Maintenance Hives are the Key to Saving the Bees. via Will Dart

Buddhadharma: No Hope No Fear, via Frank Berliner

How to Meditate: The Dathun Letter, via Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Eco Kitchen 101: Fight Clutter, Always Have the Essentials On-Hand

Eco Kitchen: Recipe for Lemon-Scented Asparagus Frittata

Pre-Natal Yoga: An Easy Sequence to Do at Home.

Ayurveda Q&A with Dr. John Douillard: How to Erase Dark Eye Circles, and Cleanse your Lymph

Turistas Gone Local: An Eco Vacation to Mal Pai, Costa Rica

elephant journal: The Union of Body, Speech and Mind: A Conversation with Cyndi Lee

elephant journal: Cultural Creatives: A Conversation with Paul Ray

Photography: Asparagus in Blue

Mary Taylor’s EcoKitchen: New! Improved?

Slow Food: Recipe for Thai Green Curry

Slow Food with Peggy Markel: A Farmer’s Market, Thai Style.

Summer Astrology, with Horoscope and I Ching.

Atchoo! Cure Spring Allergies with Natural Remedies and Herbs, via Brigitte Mars.

Buddhism and Activism: Teenagers Get Off the Cushion and Into the World













    1. Eight Camping Recipes: the Classics. [via NWF]
    2. The Dhamma Brothers: East meets West in the Deep South
    3. Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope: my latino vote
    4. A Boulder Newbie with a LOHAS Background Explores Naturally Boulder Days 2008.
    5. Alice Walker's Letter to President-elect Obama.
    6. "Yes We Can" lifted Obama's campaign, back in the day. And now, "It's a New Day." will.i.am does it again.
    7. Lifting the "Body Burden": How to Fight Toxic Exposure and Protect Your Home from Dangerous Chems
    8. Photos of Obama, Biden and Families as They Wait for Election Night Results.
    9. Mayor Bloomberg’s Controversial Planned Plastic Bag Fee in New York City.
    10. Truthout: Ted Kennedy's Healthcare Manifesto to Obama. Washington Post.
    11. Thank You: a community saves elephant journal dot com from the brink.
    12. Izembek National Wildlife Refuge: (another) road to nowhere?
    13. Book review: Defining Moments in Science
    14. Duke Chronicle: Youth voters tune in, turn out in 2008
    15. Al Gore New York Times' Op Ed to President-elect Barack Obama: Energy - Global Warming = Economy.
    16. Two Rape / Sexual Assault incidents in Boulder in last week. What to do to stay Safe.
    17. UPDATE Olbermann video: Redefining Marriage is a Good Thing. As Racism ebbs, Bigotry flows. [Three States strike down Gay Marriage, a black lining on last night's silver clouds] [Jon Stewart: "Free at Last, Free at Last—whoah, where you two goin'?!"?
    18. Boulder's Starfish: what's eco jewelry?
    19. Green Team! I don't find it funny, but 9,000,000 viewers can't be wrong. Video.
    20. Christian Science Monitor: a more partisan Palin returns to a poorer Alaska; convicted Senator Stevens promises pork, reelection victory in recount.
    21. 55% of Youth Voted in 2008—a low number that somehow is most since 1972. Generation O.
    22. Mary Taylor's Eco-Kitchen: GMOs, Hybrids and Heirlooms.
    23. The Oil + Water Project. Videos.
    24. Obama Family wants a Rescue Puppy? Video.
    25. Want to Feel Good? Do Good. [Volunteerism video via Good Magazine]
    26. Can't decide? Use GoodGuide!
    27. Brush with Fame on Election Day
    28. Polar Bears are going Extinct. Video. [WWF]
    29. Crocs Santa Cruz slip-on shoes are elegant but convenient, relaxed.
    30. In Boulder? Here's what to do with your weekend: Adventure Film Festival.







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