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By Heather on Aug 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
When reviewing Method for our Summer 08 cleaning-themed issue, we had a hard time giving the products our 100% eco stamp of approval. Read the rest
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Loading ...By elephant on Aug 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
Manduka’s eKo Mat > via Caroline Treadway
Have no fear green yogis, Manduka is here! Finally there’s a durable, good-for-the-earth alternative to “normal” yoga mats made with toxic, non-degradable, evil P.V.C.: the eKO mat. The eKO is compostable, non-toxic, sturdy and thick enough to be comfortable for all poses. Made from non-Amazon-harvested tree rubber and reinforced with recycled silk and cotton-finally we planet-conscious consumers can walk our green talk (or do yoga on it). Well worth the price tag-it’s a keeper.
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(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...By admin on Aug 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
Bill Clinton dubbed Paul Hawken’s book Natural Capitalism one of the ten most important books in the world. It also inspired Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface, to turn his entire business around and go green. Waylon lured Paul into one of Boulder’s many leafy, natural spots to discuss everything from hard nose business to the possibility of hope in a bleak environmental landscape.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...By Heather on Aug 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
It turns out that sneakers have a negative impact beyond just sweatshop labor. They’re also toxic, carcinogenic and don’t last nearly as long as they should. Thankfully, there are alternatives…and you might be surprised by who is eco, and who isn’t. Read the rest
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(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 19, 2008 | 0 Comments
If only wishing made it so. Teddy: icon of the Right, beloved by the Left, a celebrity, trust-buster, war hero, our first great environmentalist…a Republican, a progressive who bolted his own party, member of the Mt. Rushmore Club…and oft-mentioned idol of Senator McCain, the erstwhile Modern Maverick. Read the rest
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(6 votes, average: 4.17 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 19, 2008 | 0 Comments
Breaking news: a snippet of our interview with Arianna Huffington herself will appear in ele’s Autumn issue.
Okay, this happened a few months back…we aren’t among the first to break the good news that huge popular daily blog/news site Huffington Post has opened a new Green section.
But, like many web savvy citizens, it still takes us awhile to adopt new surfing habits. So it’s largely thanks to the lovely sharp green media darling, Simran Sethi’s column for HuffPo (I recommend Read the rest
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(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...By Ali on Aug 19, 2008 | 0 Comments
I have to admit: my first ever and most recent trip to LA was all about getting as much raw food as possible. I only had two days, however, and only one small belly, so I missed out on Cru, Au Lac and Euphoria loves Rawvolution. Just before I flew out, my sister took me to Leaf, where she used to work and learned about the transformative tales of going raw.
I was sorry that I wasn’t starving when I got there — the menu is mouth watering… Read the rest
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 17, 2008 | 0 Comments
Since, traditionally, no sane conservative runs in Colorado’s CD2 District, which includes liberal Boulder, Colorado, Jared Polis‘ victory in the Primary over environmental leader Will Shafroth and State Senate President Joan-Fitzgerald means he’s…going Read the rest
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(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 16, 2008 | 0 Comments
The best article I’ve read on how to fight Global Warming.
Here’s an excerpt (from Brown’s latest book, Plan B 3.0): The U.S. entry into World War II is a fascinating case study in rapid mobilization. Initially, the United States resisted involvement in the war and responded only after Read the rest
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(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 16, 2008 | 0 Comments
Having discovered last week that the (at least) two year old fridge I’d inherited when I moved into ‘Hotelephant’ was the most inefficient thing in my slowly-greening home, I just sold it. Read the rest
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
You know it’s unAmerican to even acknowledge the existence of death…we’re like the modern-day Vikings, who don’t know the meaning of anything other than progress (however we choose to define it). Well, I do know one day that, as the Buddha taught (brilliant), “this body will be a corpse.”
But I don’t know how I’ll go. I know I’ll leave everything Read the rest
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(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 14, 2008 | 0 Comments
By Waylon on Aug 14, 2008 | 10 Comments
Huffington Post just proudly announced that they’ll be taking their most excellent news blog web site action to Chicago, and then, ala Risk, taking over a city near you in the near future. For those of us who love HuffPost, including yours truly, that’s great news. Huffington Post is the biggest news blog web site on planet earth, and their new Green and Living (wellness, yoga, etc.) sections will help spread what elephant focuses on, ‘the mindful life,’ to the curious masses.
But I’m dead-set against this latest move. Read the rest
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(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...By Heather on Aug 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
On this site, you can search by zip code to see exactly how much moolah each state rep accepts from the coal industry. Why do we care? Read the rest
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(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 13, 2008 | 2 Comments
The Endangered Species Act: Thanks to Bush, it’s Endangered.
The Bush Administration, bothered by that whole green/eco/environmentalism thing, wants to be its own judge, do its own oversight. It’s a great idea! Trust Bush with our environment, and the future survival of God’s manifold creation! Sign me up! What? You want to voice
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(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 13, 2008 | 2 Comments
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 position almost too upright—but overall Jorg & Olif has gotta rate 9/10. My new fave, however, is the just-released Gary Fisher Simple City. I gotta save up for that one, right now I’m on the Electra Amsterdam, which is sweet but heavy and needs a trip to the shop every other week (literally, just ask ‘em). So why’d I buy such a clunker? I love the style, I love the company…and, oh yeah, my Bianchi Milano (in black) got stole.
Qualities of the ELEPHANT FAVE COMMUTER BIKE winner will combine Read the rest
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(4 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...By elephant on Aug 13, 2008 | 1 Comment
“The mindful life,” elephant’s slogan since 2002, was chosen because it blurs the line beween environmentally-responsible everyday actions and being present and awake to the karma—the ramifications of our every action—that those walking a spiritual path work to develop through Read the rest
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(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...By Waylon on Aug 13, 2008 | 0 Comments
This was originally published on June 12.
As long as there’s been dark green trees and bright white flowers, blue skies and flashing stars, there’s been Nature-lovers. But with the coming of the Industrial Revolution just a century-and-a-half ago, we starting cutting old-growth forests, supplanting native plants with Home Depot packets of un-wild flowers, we’ve browned our skies and dimmed our stars with light pollution. A century ago, there were hundreds of breeds of tomatoes, now there’s only, say, four in common circulation. And so it is, that a century into our bingeing on the natural resources of our rich, finite planet, mainstream America has begun embracing a simpler, more responsible, and strangely more enjoyable way of life. The mainstream call i
