Did my Representative vote yes or no on Climate Bill?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 28, 2009

Yesterday was a watershed day in American history. Whether you're for the Climate Bill (the "Clean Energy and Security Act"), or against it—fearing that the bill will cost American jobs, raise gas prices, nevermind the…

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Scientists Create Synthetic Tree to Capture Carbon.

By Lindsey Block on Jun 23, 2009

Ever thought that maybe guerrilla gardening and/or planting more trees all around us isn't the best way to restore our environment? At least not to U.S. scientists who are developing a synthetic tree that…

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A Wake-Up Call For Mankind, Religion and Politics ~via Lawrence King.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 23, 2009

Excerpt from Lawrence King's new Book "What The Hell Were You Thinking:" Politics and religion should go hand in hand, if the agenda is about addressing the issue of saving our planet.  Buddha, Great…

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Frederick Schilling, founder of Dagoba Chocolate (now owned by Hershey’s), has a new cause: the Big Tree Climate Fund.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 17, 2009

post via Jonathan Rademaekers: jonathan@bigtreeclimatefund.com Frederick Schilling, the founder of Dagoba Chocolate, has always been sustainably-minded.  He supported organic cacao and fair-trade practices before they were popular.  He looked into using cacao trees and their…

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My jet!

By elephantjournal.com on May 6, 2009

It's called Greenwashing. It's called smart: you run nice ads with pictures of windmills, all the while spending kabillions lobbying members of Congress to ignore the future, and refocus on your...jet: Via Avaaz.…

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An MTV Greeneration?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 3, 2009

How is this Green Generation going to effect Meaningful Change—and Fast? {Taking Stock: elephant journal at 6.95 years old.} Where's the leverage? Where's the acupressure point? How are we going to effect big, needed…

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How to Go Vegan. ~ via Mark Reinfeld, Intent.com

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 28, 2009

How to Go Vegan & A Shepherd’s Pie Recipe Author: Mark Reinfeld We mentioned in our last article how important it is for those who care about our environment to look at the impact…

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Vegan Southwest Tempeh Chili! via Mark Reinfeld, Intent.com.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 27, 2009

The Benefits of Vegan Cuisine & A Southwest Tempeh Chili Recipe By Mark Reinfeld Earth Day is the perfect day to commit to doing what you can to help preserve and protect our environment.…

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Can We the People really Change?

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 26, 2009

Oh, Yes we Can, says this wonderfully, wisely, wittily 30-second retrospective (Canadian) Commercial. Video: …

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Whatever Oprah touches turns…green?

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 25, 2009

Many of us believe in God, some don't. All of us believe in Oprah—we've seen and experienced the power of her "Yes!" to catapult a book, a person, a cause to the front of…

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Another from the Glass Half Full Department.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 20, 2009

Joanna Macy, Ms. Optimism 2009. World going to hell in a handbasket? Global emissions increasing year-by-year, no matter how much we talk about "green-this," "green-that," "green-green-green-with a whiffle ball bat?" Climate Change-related disasters present and…

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Global Warming? This crotchety old man…believes. Andy Rooney on Climate Change.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 12, 2009

An Iceberg the Size of Connecticut. I caught half of 60 Minutes tonight...and was surprised to see curmudgeonly old Andy Rooney talking up Global Warming, reminding us that caring for the earth is a…

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Bill McKibben, eco writer supreme, on signs of Climate Change.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 2, 2009

Bill McKibben—along with Rick Fields, Chogyam Trungpa, Henry David Thoreau, Malcolm Gladwell, Dr. Reggie Ray, Pema Chodron, Michael Pollan—has a voice that's able to jump out and grab your heart, meet your experience, and…

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[April Fool's] Breaking News: Christian Science Monitor: Norwegian Nobel Committee announces Global Warming is Hoax after all, rescinds Al Gore Peace prize.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Apr 1, 2009

All those Republican crazies who haven't gotten laid in a decade, ranting in your local cafe about how global warming is a hoax? Turns out they were onto something, other than their ex-wife's broom…

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Republican in charge of Climate Change policy: Dark Ages, mini-ice ages and European grape and berry picking are fine. Unemployment is not. [Pinko Mag]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 31, 2009

Holy Shiite is Right. Via our palz over at Pinko Mag—one of my fave web site discoveries of the last six mos. Well, at least Mr. Republican (below) 'believes' in Climate Change...even if he…

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Boulder, Colorado in the New York Times again. First city to introduce a Carbon Tax struggles to meet Kyoto targets.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 12, 2009

elephant journal's hometown Boulder is full of climbers, cyclists, runners, Buddhists, yogis, scientist, techpreneurs, VCers, poor liberals, rich Californians, cafes...and, of course, leading environmentalists who have, for generations, protected this small city/big town from the…

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Sarah Silverman’s A Very Convenient Truth.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 1, 2009

"The planet is heating up. And...I think it's awesome. But global warming needs our help. When I leave the house I (open my fridge and freezer, turn on lights, turn on vacuum) make sure…

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After Bush failed to sign well-intentioned Kyoto, will Obama-led USA suddenly lead world in fighting Climate Change?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 1, 2009

I feel like Sleeping Beauty, waking up after an eight-year coma (in which Republicans only gradually acknowledged the existence of Climate Change, and never got around to trying to fight it). Suddenly, I find…

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Christopher Field, latest thoughts on Climate Change; Democracy Now Video

By Henry Schliff on Feb 26, 2009

For the past two weeks I've had this partial paragraph hanging out on my desktop waiting to speak. CHICAGO, Feb. 14 ‐‐ The pace of global warming is likely to be much faster than…

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Shepard Fairey lends a hand to Earth Hour 2009… Turn out your lights!

By Rusty Ralston on Feb 9, 2009

He might be under the spotlight for crafting the ubiquitous Obama "HOPE" print and his subversive methods, but Shepard Fairey is also lending his designs to help turn out the lights for Earth Hour 2009. Another reason…

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