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… 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… 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… 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… 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.… 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… 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… 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.… By elephantjournal.com on Apr 26, 2009
Oh, Yes we Can, says this wonderfully, wisely, wittily 30-second retrospective (Canadian) Commercial. Video: … 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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…