What is Xeriscape? by Boulder Landscape Architect Thomas Rutherford. Photos: Rusty Ralston for elephantjournal.com.

By elephantjournal.com on May 29, 2009

A (Very) Brief History of Xeriscape by Thomas Rutherford, of Mosaic Garden Design in Boulder, Colorado. Photos by Rusty Ralston ...of Thomas Rutherford and family installing a Xeriscape landscape at Hotelephant, a "green" renovated…

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Event: Pete Takeda, An Eye at the Top of the World, in Denver Jun 6.

By elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009

A Benefit for the American Mountain Guides Association  Pete Takeda Slide Show Presentation Please join us for an evening with Pete Takeda, Himalayan alpinist, journalist and celebrated Marmot athlete, as he presents a multi-media account of…

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Yoga Teachers + Event + Marketing + Video Camera + Room = Spark the Fire.

By elephantjournal.com on May 12, 2009

Put a bunch of yoga teachers in a room, tell them to say "Spark the Fire," and this is what you get. Video: Om Time, Samadhi, Corepower yoga will be there! It's a homegrown…

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Denver Green Festival: Poo, Progressives, and Class Distinction. ~ via Amy Segreti.

By elephantjournal.com on May 4, 2009

Denver Green Fest! ~ via Amy Segreti. Nothing like someone handing you poo with a big sh^t-eating grin. "Is this also made of poo?" I asked Dr. Karl Wald of his business card after…

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Needles for Beauty: Constitutional Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture

By Adriane Little on Apr 11, 2009

For centuries acupuncture and traditional Chinese Medicine have been used to treat illness and promote health and wellness. Today, acupuncture continues to be known for its healing capabilities through restoring and balancing energy flow throughout…

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Young Coyotes, managed by Brian Schwartz of Blee Music, win Westword Best New Band.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 5, 2009

Brian Schwartz of Blee Music has been a longtime acquaintance in Boulder—the kind of guy that, despite being important, someone earning his oxygen, isn't stuck up about himself, and shoots straight. So I thought I'd…

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A “Green” Green Dream Car: electric ‘65 Mustang Convertible [Capitol Energy Expo, Denver] ~ Marika Majack

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 31, 2009

From the Keeping Our World Beautiful Department. On Thursday, March 12th, Governor Ritter and Senator Gail Schwartz spoke at the State Capital, with guest Robert Kennedy Jr. The expo promoted Colorado's New Energy Economy.…

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Somedays, after a long yoga class, I feel like this.

By Alex King on Mar 12, 2009

[caption id="attachment_9915" align="alignnone" width="604" caption="Yoga, anyone? Thanks to Mike Lang for the photo. Found in Denver Colorado."] [/caption] …

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5280 magazine’s Single in the City party: a report.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 2, 2009

5280's Single in the City Party. While I didn't see any producers from The Bachelor, who were rumored to be in attendance, I did see, say, 1,000 young (and old, and middle-aged) men and…

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$787 billion economic stimulus bill signed into law in Denver Museum of Nature & Science: President Obama’s Green recovery plan. Opinions.

By Yesica on Feb 18, 2009

It pumps money into infrastructure projects, health care, renewable energy development and conservation, with twin goals of short-term job production and longer-term economic viability. There's a $400 tax break for most individual workers and…

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‘9 Things you May Not Know about Waylon Lewis’ on 5280 dot com.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 17, 2009

Of course, number 10 is that I'm a nightmare in relationships.  Here's the list, on 5280, which just tapped me as one of 24 Denver-area Top Singles...12 boys, 12 girls. I missed the photoshoot, so…

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Denver Post: Top 10 Colorado Bands.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 17, 2009

The royal We just did a post ("In Love with Paper Bird? Join the Club.") on Boulder's hottest band, Paper Bird, last week. Then, I ran across this Top Ten Denver Boulder Bands List,…

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6th Annual BaoBao Festival March 5-7, 2009: West African Drumming, Dancing, and Storytelling

By Yesica on Jan 26, 2009

Baobao Festival "The baobab tree, thought to be thousands of years old, is a traditional gathering place in West Africa where community matters are discussed, stories are told, and people dance and drum. The…

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Why I Heart Corepower Yoga, by Angela Coyle.

By elephantjournal dotcom on Jan 13, 2009

“Sometimes you have to look hard at a person, and remember he’s doing the best he can.” – Ethel Thayer, from On Golden Pond. CorePower Yoga does just that. In an industry that ranges…

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Rusty’s elephant journal “DROP IN” series, Featuring Illustrator/Painter Matthew Doubek

By Rusty Ralston on Jan 12, 2009

I knew it was going to be a fun hang when in the first 15 minutes we were sipping on a Belgian styled Tripel beer and talking about salvaged house paint, favorite album covers,…

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The Fleet Foxes… Fleeting, No. Foxy, Maybe. One of the best bands of 2008? Definitely.

By Rusty Ralston on Dec 20, 2008

Looking back on 2008, one of my favorite albums of the year was the Fleet Foxes self-titled release. Even though they get a little close to My Morning Jacket's vocal territory at times, the Fleet…

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Origins (global) + Pekoe Sip House (local) in Denver = Wellnessland.

By elephantjournal dotcom on Aug 29, 2008

Boulder's own Pekoe Sip House has joined with Origins (they make beauty products, perhaps you've heard of them?) to open a wellness-fusion concept store in Cherry Creek. "At our newest location, you can sip,…

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PHOTO SLIDESHOW: elephant journal @ DNC: live at etown w/ Nick Forster, James Taylor, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Ani DiFranco, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tom Morello.

By Rusty Ralston on Aug 27, 2008

[galleria thumb_w=120 thumb_h=90 thumbnail="bottom" navigation='none' ] elephant journal's continuing round the clock coverage (!) rocked the DNC once again on Tuesday, as our favorite huge Eco-radio show on earth moved to Denver for the convention.…

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elephant journal e-xclusive: Waylon Lewis interviews Arianna Huffington, founder of Huffington Post…pre-DNC.

By elephantjournal dotcom on Aug 20, 2008

Waylon Lewis, for elephantjournal.com: Recently, we interviewed Amy Goodman, Paul Hawken and Lester Brown. They all say the same thing: that media is the key to "saving the world." I'd add that independent media,…

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John McCain’s soon-to-be-announced VP…who’s the Greenest of them all?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 12, 2008

Pawlenty? Crist? Thune? Mitt? My new favorite eco/politics blog, Red Green & Blue, strikes again with Timothy B. Hurst's rundown of John McCain's options and their attitude toward the earth they walk on. Remember: both…

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