Coke just got Greener, saved some Green.

By elephantjournal.com on Jul 1, 2009

Green equals Green. Coke just proved it. Now they just gotta go...organic? From the Common Sense Chronicles of Business getting eco-reponsible and saving dough, in so doing. Excerpt re that greatest of Imperialistic Capitalistic Multi-national…

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It’s getting harder to hate Starbucks.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2009

Starbucks is already Fair-Trade. Now, they say they're going green—and supporting local—by 2010. If they actually do it, I might have to give up my 15-year buycott of Starbucks. I used to dislike 'em…

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Your Hair. Your Salon. How green are they?

By Lindsey Block on Jun 30, 2009

Out of the top Five Ways To Green Your Haircut via Planet Green, I do 1 and 5. I have short hair (for a gal) and I cut it myself.  I usually get too…

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Want to write about a passion or interest of yours for elephant? Blogger Contest: July. Free eKo Manduka yoga mat.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2009

Breaking non-news: July 1-Aug 1 whoever has most popular blog on elephantjournal.com wins a great big thick cool eKo Manduka yoga mat, color choice up to you. Worth $75 plus shipping. Wanna write something? If…

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American Apparel Organic Unisex Briefs.

By Lindsey Block on Jun 28, 2009

American Apparel's rockin' organic cotton unisex briefs are iconic, simple and stylee. Both myself and my boyfriend wear them (not each other's. Well...sometimes)...because they are comfy and hip, stylish but practical.  The slim fit…

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Review: Glass Dharma glass straws

By Todd Mayville on Jun 27, 2009

I first heard about Glass Dharma (again with the co-opting of Buddhist terms, but I've just about given up on that fight as hopeless) via Twitter and contacted them about their products.  I've been…

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Green Bonnaroo: photo slideshow.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 20, 2009

Music Festival for a Green Generation: Bonnaroo A generation that gives a care—and likes to party. ~ Article via Will Morgan. For only four days in June, a new, disparate and nomadic community becomes…

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Summertime and the living is local

By Todd Mayville on Jun 18, 2009

Living in Colorado is loaded with perks: we have mountains, great weather, a (generally) laid back lifestyle... and some of the best agriculture in the country.  This is amazingly evident whenever I visit my…

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TOMS Shoes Finds its Way into Whole Foods.

By Lindsey Block on Jun 16, 2009

The beginning of June announced the arrival of TOMS Shoes into Whole Foods around the country.  Whole Foods Market and TOMS Shoes partnered up to create a green, eco-friendly line of footwear.  This exclusive,…

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How you and your children can build your own Wall-E…out of junk.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 16, 2009

A crafts project for the Eco Family: We've posted on Wall-E, before, everyone's favorite eco-aware movie of 2008. Now you (and your children) can build your own Wall-e out of common household crap. Click…

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Major League Baseball gets eco-responsible?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 16, 2009

I grew up playing baseball (in Little League I was, briefly, known as Home Waylon), collected baseball cards (I had four or five Mark McGuire rookie cards) and learned the lore of my family's…

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If we reach 6K Twitter Followers by Friday at 5pm, we’ll donate four $400 ads to deserving companies.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 11, 2009

In Twitter language: we have 4 non-profit ad spaces 2 fill. Will donate all, $400 each, if reach 6K follows by Fri 5pm. Who wins? In non-140-characters-restricted English: we have four spare $400 ads that…

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The Eco Textile Uprising.

By Elise Ertel on Jun 10, 2009

Interested in developing my own eco-textile business, I stumbled upon this article on TreeHugger outlining the important criteria of a sustainable fabric. So what makes eco-textiles sustainable? TreeHugger tells how. 1. Is it recyclable?…

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America’s ‘first fully sustainable block’ coming to…What, where?!

By Lindsey Block on Jun 8, 2009

Dallas, Texas?! Huh!  When thinking about Dallas, Texas, nothing comes to mind that rings the environmentally friendly bell.  But San Francisco's Urban Re:vision has great intention in 'forwarding Dallas.'  With architectural samples coming from…

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The Quest for Yuluka ~ via Carmenza Montague.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 5, 2009

Photo via tayrona.eu June 2, 2009 In a world full of noise, the indigenous communities of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, have embarked on a journey that requires the utmost clarity and…

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Bill Moyers on: The Story of Stuff & Daniel Goleman, who I met with Nawang Khechog last week.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 30, 2009

Goleman at Google, TED, Bill Moyers...on emotional, social, business & social intelligence. Plus, music & interview re: Free Tibet with Nawang Khechog, who's just about all better since his life-threatening car accident in India.…

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Summer Rayne Oakes, the “Eco Model.” Photos.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 29, 2009

We've been big fans of, and fast friends (at least in our own minds) with Summer Rayne Oakes for years, ever since our Catherine Fordham interviewed her for elephant journal (when it was a…

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Listen to the Silence.

By elephantjournal.com on May 28, 2009

The eco cool dream car for a generation that gives a care...has arrived. It's available for lease in some parts of the country. Oh, and if you're in Boulder for LOHAS Forum this June,…

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Opportunity Green: “Top 10 Eco Twitterers to Follow.”

By elephantjournal.com on May 27, 2009

OPPORTUNITY GREEN’S TOP 10 ECO TWITTERERS TO FOLLOW Over the last month, we've been named a top 10 Green Video Blog by Karl Burkart of Green Dig for MNN, and a Top 10 Green…

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elephantjournal.com product reviews: Teatulia: the truly “green” tea.

By elephantjournal.com on May 27, 2009

If you're eco, if you're green, if you think caring about our earth isn't a joking matter—and yet you like to enjoy life, take care of your health and feel good about your buying…

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