Book Review: The Green Bible.

By Lindsey Block on Jul 2, 2009

The Good Book just got Good-er: The Green Bible will help reduce impact of the Biggest Best-seller in History. When Waylon first handed me The Green Bible, I thought it was an environmental book…

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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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Who’s “The Greenest Governor” of them all?

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2009

"It's no surprise that just last week, Bill Ritter was named America's "Greenest Governor," for making Colorado a national model for the transition to a New Energy Economy. In fact, a recent Pew report…

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Econscious Market [dot com]: the world’s biggest online philanthropic green mall.

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

Update: big news—Econscious Market is the featured mindful gift store on Grist.org, one of the biggest bestest green media sites in the whole wide world. Econscious Market doesn't believe in "eco-friendly" products. Rather, "We…

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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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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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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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Why is our Green City so White?

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 14, 2009

Today, I posted a Boulder/green/LOHAS-related blog to Facebook and received the following "riddle." LN at 12:08pm June 14 what's the definition of a boulderite? someone who would rather hug a tree than a person of…

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elephant, Gaiam & LOHAS host tweetup at Happy Noodle House in Boulder.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 14, 2009

Update: Gaiam just posted a blog on our tweetup. Updates:  (in Twitter language): RT @elephantjournal: just back from @happynoodle in #boulder where @gaiam @lohasforum & elephant hosted party, raffle, networking. Fun, savvy, beautiful peeps. RT…

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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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I just bought a greener, faster, cheaper, Mac laptop with twice the storage and longer battery life!

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 8, 2009

Whoot, whoot! The just-announced-today new line of Mac laptops are greener, faster, cheaper, with a longer battery life, brighter screens and more functionability. And just in time—I've been unable to type on my old,…

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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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Great Green Videos from Current TV via Leah Lamb.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 3, 2009

SuperNews: Going Green: http://current.com/items/89960173_going-green.htm Sick of hearing, “Green is the new black?”  Ever felt the urge to smack someone who jumps on the green bandwagon without...being green?  Well this video’s for you. (not green related:…

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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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