Michael Pollan on Swine Flu. [Amy Goodman Democracy Now! video]

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

"Don't buy industrial pork." It's an important question, and one largely ignored by mainstream media, panicked consumers and agribusiness. What are the conditions that create something like swine flu and other pandemics? …

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Obama does the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Video.

By elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2009

An annual tradition—that President Obama thumbed his nose at last time 'round, sending VP Biden in his stead—is the White House Correspondents' Dinner, when our President tries his hand at stand-up comedy with a…

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As I always suspected…Yoga ist keine Suche!

By elephantjournal.com on May 4, 2009

Yoga Journal has gone German, yah? Or, as the Kress press release says, Piranha Media bringt "Yoga Journal" nach Deutschland Der Piranha Media Verlag hat die Lizenz für die deutsche Ausgabe des "Yoga Journals" von Active Interest Media erstanden. Das…

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Top Green Twitter Tweeters You Should Follow. (And, how to make Twitter Work for You)

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 26, 2009

Twitter: a free, powerful communications tool for Grassroots Green & Spiritual Organizations.   "You, too, can make Twitter work for you!" My first few months on twitter, I spent my time making fun of it..."who…

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The Old Media Burn-off Continues. Gaiam ixnays Common Ground, Conscious Choice…

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 12, 2009

  I've writ extensively on the old media (print, mainly) to new media (web, mainly) "transition" that's been going on over the last year, with plenty of victims strewn along both sides of the information…

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Pangea Organics sales reach $5.4 Million [USA Today]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 26, 2009

Another one of Boulder's young heroes, Josh Onysko, has been profiled on a national stage. Interesting article re: Pangea Organics' trailblazing success in the beauty industry, in USA Today. While... Last year, the billion-dollar…

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Jared Polis gets hell for speaking his mind. This is how we train our politicians not to say what they think, but to speak in platitudes.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 9, 2009

Everyone knows (me especially) that print is having a hard time, that old media while wonderful in terms of investigative abilities, resources and integrity (it's not an echo chamber like so many of we…

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Green Media continues to rake in inve$tment dollar$ despite bad economy (translation: continues to sell out).

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

Ecorazzi: Inhabitat takes on 500K of investment, whoop whoop, green media still hot in cold economy! Wait. When will greenies get that this movement ain't all about eco? That green is simply one great,…

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Ascent, Canadian yoga magazine, to close up shop on its 10th anniversary.

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 2, 2009

I just heard about the latest to join the great old media print burn-off of 2008/9, Ascent magazine, a lovely journal that everyone loved, but apparently everyone didn't support with their subscription dollars. This…

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Sprig.com put on life-support; Washington Post ponders Sprig’s future.

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

Why did Sprig fail? The economy? Competition? Or the (regrettable) fact that this prominent, Washington Post-created green web site failed to attract the loyal attention of its LOHAS demographic? Whatever the reason, looks like…

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Who do I love? Doreen Hing of Plank, who just gave us shout-out…in Boston Globe!

By elephantjournal.com on Feb 27, 2009

 Photo: Boston Globe. VIR. Very Important Reader. Stylish yogini entrepreneur Doreen Hing of Plank comments on articles she reads. She lives the life we're attempting to discuss and describe. And now she's returned the web-sites-are-free-to-readers-love…

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One week advertising special deal on elephantjournal.com, prepay special.

By elephantjournal.com on Feb 24, 2009

  Anyone who comes in with an ad (any size, any price) in the next seven days, and prepays via check or credit card, will get one free month in our new Marketplace ($100/month). Why? We're…

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Ecorazzi scoop: Plenty, leading Eco magazine, is RIP. [elephant journal's three silo manifesto]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jan 10, 2009

Image courtesy our new friends at CTV.   E-xtra! E-xtra! Read all about it (online)! Ecorazzi says it looks like Plenty magazine is RIP, including its web site—the latest victim of the great, sad,…

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Forest Fire: The Great Magazine Burn-off of 2008-9. Ascent, PC Magazine, Plenty, Christian Science Monitor, elephant journal, Alpinist, Backpacking Light…who else?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jan 7, 2009

Forest Fire: The Great Print Media Burn-off of 2008-9. Plenty, PC Mag, Christian Science Monitor, elephant journal, Alpinist, Backpacking Light... But remember: forest fires are natural, and cyclical. Once they burn down, the peaty dark…

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SpinSpotter Flags Media Bias

By Michael on Oct 17, 2008

SpinSpotter automatically flags phrases in online articles that qualify as "spin". The criteria includes lack of balance, reporter's voice, passive voice, biased source, disregarded context, selective disclosures and inaccurate info.

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Hockey Mamas for Obama

By Anna Gilkerson on Sep 22, 2008

This caught my digitally abused attention span. It came in a forwarded email delivered to my cyber doorstep, pictures and all... [The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the…

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Kim Kardashian Hosts the Teen Choice Awards. Come again?

By elephantjournal dotcom on Aug 9, 2008

  When Kim Kardashian was scheduled to host the "red carpet" at the Teen Choice Awards on the Fox Network, mothers (and fathers) around the U.S. didn't so much as bat a heavily lined eyelash.…

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Treehugger.com’s Graham Hill: the Power of Green Media. At LOHAS.

By Alex King on Jul 16, 2008


Waylon has a sit down with Graham Hill, founder of Treehugger.com, which recently joined forces with Discovery Channel. Now, Treehugger and Discovery have launched the first eco network, Planet Green.

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www of the week: Huffington Post…Green

By Heather Mueller on Jul 10, 2008

The liberal leaning Huffington Post’s combination of sensational, humorous headlines and well-researched stories has proved to be dynamite for a generation of restless readers who want to read intelligent, fun stories they actually care about.…

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LOHAS Boulder - Active Citizens = Real Media

By elephantjournal.com on Jul 8, 2008


Bianca & Michael Alexander of Conscious Living TV ( consciouslivingtv.com )

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