Humanure?

By Michael on Apr 21, 2009

Do you love bikes? I do. I bicycle commute whenever possible. And, I ride bikes just for fun. Niles runs Recycled Cycles in Gainesville, FL. He told me I'd probably like reading about bikes at the Rivendell website when he saw my old Dawes Galaxy bike I've had since college. I was browsing the Rivendell website today and noticed that today is the last day that the Rivendell folks will match funds you donate to SOIL with credit at their bike store. Here's the background: SOIL is an organization that helps Haitians by converting human waste into compost.

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Costa Rica: how an entire country went green. [Thomas Friedman, New York Times, Eco Tourism, Enlightened Government]

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 10, 2009

Great editorial in the New York Times today by Thomas Friedman about how Costa Rica, a poor country with little reason or history to care for it's seemingly endless natural biodiversity, turned it's governance…

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How do I Green My House?

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

We've all read the lists. How to green this and that. Top 10 Eco whatever. Still, many of us haven't got off our derriers and done something, anything. Step by step, cheapest and easiest…

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New York Times on the closing of an Independent Bookstore. Does Local Matter?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 23, 2009

A great article in the New York Times today—combining great writing, good information, objective reporting and a personal, distinct point of view. Excerpt. ...what’s remarkable about the Second Story Book Shop is not that…

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Boulder, Colorado in the New York Times again. First city to introduce a Carbon Tax struggles to meet Kyoto targets.

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…

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Pema Chodron is New Age BS. Meditation makes you less you. Judith Warner knows what she’s talking about when it comes to Buddhist meditation.

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

                              I expect better, more researched, more informed commentary from my idol, the New York Times. I expect too much.…

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Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love. A Best-selling author’s advice to writers…and those wanting to experience pleasure & devotion. [Top 4 Videos]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 14, 2009

  A year or so ago, I had a chance to interview Elizabeth Gilbert—the lovely, charming, personable writer behind Eat, Pray Love—when she was in town for a reading at our venerable, Buddhist-owned Boulder Bookstore. At…

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The Lipstick Index: a Real or Imaginary Indicator of Economic Times? Plus Natural, Affordable Picks.

By Lindsey Wolf on Jan 4, 2009

The other day I found myself feeling low and really wanting to buy a new lipstick. Not my usual neutrals, but a fuchsia shade in fact. Then I remembered something called the “Lipstick Index”…

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Mayor Bloomberg’s Controversial Planned Plastic Bag Fee in New York City.

By Lindsey Wolf on Nov 10, 2008

In Brooklyn, I lived across the street from a 24-hour natural products bodega (boy was I spoiled). I’d stop by in between regular trips to the Park Slope Food Coop, which banned plastic bags…

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PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Green Energy Innovation… Around the World in the Solar Taxi!

By Rusty Ralston on Sep 9, 2008

With energy independence and the new green economy being such a part of the elections, finding ways to make our vehicles smarter is on the forefront of our minds. According to Thomas Friedman's latest column…

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Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging, a Contemplative Art or Meditation-in-Action.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Sep 6, 2008

Growing up in Boulder, I attended a Buddhist-inspired private school. Extracuricular activities included meditation, kyudo and ikebana (the Japanese art of flowering arranging/meditation-in-action). It's a wonderful, enriching practice that succeeds in informing one's understanding of…

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Article of the Week: McCain is no (Teddy) Roosevelt.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 19, 2008

If only wishing made it so. Teddy: icon of the Right, beloved by the Left, a celebrity, trust-buster, war hero, our first great environmentalist...a Republican, a progressive who bolted his own party, member of…

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Mao, Stalin, Hitler: they’re back in style. [NYT]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2008

With Russia strolling about Georgia, Zimbabwe going nuts, Bush detaining POWs off our territory so they won't be allowed basic America rights to trial, and China celebrating repression, censorship and genocide with the world's…

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Nicholas D. Kristof’s Plan for a Freeish Tibet Actually Makes Sense.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 8, 2008

Read and cross your fingers—it's something that might make both sides happy, imagine! Excerpt: Tibet is one of the major shadows over the Olympics and over China’s rise as a great power, sullying its…

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Next on My Reading List: “Bottlemania”

By Lindsey Wolf on Aug 7, 2008

I saw a copy of Elizabeth Royte’s new book “Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It” last night at the Strand. It reminded me of when I first became more…

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Generation E? New York Times says so—so get on the Big Green Bus.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jul 28, 2008

Will the coming generation turn our toxic lawns & brown skies back to the way She intended 'em to be? I sure hope so—we (that is, our planet and everyone on it) could sure use a shot…

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Batman’s Dark Night: We’re not the only ones to make lotsa tpyos.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jul 24, 2008

For years, our anemic editorial department (read: me) let lots of typos slip past our glazed over eyes. So I was surprised to see my favorite paper/web site do the same. And kinda heartened:…

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NY Times video: What’s Green as a Prius, & cool as a designer car?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jul 11, 2008

Watch it, buddy.…

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Nick Rosen & Peter Mortimer Rock the NY Times…again.

By elephantjournal.com on Jul 11, 2008

A few months back, our hometown boys-made-good did a piece on Dean Potter, who we recently had the honor to interview on elevision. Here's today's link to their latest story for The New York Times.…

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“There are old climbers and bold climbers, but no old and bold climbers,”

By Rachel on Jul 10, 2008

Timothy Egan reminds us in a thoughtful and moving opinion piece in the New York Times. His article is a series of musings about climbing and mountaineering risks in the wake of two recent…

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