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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Did my Representative vote yes or no on Climate Bill?

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

Yesterday was a watershed day in American history. Whether you're for the Climate Bill (the "Clean Energy and Security Act"), or against it—fearing that the bill will cost American jobs, raise gas prices, nevermind the…

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A Wake-Up Call For Mankind, Religion and Politics ~via Lawrence King.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 23, 2009

Excerpt from Lawrence King's new Book "What The Hell Were You Thinking:" Politics and religion should go hand in hand, if the agenda is about addressing the issue of saving our planet.  Buddha, Great…

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Don’t !@#$%^ with Obama. “Big deal, Mr. Miyagi killed a fly with chopsticks.”

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 21, 2009

LOL, unless you're a Buddhist (or PETA member)...but still purty impressive. Via AP: Said Obama to the persistent fly: "Get out of here." But it didn't. So Obama waited for the fly to settle,…

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Call Jared Polis now! ~ via New Era Colorado.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 16, 2009

Vote No on the war supplemental bill, Congressman Polis! Congress will vote on the 2009 Defense Supplemental Appropriations Bill today. Rep. Jared Polis voted no last time it came up for a vote last…

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Obama picks Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice Nominee. Would be Third Woman, First Hispanic.

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

Sonia Sotomayor will, if approved by Congress, only be the second woman on the current trending-conservative Court, and third woman ever. Read all about it at The New York Times. She would be our…

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Senate Democrats refuse to fund the closing of Guantanamo, though keeping it open costs far more. Also, hell freezes over.

By elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009

When we gonna back our President, Mr. Barack Obama, who as one of his very first steps in office moved to close the illegal, Geneva Convention-free Guantanamo torture-chamber, er, prison, that we keep on Cuba…

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Wend Magazine: Green equals Green.

By elephantjournal.com on May 12, 2009

Over the last few months, I've been thinking about running for City Council. Seeing that my dream of a green talk show to spread the mindful gospel to the masses may not manifest, like water…

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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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An MTV Greeneration?

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

How is this Green Generation going to effect Meaningful Change—and Fast? {Taking Stock: elephant journal at 6.95 years old.} Where's the leverage? Where's the acupressure point? How are we going to effect big, needed…

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Along with Hagakure and The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings by Musashi is a modern business classic.

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

  Miyamoto Musashi was Japan's greatest samurai, ever—and then became a great Zen Buddhist meditator, when he authored The Book of Five Rings, a classic book of strategy and sage advice. I first fell in…

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Seth Brigham doesn’t like…Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 30, 2009

Seth Brigham is one of those characters that "keep Boulder weird," as the bumper stickers they sell at the Boulder Bookstore say. He's run for City Council a few times, mainly in order to…

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Karl Rove and Dick Cheney, Freedom Fighters for Transparency.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 23, 2009

I watched about half of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night before falling asleep. No comment on the quality of the show, more a comment on why the !@#$%^&*( Comedy Central has…

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elephant journal columnist Peggy Markel: the Delicious Ambiguity of Easter in Florence.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 20, 2009

Delicious Ambiguity, Florence, and Easter, with Peggy Markel. From my fifth floor window, the light was sweet and warm for an Easter morn. I set up breakfast where the view of the rooftops is…

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Double Obama: International Man of History [Daily Show: Barack's Fair & Balanced speech in Europe] Video.

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

Jon Stewart on Obama's successful, first European trip. It was the best of times...not for everyone, Dickens! Half of this video is brilliant/silly. The second half, however, is important/heartening/moving/silly. Stay tuned: The Daily Show…

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If I fell in love with a girl and holed up in a cabin and it snowed and all we did was go for walks with my dog Redford and cuddle and drink wine and do other things and watch movies for a week these are the 10 I’d want her to see in order to know me a bit.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 6, 2009

Okay, I can't stick to 10 movies, but there's no way we'd watch 40 in a week, that's not who I am, that's crazy. Still, how can you stick to 10 movies that describe…

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For first time in 57 years, someone hugs (and is hugged by) the Queen. Michelle Obama, no less.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 3, 2009

For photo, go to article at Christian Science Monitor. Touching? Well, literally and figuratively, yes. Spontaneous, relaxed? Yup. Controversial? In Britain, most certainly! Another angle that seems worth noting, but that I haven't seen in…

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Ward Churchill wins! One dollar!

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

Breaking News via CBS4Denver. Why, oh why, are liberals represented in the national media by their more obnoxious, dubious members? Remember Ward Churchill (who is or is not part-Native American) and his 9/11 victim/Nazi…

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Republican in charge of Climate Change policy: Dark Ages, mini-ice ages and European grape and berry picking are fine. Unemployment is not. [Pinko Mag]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 31, 2009

Holy Shiite is Right. Via our palz over at Pinko Mag—one of my fave web site discoveries of the last six mos. Well, at least Mr. Republican (below) 'believes' in Climate Change...even if he…

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Two months post-Obama, Canada is missing Bush. [Rick Mercer Report]

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

Bush visits Calgary in first post-presidential appearance, and is welcomed by an ecstatic Canadian public who wait hours just to green the man with their homemade signs and enthusiastic chants. Buy the commemorative (paper) plate, which…

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