Whole Foods Market in Boulder powered by (All-) American Wind

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 25, 2009

Via the Whole Foods Market web site: Whole Foods Market Boulder, as well as the other Colorado stores and the Denver Distribution Center, has offset 100% of the electricity with clean, sustainable American Wind™.…

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Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis interview: Michael Pollan. Sponsored by Gaiam.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 22, 2009

elephantjournal.com founder Waylon Lewis interviews Michael Pollan re: how to communicate "green" to the masses, why he eats meat, GMOs, cancer, diet, Swine Flu & Michelle Obama's organic garden. Sponsored by Gaiam. A few…

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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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Discovering Your True Nature ~via Nadia Ballas-Ruta.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 15, 2009

Several years ago, I read in a book that at one of the Mind/Life Conferences with the Dalai Lama and various scientists and doctors, the topic of self-hatred came up. The scientists asked His…

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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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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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Natural Sriracha Sauce Recipe?

By elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009

Natural Sriracha (hot sauce) recipe. This morning, I got a tweet from @marcalt: Is there a sriracha sauce that doesn't contain potassium sorbate, sodium bisulfite and xanthan gum? #sriracha Now, I'm a hot sauce…

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Economy Collapses, Organic sales go up 17%. Come again?

By elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2009

When times are tight, Americans dump luxury yuppie extragances like caring for our health, and our earth. Right? Wrong: organics are now nearly 4% of all food sales in the US of A—and are growing…

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Fiona’s Granola Expands!

By Lindsey Block on May 1, 2009

Fiona's Granola, a Boulder-based natural products company ...that we've known for years via our local Farmers' Market, is growing even in these tough economic times. Their recent expansion allows for newly-designed, yummy tasting, healthy,…

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Triple your bottom line: TOMS Shoes, Endangered Species Chocolate, Newman’s Own.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Apr 20, 2009

What does your favorite company do that's innovative—and for the greater good? Leave a comment + link on elephant journal editor Waylon Lewis' column on Huffington Post, here. Do Well By Doing Good: Newman's…

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[April Fool's] In stunning reversal, elephantjournal.com declares it’ll once again print a magazine.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 1, 2009

Elephant To Publish Magazine Again —stunning reversal— "Last six months Sucked," says editor-in-chief Waylon Lewis. New Media is old news. Waylon Lewis, founding editor of elephant journal, has finally agreed to sell the rights…

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elephant journal, the Final Review: Natural Products Expo West.

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 16, 2009

  It's four days after my first Natural Products Expo West, and I'm reminded of my Grandpa's efforts to lose weight before a trip so he has room to gain it back. My pants are tight…

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elephantjournal.com review: High Country Kombucha.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 12, 2009

High Country Kombucha: Lemon Myrtle, Honey Suckle, Edlerberry Hibiscus, Passion Flower, and Chai Spice flavors. It's organic. It's healthy. It tastes somethin' powerful. It's loaded with Goji Berries, Wild Root, Aloe, Ginger and other…

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FTC intervenes after Whole Foods’ acquisition of Wild Oats, forces sale of 31 grocery stores across nation (including three in Boulder).

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 7, 2009

Via CNN: Under the pact, Whole Foods (WFMI), the largest U.S. organic grocer, will divest 19 former Wild Oats stores that were closed, 12 operating Wild Oats stores, one operating Whole Foods store, and Wild…

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an elephantjournal.com report: Natural Products Expo West ~ via Claire Burstein

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 7, 2009

Today I attended the Natural Products Expo West for the first time on behalf of elephant journal.dot.com.  I was honored that Waylon Lewis, the editor-in-chief, asked me to attend since he needed to hold down the fort…

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Can we beat the Recession? Bring together Red & Blue, Gay & Straight, Rich & Poor Americans? Can we sit on the couch & eat Ben & Jerry’s? Yes Pecan.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 22, 2009

New George W. Bush Flavor names:  Patriot Snack'd History Will Be My Fudge Filibustered Creme Pie Cousin Saddam's P'Nut Brittle Dictatorship Nonpareil-istic Expansion Kyoto Lime Pie Protocol Chock Full of Toffee Anan Uncle Cheney's Second…

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Want to take a photo in Whole Foods? Sorry—it’s not allowed.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 22, 2009

A couple years ago we here at elephant magazine, now elephantjournal.com, were doing one of our 88 little stories on Whole Foods (about their pioneering embrace of Renewable Energy Choice wind power, I think)…

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Bad Economy? Bah. Whole Foods eats it up.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 20, 2009

The S&P just lowered their rating of Whole Foods from 'stable' to 'negative'...just as WFM stock rose 37% in a day (because their last quarter performance was bad, not very bad as the markets…

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The Man in Connecticut says: Raw Milk, Bad.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 13, 2009

  We've posted on raw milk before. I've tasted it—seemed yummy, and I know it's healthier, though probably harder to regulate and keep safe...factors that's put it in the news again: “This fight over the…

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Climate Change Chocolate: Eat Chocolate, Reduce Carbon Footprint (Yum).

By Rachel on Jan 30, 2009

Wanna save the world? Feeling overwhelmed? Eat Chocolate. We all know it's not that simple, but every time you buy a Climate Change Chocolate Bar, in Milk or Dark Chocolate, you also purchase carbon…

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