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Bill McKibben and Climate Scientists in Boulder: A Critical Report

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Waylon Lewis, Chautauqua, Bill Mckibben, Climate Change, Choir, Boulder, Green, Eco, Walk the Talk Show, Elephant Journal, elephantjournal.com, Global Warming, Colorado, Denver News

Why are we losing the war against climate change? Because Americans are, more and more, merely preaching to our respective choirs.

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.Eco Domain Name War

thedailygreen.com | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: .Eco Domain, Dot Eco, Al Gore, Technology, Environmental-Technology, Environmental Domain, Big Boom, .Eco, Green News

The green blogosphere has been buzzing about competing plans to launch a new "top level domain" called .eco. Some boldfaced green names are lining up,...

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Organics No Better Than Chemical/GMO/Sewage Sludge-Soaked "Food"?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmers' Market, Farmer's Market, Environmental, Toxic, Michael Pollan, Farm, Farmers, Green, Conventional Food, Foodie, Eco, Cancer, Chemicals, Whole Foods, Organic, Organics, Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com, Elephant Journal, Toxins, Green News

Studies like the FSA report need to look beyond the dinner plate and recognize that organic farming's avoidance of chemicals offers health benefits beyond nutrition.

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Money Magazine Names Eco-Hipsterless Louisville, Colorado Best Place to Live

Waylon Lewis | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmers' Market, New Belgium, Best Towns to Live In, Boulder, Green, Eco, Ft. Collins, elephantjournal.com, Colorado, Hipster, Local Food, Louisville, Money Magazine, Bike, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Best Places to Live, Green News

Some towns nestled along the Rockies are full of pretentious eco-hipsters. Not Louisville.

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My Interview with Michael Pollan

Waylon Lewis | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmers' Market, Video, Michael Pollan Interview, Michael Pollan, Green, Food, Foodie, Alice Waters, Eco, Waylon Lewis, Organic, Gmo, Monsanto, Green News

Even if your idea of being a foodie is, like me, putting together some organic veggie nachos, you'll dig how eloquently, warmly and straightforwardly Michael Pollan communicates to the masses.

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Sister Helen Prejean, of Dead Man Walking fame, on a Kinder Christianity (Video)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Death Row, Poverty, Nun, Boulder, Green, Eco, Poor, Death Penalty, Buddhism, Christian, Naropa University, Elephant Journal, Waylon Lewis, Compassion, Colorado, Living News

The nun behind Dead Man Walking, the best-selling book and movie offers a Christianity that's about mercy, compassion, forgiveness, humor. "It's all about waking up," Sister Helen says.

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American Apparel, Naked

Waylon Lewis | Posted 05.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Solar, Patagonia, Dov Charney, Green, Eileen Fisher, Los Angeles, Eco, Made in China, Business, Hipsters, American Apparel, Ecofashion, Briefs, Naked, Hipster, Esl, Underwear, Sex, Fashion, Made in the USA, Waylon Lewis, Style News

American Apparel's fashion sense is personal, retro, preppy, cute, disco, outre. Whatever their designers want to wear, it seems, they figure we'll want to wear. And most of the time they're right.

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This Year Make Earth Day a Family Affair

Marianne Schnall | Posted 05.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Eco, Green Living, Earth Day, Earth-Friendly, Organic, Green, Children, Green News

Here are some environmentally conscious activity ideas to celebrate Earth Day.

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New Belgium Organic Mothership Wit -- the Only Thing Better Than Free Beer

Waylon Lewis | Posted 04.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Local, Boulder, Beer, Green, Eco, Organic, Waylon Lewis, New Beligum, Colorado, Green News

Who wants "All-American" weak 68 calorie yellow beer trucked halfway around the US? I'd rather drink...water. These days, I'm trying to green my drinking habits.

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Style, Naturally: Summer Rayne Oakes' Guide to Green Fashion and Beauty for Every Woman (Not Just Greenies!)

Starre Vartan | Posted 03.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Ecofashion, Green, Eco, Style, Model, New York Fashion Week 2009, Summer Rayne Oakes, Green News

Summer Rayne Oakes' own life is a study in how to make ethical choices work in the real world. She's a model (for ecofriendly fashion labels), environ...

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What the World Needs Now: a Green Jon Stewart.

Waylon Lewis | Posted 03.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Summer Rayne Oakes, Letterman, GOOD Magazine, Daily Show, Oprah, Olivia Zaleski, Green, Eco, Ben Goldhirsh, Colbert, Arianna Huffington, Environmental, Jon Stewart, Plenty Magazine, Talk Show, Graham Hill, Waylon Lewis, Green News

A mainstream talk show would reach millions of Americans each night, and in so doing, do for green interests what Jon Stewart has done for politics: make it accessible.

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Compost in the City

Bridget Moloney | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Waste, Green, Eco, Soil, Compost, Los Angeles, Bon Appetit, Bridget Moloney, Environmental Protection Agency, Urban Living, Cooking, Environment, Environmentalism, Green Cities, Cities, Green News

In L.A., it is illegal to compost things not generated on site. You would think it wouldn't matter, but people have been fined for it.

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My Foodie Idol Anthony Bourdain Gives My Green Foodie Idol Alice Waters the Foie Gras Bird

Waylon Lewis | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmers' Market, Slow Food, Whole Foods, Local Food, Foie Gras, Green, Environment, Alice Waters, Foodie, Poor, Eco, Anthony Bourdain, Rich, Victory Garden, Video, Green News

Don't denigrate our Alice Waters, Tony -- she is the real thing.

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Save Money While Being Eco-Green with Homemade Holiday Gifts

Ani Phyo | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Healthy Vegan, Holidays, Ani Phyo, Vegetarian Gift Ideas, Natural Weight Loss, Holiday Gift, Treats Desserts Cookies Macaroons Living, Raw Food, Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, Eco, Green Living, Organic, Healthy Gifts, Green News

I wanted to avoid fighting for parking and spending too much cash on common gifts available everywhere. Instead, I spent my time in my kitchen making edible gifts this year.

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Ani Phyo's Raw Food Thai Kelp Noodles

Ani Phyo | Posted 12.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Food, Vegetarian, Natural, Whole, Green, Eco, American, Organic, Seasonal, California, Raw Food Diet, Show, Video, Wheat Free, Farmers Market, Korean, Weight Loss, Living, Superfoods, Recipe, Lifestyle, Vegan, Local, Gluten Free, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beauty, Cooking, Ani Phyo, Style News

Watch Ani Phyo make Pad Thai inspired noodles on YouTube. You can also watch it on the new VegNews Magazine website. For the recipe, please visi...

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Dear Tree Huggers: Looks Like You Have Yourself a New Member in Kelly Slater

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Sustainability, Eco, Quiksilver, Kelly Slater, Green Living, Diet, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Surfing, Green News

News flash: Slater is smart. He's a political tree hugger, and deep thinker who writes music and is extremely conscious about his approach to food.

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Goldman Sachs Invests In Company That Delivers Clean Power to Developing Countries

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Clean Power, Goldman Sachs, Carbon Credits, Developing Countries, E+Co, Cap-and-Trade, Green News, Carbon Offsets, Bluesource, Green News

Goldman Sachs has recently invested in another carbon-offset company, in the latest sign of investment banks' interest in the area. On Monday E&Co, a...

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Life Cycle: Zen and the Art of Producing Chopsticks

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Aspen, Chinese Food, Green, Eco, Life Cycle, Green Living, Grass, Environmentally-Friendly, Willow, Environment, Sarah Smarsh, Take-Out, Bamboo, Chopsticks, Mooshu Pork, Deforestation, Simran Sethi, Green News

People have been impressing their dates with chopstick dexterity since the Shang Dynasty. But the throw-away version of chopsticks is a less romantic yet marvelous invention.

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Gunpowder and Independence: Rethinking the Fourth

Zem Joaquin | Posted 07.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Fireworks Chemicals, Eco, America, Global Warming, July Fourth, Green News

Most of the explosions of color that will light up American skies tonight are fueled by compressed gunpowder. What's more, they leave a trail of barium compounds behind that can poison our patriotic hearts.

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Life Cycle: Java Break

Simran Sethi | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green

Read More: University of Kansas, Fair Trade, Shade Grown, Moolatte, Cigarettes, Slurpees, Green, Environment, Environmentalism, Newspaper, Eco, Coffee, Organic, Simran Sethi, Sarah Smarsh, Green News

Next to crude oil, coffee may be our strongest addiction. More than half of Americans fuel themselves with one to four cups of coffee, totaling upwards of 330 million cups daily.

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