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Waylon Lewis

Boulder's Mock Election

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Waylon Lewis, Hillary Griffith, New Era, 2009 Election, Steve Fenberg, Elephant Journal, Colorado, Boulder, Valerie Mitchell, Denver News
Alexia Parks

If University of Colorado students had their way, Valerie Mitchell, an unknown candidate running for Boulder City Council, would be the city's new mayor.

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Should Boulder Limit Homeowners' Ability to Build McMansions?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: House, Big Brother, Boulder, Green, City Council, Waylon Lewis, Home, Mcmansion, Colorado, Denver News
Waylon Lewis

Is it a case of Big Brother -- or good ol'fashioned green common sense -- for Boulder to limit the construction huge homes?

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Bill McKibben and Climate Scientists in Boulder: A Critical Report

Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.15.2009 | 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
Waylon Lewis

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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How 10 Boulder Businesses Use the Social Web to Cultivate Community

Gwen Bell | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: How To, Social Media, Social-Web, Colorado, Boulder, Twittering, Twitter, Gwen Bell, Waylon Lewis, How to Twitter, Denver News
Gwen Bell

"Even your parking garage has a Twitter account!" my friend Liz from Sacramento exclaimed from the back seat. Yes, Boulder's parking garages have a Twitter presence. So does our police department.

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Pema Chodron: How To Do Tonglen, A Meditation Practice For Difficult Times

Waylon Lewis | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Tonglen, Loneliness, Chogyam Trungpa, Relationships, Sad, Suffering, Buddhist, Spiritual, Meditation, Buddhism, elephantjournal.com, Waylon Lewis, Shambhala, Spirituality, Pema Chodron, Living News
Waylon Lewis

I grew up knowing Pema Chodron (the second most popular Buddhist in America, after that Dalai Lama guy). Or, rather, she knew me (I was just a little kid running around not paying attention to anything).

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Is Larry David Right? Can Dogs be "Racist"? This is a Job for Cesar Millan

Waylon Lewis | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: African-American, Cesar Millan, Dog Training, Racist, Dog Whisperer, Pet, Homeless, Black, Dog, Aggression, elephantjournal.com, Elephant Journal, Waylon Lewis, Bum, Larry David, Living News
Waylon Lewis

How do we teach our confused furry pals that security guards, homeless gentlemen or African-Americans aren't anything to be afraid of?

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Why I Ain't About to Boycott Whole Foods

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Elephant, Obamacare, Wild Oats, John Mackey, Obama, Whole Foods, Libertarian, elephantjournal.com, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Organic, Health Care, Healthcare, Wall Street Journal, Green News
Waylon Lewis

I, for one, am not going to boycott Whole Foods. I'm not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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Michael Pollan, Julie & Julia, Top Chef -- and Your Health

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Food Network, Julia Child, Alice Waters, Movie, Walk the Talk Show, Cook, elephantjournal.com, Slow Food, Top Chef, Michael Pollan, Cooking, Health, Hosea Rosenberg, Foodie, Green Talk Show, Food, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Living News
Waylon Lewis

I do like to eat, but (as an uncivilized bachelor) I don't know how to cook or much care about cooking. That is, until Michael Pollan, told about the key to saving the food situation.

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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
Waylon Lewis

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
Waylon Lewis

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

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See Food, Inc for Free (Thanks, Chipotle)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmers' Market, Elephant, Michael Pollan, Documentary, Chipotle, Alice Waters, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Food Inc., Green News
Waylon Lewis

The film, inspires me -- a lazy non-cooking nacho-loving but environmentally-concerned bachelor -- to start getting active with food issues and learn to cook.

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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
Waylon Lewis

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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Top "10" Green Twitter Tweeters (Who You Should Follow)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Summer Rayne Oakes, Twitter, Mnn, Green, Web, Old Media, Community, Media, Treehugger, Ecofashion, Shea Gunther, New Media, Huffington Post, Waylon Lewis, David Burdick, Elephant Journal, Communication, Media News
Waylon Lewis

Just three active months on Twitter later, I've gained 4,900 followers -- and, more importantly, Twitter is among my web site's top ten traffic sources.

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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
Waylon Lewis

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
Waylon Lewis

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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Buddhist Advice For Tough Times... via Sakyong Mipham

Waylon Lewis | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Fear, Buddha, Charity, Buddhist, Economy, Green, Meditation, Community, Society, Buddhism, Business, Waylon Lewis, Compassion, Living News
Waylon Lewis

When our news is filled with the karmic results of our "Greed is Good!" ways (AIG, Merril Lynch, Madoff and Ponzi schemes), I personally find it helpful to turn back to my Buddhist tradition.

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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
Waylon Lewis

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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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
Waylon Lewis

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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Top 20 Yoga Youtube Videos (that don't feature bikini-clad Hooters girls), via elephant journal.

Waylon Lewis | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Acacia, Rodney Yee, Gaiam, Inappropriate Yoga Guy, Elevision, Video, Shiva Rea, Yoga Poses, Green Talk Show, Youtube, Richard Freeman, Patricia Walden, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Seane Corn, Lol, Living News
Waylon Lewis

YouTube is full of Hooters-esque models (barely) in bikinis doing yoga. But unless you're a 12-year-old boy, it's best to scratch the surface - you'll find thousands of years of knowledge.

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