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Waylon Lewis, a second generation American Buddhist or "Dharma Brat," is the founder of elephant journal and "elevision," an online video talk show that's raked in 200,000 views in its first year. A passionate environmentalist, 365-day bike commuter, mediocre climber and lazy yogi, Waylon's working to become the Jon Stewart of the next greeneration: http://www.elephantjournal.com for videos, blog, articles & interviews.

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Top 10 Steve Jobs Videos

(4) Comments | Posted August 29, 2011 | 4:43 PM

Highlights of a "Truly Important" Life

"[A]lmost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."
--Steve Jobs, 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University

Since

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How Long Does It Take to "Work Off" One Chipotle Burrito?

(2) Comments | Posted December 3, 2010 | 1:03 PM

Recently, Daily Beast figured how various meals and desserts equate to various forms of exercise -- including sex.


It turns out that it takes three hours and 40 minutes of sexytime to work off one Chipotle Steak Burrito.

However, a vegetarian

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Happy Buy Nothing Day!

(12) Comments | Posted November 26, 2010 | 2:49 PM

13 Posters: Buy Nothing Day. 13 Things to Do instead of "Black Friday."


Here are...

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Boulder, Colorado: Top 10 Least Dog-Friendly Town in US?

(30) Comments | Posted October 1, 2010 | 5:50 PM

Boulder, a dog-loving town, has dog-fearing laws.

Boulder, Colorado: home sweet home.

Born and raised. I love it here.

Via Fidos:

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Update: Whole Foods dumps Silk Soy (VIDEO)

(165) Comments | Posted September 25, 2010 | 5:42 PM

Key Update: via the good folks at at Silk Soy:

[Dear Waylon]

Just wanted to chime in quickly regarding your [article]. We appreciate your level of objectivity, and the fact that...

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Working Snake River: Saving Salmon -- and Jobs

(42) Comments | Posted July 1, 2010 | 2:52 PM


The Environment is Our Environment.


Yet another example (think tourism-rich Florida, which banned offshore drilling decades ago, vs. drill rig-happy Louisiana re: the BP Oil Spill) of how...

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VP Joe Biden drills Rep. Barton for apology to BP.

(13) Comments | Posted June 18, 2010 | 4:37 PM


Kudos and thanks, VP Biden.


Here's Barton's apology to BP, in case you missed it.

Video:

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Republican Attack Ad blames Obama for BP Oil Spill.

(11) Comments | Posted June 10, 2010 | 1:18 PM


It's his fault.


"This ad treats a serious tragedy like a football game or chess match, with points to be won merely by staying on the offense."



BP...

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"Leave BP Aloooooooooooooone!" Funny video, with a Serious Message.

(0) Comments | Posted June 8, 2010 | 3:35 PM


For all those who like to say: "It's not BP's fault, it's our fault"...you got the second half right.



I want my Oil!



Love this guy. Especially the first...

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50 Days of the BP Oil Spill Reenacted in One Minute: By LOL Catz

(9) Comments | Posted June 8, 2010 | 2:28 AM

BP: "They'll need us again!"


The only thing this bloody brilliant video gets wrong is that BP's not losing billions -- they're losing only a tiny fraction of what they make in a...

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Funny Yelp Review Harshes on Boulder Café

(0) Comments | Posted June 5, 2010 | 1:00 PM

The Feng Shui is Whack

I'm not sure what my favorite thing is about this review: that the critique of this Boulder, Colorado café is highlighted by the charge that Atlas Purveyors is crowded (surely, a sign of success and doing things right for any business?) or that it's Feng...

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Have you seen the Oil Spill bird photos yet?

(1) Comments | Posted June 5, 2010 | 11:53 AM

Click above photo for the NY Times' slideshow.

A Video and Petition: Take Action

Can We Really Move Beyond Petroleum?

A Sierra Club video and petition to move President Obama to act.

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The Onion: funny video spoof of Greenwashing.

(0) Comments | Posted June 4, 2010 | 2:07 PM


A Satirical video re: Greenwashing via The Onion.


So inspiring--none of these new recipes via Taco Bell use ingredients taken from poor Mother Nature.

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Pepsi Refresh Project video: Mallika Chopra, founder of Intent.com, at Self-Realization Fellowship.

(1) Comments | Posted June 2, 2010 | 11:27 PM

Via the Pepsi Refresh Project:

Looks like Mallika Chopra--

the founder of Intent.com, a fast-growing site...

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Will Obama save Salmon Industry, or Dam it?

(103) Comments | Posted May 19, 2010 | 4:57 PM

It's Up to Us--Take Action Here, Today.

"Federal Defendants have spent the better part of the last decade treading water, and avoiding their obligations under the Endangered Species Act... We simply cannot afford to waste another decade." ~ U.S. District Court Judge James Redden to Counsel of Record in National...

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Tortured by Love, Lust or a Crush? The Buddhist Solution (is Gross).

(9) Comments | Posted May 14, 2010 | 4:27 PM

"Foulness Meditation"

"The Lord Buddha advised those who are ardent on attaining Nibbana to contemplate the body with its impurities..."

"VARIATIONS AND OTHER TECHNIQUES FOR OVERCOMING SEXUAL LUST"

I'm a "Dharma Brat"--an American Buddhist. My parents met and fell in love back in '72, at a seminar...

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Is Your Lawn "Green"?

(3) Comments | Posted April 23, 2010 | 12:13 PM

This morning, in the eco-minded valley that is Boulder, Colorado, I drank some fair-trade organic coffee, hopped on my bike and, with my dog (who I adopted from the Humane Society), went downtown--where local, independent businesses proliferate.

Returning, I came across a sign on a neighbor's lawn that looked...

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Boulder, Colorado Named Happiest City in the US

(7) Comments | Posted February 25, 2010 | 12:28 PM

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Yes! Woohoo! I'm psyched! That's just what I, as a citizen of Boulder, Colorado, say when waking up each morning.

As for this...

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Tiger Woods: I'm Recommitting Myself to Buddhism

(32) Comments | Posted February 19, 2010 | 4:41 PM

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Tiger Woods: Mea Culpa, Buddha.


Emphasizing a return to his Buddhist tradition, Tiger vows to Bring Obstacles to the Path.

Sorry, Brit Hume.

Seems that forgiveness, humiliation, anger, adultery, raising a...

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Is Plastic Wrap Toxic?

(5) Comments | Posted January 20, 2010 | 4:39 PM

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See-through Cancer?


I *knew* there was a reason I hate plastic-wrapped pastries in cafes..!

...Oh, right, PVC=cancer and other evils for our health, and that of our...

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