Monthly Archives: February 2010

Figure Skater Johnny Weir Claims “Crazy Fur People” Issued Death Threats

by Michael Parrish DuDell

Figure skater Johnny Weir is shaking in his “leather skates made of cow” after anti-fur activists allegedly threatened his life. The controversy began when Weir wore a fur-trimmed outfit at

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The Green Quote: Bill Gates Calls For “Energy Miracles” At TED Conference

by Michael Parrish DuDell

“What we’re going to have to do at a global scale is create a new system,  so we need energy miracles. We have to drive full speed and get a miracle

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PETA Praises Leona Lewis And BRIT Awards For Foie-Free Event

by Michael Parrish DuDell

Earlier last week, Ecorazzi reported that Leona Lewis was outraged to discover the BRIT Awards was planning to serve foie gras and posted her disappointment on Twitter, saying: “I was

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Kathy Mattea Leads Rally Against Mountaintop Removal

by Michael dEstries

Grammy-award winning artist Kathy Mattea was the keynote speaker last week at the fifth-annual “I Love Mountains Day” in Frankfort, Kentucky. A crowd of around 800 people showed up to

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Sea Shepherd Activist Sneaks Onto Japanese Whaling Vessel

by Michael dEstries

Both the Sea Shepherd and the Institute of Cetacean Research are reporting that Pete Bethune, captain of the sunk Ady Gil, earlier today boarded the Japanese whaling security vessel that

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Tops PETA’s Worst-Dressed List

by Michael dEstries

And the dubious winner is…Catherine Zeta-Jones! The 40-year-old actress has been crowned PETA’s Worst Dressed for 2010, with the group saying that “her creepy cow-skin pants, ugly fox coat, and

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Video: Japanese Whalers Hit With Own Pepper Spray

by Michael dEstries

New video shot by the Sea Shepherd appears to disprove Japanese claims that three of its whaling crew members were injured by rancid butter bombs. On February 11, during a

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