Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Green Quote: Sigourney Weaver Praises Obama’s New National Ocean Policy

by Michael Parrish DuDell

“…President Obama announced he is creating the first-ever comprehensive national policy — like a Clean Air or Water Act — to protect our oceans. It is now clearer than ever

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Spoiler Alert: True Blood Tackles Gruesome Sport Of Dogfighting In Latest Episode

by Michael Parrish DuDell

Spoiler Alert!!!!! Last night on True Blood, the over the top vampire drama introduced a plot line that we’re pretty sure we’ll have animal advocates “barking” up a storm. Halfway through

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Plastiki Arrives In Australia! Next Stop: Documentary Film?

by Elizah Leigh

Some describe it as a noble and impressively epic 8,000 nautical mile, four month long eco-awareness journey across the Pacific on a hull composed of 12,500 two liter PET plastic

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Stella McCartney Designs Faux Fur Prototype To Replace Queen’s Guards’ Caps

by Daelyn Fortney

Last week a team from PETA unveiled a faux fur alternative to the bearskin caps worn by the Queen’s Guards at Buckingham Palace. After years of development and undergoing rigorous

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VIDEO: Whale Destroys Sailing Yacht, People Laugh

by Michael dEstries

Incredible video has surfaced of that whale incident from last week — putting to rest any doubts that photos of the collision were somehow staged. Like most home videos, this

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‘Cove’ Director To Shoot 3D Mass Extinction Documentary

by Michael dEstries

While I’m not a huge fan of Hollywood’s shift towards 3D films, whatever Louie Psihoyos has up his sleeve might just convince me otherwise. The Cove director recently shed some

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Why Green Charities Bend Over Backwards For Leonardo DiCaprio

by Michael dEstries

In an earlier post on Ellen Page, I mentioned how important it is for environmental non-profits to align themselves with a celebrity that actually has a passion for the campaigns

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