POLITICO.com, who recently interviewed Barbra Streisand, also caught up with musician, activist and cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge to talk about her environmental activism and its relationship to her health.
On the subject she said: “I realized I couldn’t keep walking down the path of, “I can put anything I want into my stomach, and I’m going [...]
Award-winning actor, singer, philanthropist and environmentalist Barbra Streisand sat down to talk with David Mark of POLITICO about energy policy and her own environmentalism. In the interview she notes that her interest in environmental issues was sparked by the Chernobyl disaster and believes that America’s future should see legislation to “reduce emissions by 25-40 percent [...]
With Bill Clinton having to publicly reveal all donors to his Clinton Foundation as part of his wife’s nomination as Secretary of State, some interesting celebrity names have made the list. Always a longtime fan of the former President, Barbara Streisand gave $500,000 in 2006. According to the filing, she made a special note that [...]
“He’s reminded us ‘yes we can’…we can make the transition from fossil fuels to green energy; we can take care of our elderly and make sure that good healthcare is not just a perk for a few, but a right for every man, woman and child.”
- Barbra Streisand on just some of the reasons why [...]
Ya’ll, Barbra Streisand knows what’s up! Proving she has a good heart (I’m punny), the infamous singer/actress/director recently donated $5 million to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to endow a cardiovascular research and education program.
The Barbra Streisand Women’s Cardiovascular Research Education Program will conduct trials on new drugs for women, try to identify the role of [...]
Actor James Brolin, husband to singer Barbra Streisand (who’s on our watch list), has revealed plans to open an organic fast foot food business. We’re not talking tofu and salads here — but healthy burgers and other traditional American cuisine. Rolin explains,
“‘I had an idea for healthful organic food and burgers for your children that [...]
As Mike Meyers character Linda Richman used to say on the Saturday Night Live skit Coffee Talk, Barbara Streisand is “like butter.” Indeed, take one look at her carbon footprint while on tour and you’ll see nothing but fat, fat, fatty.
Our friends from Radar have tipped us off to the dirty details, compliments of the [...]
Rumors are swirling that Jennifer Lopez recently received death threats from a hardcore animal-rights activist. Too hardcore, it seems. The sender promises “to kill her in public, just like the slaughtered animals whose fur she wears.” Yikes! Whether or not the reports are true, it’s still a very scary idea.
Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, [...]
Former President Bill Clinton made an appearance the other day on Jon Stewart’s the Daily Show. They discuss the Clinton Global Initiative and Barbra Streisand, of course! Thanks to DeSmogBlog who found the clip.
The conference started yesterday and ends tomorrow. See updates on the progress of the meeting via the CGI Blog.
The California Coastal Protection Network (CCPN) tells us that “the largest mining company in the world wants to build a Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal off the coast of Malibu.” Fourteen miles off the coast, to be exact. According to the CCPN, LNG is a highly flammable gas; the proposed terminal is three football fields long and 14 stories [...]
