Today is Blog Action Day 2009 — and the topic that has more than 9,000 blogs in 150 countries with more than 12 million readers buzzing is climate change. The goal is to help facilitate discussion on the issue and get the world ready for the incredibly important Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December. It [...]
We knew Cate Blanchett’s involvement in taking the Sydney Theatre Co. green would be huge — but we had no idea she would help drive installation of the largest capacity building-mounted solar array in Australia?!
The theatre group announced last week that it will be installing a 2,000 panel rooftop solar system to be completed by [...]
As we mentioned yesterday, Cate Blanchett spoke at the World Business Summit on Climate Change on Monday in Copenhagen. “Political failure in Copenhagen is quite simply unacceptable and this powerful room must play a major role in preventing this failure,” she said. “Your strong leadership through a compelling call to action at Copenhagen that delivers [...]
Cate Blanchett was in Copenhagen yesterday participating in the World Business Summit on Climate Change. The actress took to the stage to demand that business leaders around the world seek eco-friendly methods to decrease their carbon emissions and increase sustainable practices.
She told the conference, “Political failure at Copenhagen in December is quite simply unacceptable [...]
In a first for the British royal family, Prince Charles is set to join celebrities Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett in a new ad campaign to stop deforestation. The initiative is set to benefit the Prince’s Rainforest Project and encourage people to “sign up” and help defend these natural areas.
According to sources, the film is [...]
“I think there is an opportunity in climate change. We all know the depressing facts but there is also the opportunity to re-ignite that sense of community. We are a very big, vast country and we forget that we have individual concerns in our communities, which are made up of individuals who all vote and [...]
Alicia Silverstone has been joining Matt Damon on the Obama campaign trail in Florida to help get out the vote for the Democratic Presidential nominee. In a recent conference call with the media, Silverstone promoted Obama’s global warming policies and revealed her reasons for backing him saying, “I was impressed when I heard him talking [...]
Cate Blanchett is set to open the World Metropolis Congress as representatives from more than 80 cities arrive in Sydney, Australia this week. The three-day event will cover issues facing cities around the world including climate change, financing public infrastructure, urban renewal, and social sustainability. Obviously, the world economic crisis is expected to take center [...]
You might have already learned from Ecorazzi that Armani has double-crossed PETA in its past pledge to go fur-free. In a huge “Oh no you didn’t!” measure, PETA immediately started asking Armani wearers to boycott the company. Last week we learned that Glenn Close and Cate Blanchett were sent anti-Armani letters, following past letters to [...]
As Ecorazzi previously reported, Georgio Armani seriously pissed off PETA (and pretty much every other animal-respecting person) when it was announced that his fall collection would include fur coats for babies, floral-printed fur coats, fur-hemmed skirts, and fur-trimmed jackets. You see besides the fact that wearing fur just totally sucks, Armani has been in talks with [...]
he doesnt have to become a hard core 24-7 vegan, just a small effort...