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The Green Quote: Prince Albert II Of Monaco Explains How Everyone Can Help

October 28th 2009

“We have to move away from a society that is obsessed with consumption and consumerism, so perhaps we need to reexamine our lifestyles and consider how our actions and daily life are affecting our world.”
“When people ask me, what can I do? How can I help? I would say to them, what my mother once [...]

Blog Action Day 2009: Celebrities Lend Voices To Drive Copenhagen Support

October 15th 2009

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 [...]

Rock legend Sting has become the latest celebrity to sign on to Prince Charles’ Rainforests Project — and in celebration of its 30th Anniversary, he’s lending his iconic “Message in a Bottle” tune to the cause. “Thirty years ago, I wrote ‘Message in a Bottle,’” he says. “Today, I’m joining forces with His Royal Highness [...]

David de Rothschild Promotes The Prince’s Rainforests Project

Plus, The Plastiki Expedition gets a slick new website.

September 28th 2009

Adventurer, ecologist, and activist, David de Rothschild is the latest celebrity to appear in a series of videos plugging Prince Charles’ Rainforests Project and encouraging people to become involved. “We’re getting to a period where there’s no turning back,” he says,” and the most important thing is our ability to live on this planet.” Check [...]

Harrison Ford Wants You To Join Team Earth

September 22nd 2009

Backed by inspiring music, Harrison Ford is supporting and voicing a new campaign called “Team Earth”. The 67-year-old actor is a long-time conservationist and last summer, at the height of the Indiana Jones 4 media blitz, waxed a portion of his chest to highlight deforestation. For this new effort, Ford is once more promoting preservation [...]

Prince Charles Warns Of “Nightmare” Collapse In Fish Stocks

July 16th 2009

As we’ve previously stated in great detail, when it comes to the environment Prince Charles is pretty much on point. 
Most recently the Prince hosted a reception for the Marine Stewardship Council — an organization that works with fisheries, seafood companies, scientists, conservation groups and the public to promote the best environmental choice in seafood.
During the event, the [...]

Henry VIII Was An Environmentalist?

July 10th 2009

Delivering a keynote lecture yesterday, Britain’s Prince Charles dropped an interesting fact on the infamous King Henry VIII.
“Henry instigated the very first piece of green legislation in this country,” Charles said. “In ordering the building of a great many ships, he effectively founded the Royal Navy. But there came [...]

VIDEO: Corporate Leaders Join Prince Charles In Urging Protection Of Rainforests

Get ready to gush.

June 5th 2009

Remember a couple weeks back when celebs like Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, and others hooked up with Prince Charles for a video promoting Rainforest protection? Well, the Prince is back — this time with something a bit drier: Corporate Leaders! <Swoon>
Sure, these behemoths of the business world aren’t much to get excited over, [...]

Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Pele, Robin Williams, Prince William, Prince Harry, the Dalai Lama and others have teamed up with Prince Charles on a new video promoting conservation of the Rainforests. The 90-second clip features all of the participants standing next to — or holding — a computer-animated frog. “Our aim, with your help, is [...]

Prince Charles Pulls An Al Gore: Set To Release Book And Movie On Environment

April 21st 2009

Prince Charles is tearing a page out of Al Gore’s green book with a one-two punch book and documentary warning of the negative impact big businesses are having on the environment. The 60-year-old royal is calling the project “Harmony” and has waived his usual author’s fee in favor of royalties going towards his charity.
The prince [...]