Archive for the ‘television’ Category

Iron Chef America Visits Obama Family Garden For Special Episode

November 5th 2009

Iron Chef is playing in Michelle Obama’s garden and we think it’s just swell!
The popular Food Network program has taped a special episode using produce from the White House garden to help promote local and organic food. The episode will also feature Mrs. Obama discussing her crusade to reduce childhood obesity through better school lunches, [...]

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Al Gore And Stephen Colbert Debate Global Warming Solutions

November 5th 2009

Just last night, Stephen Colbert and Al Gore got together to discuss a solution to this pesky global warming problem.
In a pretty hilarious split screen Formidable Opponent segment, Colbert started off by interviewing himself and then introduced the former Vice President to chime in. Gore shared this piece of information:
“Stopping global warming doesn’t have to [...]

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ABC’s ‘V’ Features Some Eco-Friendly Actors With Wolf And Mitchell

October 30th 2009

Are you excited for V?
I remember watching the original mini-series back in the 80s when I was five or six and pretty much loving every moment. The only downside was having a father that liked to scare the hell out of me after every episode. I particularly remember him rolling a banana peel up in [...]

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Natalie Portman Vegetarian Episode Of Top Chef Disappoints Plant-Eaters

October 29th 2009

As a vegan Top Chef watcher I often feel conflicted – inspired by the artistry, but grossed out by just about everything else. So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard that Natalie Portman would be appearing on the show with a super special vegetarian challenge.
Well, the episode premiered last night and [...]

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South Park “Whale Whores” Manages To Hilariously Offend Everyone Equally

With the exception being Paul Watson, who gets absolutely eviscerated.

October 29th 2009

Last night, South Park went straight for the heart of the Japanese whaling controversy with their episode titled Whale Whores. If you’ve watched Animal Planet’s Whale Wars, seen The Cove, or read any one of our many articles on the issue, you’ll find that South Park creators Matt and Trey probably did the same. The [...]

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Glenn Beck Sides With PETA, Decries Meatless Mondays, Hammers Gore

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October 28th 2009

Glenn Beck is several layers of crazy, but he does have a point when it comes to Al Gore and eating meat.
For the longest time, PETA has been urging Gore to address factory farming as detrimental to the environment — and promote a more vegetable-friendly diet as one big way to help “save the planet”. [...]

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Al Gore To Promote New Climate Change Book On ‘Letterman’

October 28th 2009

Expect to see a lot more of Al Gore in the media over the next couple weeks.
The Nobel Prize winner and Former VP is about to release a new book on the environment titled “Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis” On sale November 3rd, it was created by Gore a follow-up to [...]

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New South Park Episode To Take On Japanese Whalers, Dolphin Hunt

October 26th 2009

Attention Japan: You’re about to get spoofed. And it ain’t gonna be pretty.
The South Park cartoon series is addressing the whole Whale Wars/Dolphin Hunt drama this week with a new episode called Whale Whores. Clever. Here’s a brief synopsis of what to expect:
Stan and his family are spending his birthday at the Denver Aquarium where [...]

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Last night was the EMAs (pronounced “emmas”, in case you didn’t know), the annual awards gala thrown by the Environmental Media Association in celebration and recognition of those working in film and TV production who are supporting and promoting the green cause both behind the scenes and on camera. Sir Richard Branson and Jason Mraz [...]

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Ellen DeGeneres Teaches Audience How To Cook Vegan Meal

October 26th 2009

If you’ve ever wanted to know why we gave the coveted Vegan Celebrity of 2009 first place prize to Ellen Degeneres, just watch this video.
Last week, Ellen brought on her personal chef – Roberto Martin — to teach viewers how to make a delicious vegan meal. On the menu was: mashed potatoes, field roast with [...]

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