“I am deeply touched and thrilled to be awarded the PETA U.K. person of the year. When I first saw their video footage on foie gras production three years ago, I felt compelled to do something to help put a stop to this cruel delicacy. I have since become a passionate campaigner against foie gras, [...]
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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Wyclef Jean has been honored for his work to strengthen and inspire change in his native country of Haiti through his Yéle Haiti organization. The 37-year-old received the Ripple of Hope Award, along with rocker/activist Bono, at a ceremony thrown by The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and [...]
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I’ll just say it: here at the Razz, we’re pretty massive fans of Global Green USA! A mighty force in the field, Global Green works hard to create a more sustainable planet and to honor Mother Earth each day.
On Monday, I had the chance to spend some time with the GG crew at their 10th Annual [...]
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Ashley Judd was honored last night as part of USA TODAY’s fourth annual Hollywood Hero Awards for her work as a Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS. The 41-year-old actress was modest in her acceptance of the award, telling USA TODAY’s Ann Oldenburg, “I’m just the front woman. I was just lucky that this wonderful organization was [...]
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Jane Fonda has followed Prince Charles in receiving Germany’s highest green honor: The Sustainability Award.
The actress, Vietnam activist, and workout guru was presented with the honor last week for her pioneering “green hollywood” efforts. Joining her in receiving eco-awards of their own was Yusuf – the singer once known as Cat Stevens – and Wolfgang [...]
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This Saturday, Woody Harrelson will become Dr. Harrelson as York University in Toronto bestows an honorary Doctorate on the actor for his work with environmental issues. “Mr. Harrelson’s understanding of why we each need to reduce our ecological footprint is authentic, and his efforts to inspire others to grasp and act on this concept provide [...]
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It’s coming.
VegNews magazine has announced that their most anticipated issue of the year, The 2009 Veggie Awards, has been packed and shipped to readers. Of course, the real world is just to slow for us — so we managed to pull some strings, send in some vegan-powered ninjas, and sneak away with a partial list [...]
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It’s safe to say that the Nobel committee is betting on America to help lead on a number of issues. The award this morning of President Barack Obama for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize is more an affirmation of the hope and diplomacy such a person can bring to the world, and less a pat [...]
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We’re not sure what the basis for the ceremony was, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently honored Ed Begley Jr. for his green living. Commenting from his Twitter account, Schwarzenegger wrote, “Surprised @edbegleyjr w/ a special award – he’s the king of practicing what he preaches about going green.” The Governor then linked to a low-quality [...]
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Sporting a longer than usual goatee/beard, Brad Pitt took to the podium at the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative to give an update on his Make It Right foundation’s progress in New Orleans. “I don’t know how we build any other way anywhere else,” Pitt said, addressing the audience in New York. “We can no [...]
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