“Succeeding as a champion athlete or champion student takes plenty of nutritious fuel for the mind and the body. Students need more fruits and vegetables that will help them stay healthy, fit, and ready to learn. That’s why it’s important for Congress to stay on top of its game by reforming the Child Nutrition Act.”
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Jane Goodall is one of my all-time favorite people! A tireless advocate for compassion, Jane has proudly earned her title as “UN Messenger of Peace.”
Goodall recently appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss her lifetime of work. In the interview, she talks about the dangers of keeping wild animals as pets, saying:
“The [...]
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A few serious Hollywood A-listers are helping to honor Deepak Chopra and Arianna Huffington at Oceana’s 2009 Partners Awards Gala on November 20th.
The 2009 Oceana Partners Award Gala honors those individuals who have made outstanding contributions through their personal commitment to the cause of protecting and conserving the environment. We likey!
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart [...]
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“If any vegans came over for dinner, I could whip them up a salad, then explain my philosophy on being a carnivore: If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?”
-Sarah Palin sharing thoughts about veganism in her new book. I mean are you really surprised? [...]
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“In the context of the environment, I would say give up fish. Did you see the New York Times editorial about making tuna an endangered species? We’ve gotten to a truly insane place with the ocean. We talk about greenhouse gas emissions, we’re talking about a real process, I mean it’s terrible, but fishery scientists are [...]
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Actor and activist Adrian Grenier is totally inspired and sharing that inspiration with the world.
In April, Grenier attended the Clinton Foundation’s Millennium Network in Los Angeles–a gathering of more than 600 service-minded young professionals from all over the world who came together to address the most pressing issues of our time.
Adrian recently recorded a PSA [...]
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“Being green is about being responsible. It’s being responsible for your own carbon footprint. The best way to start being green is simply by focusing on your own garbage. Just divide your rubbish up and realize what is biodegradable and what is not biodegradable.”
-Actor Brian Cox discussing easy ways to get green at Global Green’s [...]
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True Blood’s Stephen Moyer may play a vampire with a thirst for the red stuff, but in real life the 40-year-old says its going green that we should be getting excited about.
Moyer recently sat down with the New Zealand Herald to talk about his new network mini-series Ice — which takes place in the year [...]
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I’ll give you twenty dollars if you can tell me what’s better than a room full of super cool people celebrating compassionate fashion.
Last night, I headed down to the Bowery Hotel in NYC to celebrate the Cool vs.Cruel Fashion Competion — an annual event put on by The Humane Society of the United States and [...]
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“For comic relief, ‘Green Porno’ on Sundance Channel is now in its third season of deadpan puppet shows by Isabella Rossellini. I’ve learned a lot more than I want to about reproduction in the animal and insect kingdoms. This season, the third so far, has an especially eco-friendly and equally hilarious bent, showing, in the [...]
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