What if Star Wars was actually written by environmentalists? That’s the question posted by environmental activist and author Derrick Jensen in this clever video mixing a talk he gave in 2006 with animation. Check it out below and let us know what you think. Is Jensen’s critique of environmental groups spot on?
via Submedia.tv
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Move over Gwyneth Paltrow — there’s another actress coming online that wants to share her healthy, environmentally-friendly finds.
In conjunction with the release of her new book “The Kind Diet“, Alicia Silverstone is branching online with a new site called TheKindLife.com. Hit it up currently, and you’re met with nothing more than a “Hellow” — but [...]
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The Twitter celebrity charity machine is once again banging out the big bucks. This time, television funny man Drew Carey is bidding $100K to buy the @Drew twitter account from Drew Olanoff — a Twitter user who encourages a positive approach to living with cancer.
Olanoff recently tweeted that he would be auctioning off the account [...]
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The extended version of the Matt Damon explosion we all saw early last week is now online — something every HBO On-Demand subscriber will tell you they’ve already seen. Whatever. I’m poor.
There’s obviously a bit more here than the tease we had last week which fully reveals that the whole thing was staged. Jeremy Piven [...]
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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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In celebration of Vegetarian Awareness Month, I thought it might be cool to list what I believe to be PETA’s best “GO VEG” commercials from the last couple years. Obviously, there’s bound to be some that I missed here — but take a look and let us know what your favorite is!
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If the environmental movement has been looking for an 80s “We are the World”-type anthem; this celebrity-fueled remake of the classic “Beds are Burning” song is a fine candidate. Over 60 international music stars and celebrities including Duran Duran, Mark Ronson, Jamie Cullum, Melanie Laurent, Marion Cotillard, Milla Jovovich, Fergie, Lilly Allen, Bob Geldof, Youssou [...]
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Jessica Alba has taken to blogging about her experience at the Clinton Global Initiative — in particular, she shares more details about her announcement that she will co-chair the United States 1GOAL campaign during the 2010 World Cup. Here’s a brief highlight:
“In the US we take for granted that our children have a right to [...]
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Google has added a new feature to its 3D mapping program, Google Earth, that allows you to plot firsthand the devastating predicted effects of climate change until the year 2100. From the Sydney Morning Herald:
Using data provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the search giant created new layers for Google Earth showing [...]
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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 [...]
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