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November 4th 2008

The Green Picture: Alyssa Milano Wears Eco-Vegan Fashion

Filed under: fashion — parrish @ 3:24 pm

Alyssa Milano is pictured here sporting a sexy-chic evening gown on the cover of LA Direct designed by eco-fashion rockstar, Dalia. If you’re rocking that vegan sauce and prefer not to wear silk, Dalia offers a whole section of eco-vegan gowns that are sure to impress.

Oh yeah, plus a portion of the price of each gown is donated to Women for Women, which provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. To order a gown, email Dalia directly at dalia@dalia.biz!

via: girliegirlarmy.com

November 4th 2008

Ed Begley Jr. Delivers Keynote Address At 2009 Electric West Exposition

Filed under: events, green and famous, products — parrish @ 3:00 pm

Good news Ed Begley, Jr. fans! It’s been confirmed that Eddy B. will be delivering the keynote address at the 2009 Electric West Exposition and Conference — the biggest electrical marketplace in the western United States– on March 18th, 2009 at The Las Vegas Convention Center. What the heck is Begley gonna talk about? GREEN LIVING, OF COURSE!!! The topic of Ed’s speech is: Live Simply So That Others Can Simply Live and will focus on renewable energy issues and his life as a social reformer driving green issues.

More specifically, Begley will dish about his 39 year eco-journey — including his first electric car and riding a bicycle to Hollywood events. Earlier this year Begley’s long time friend, Swoosie Kurtz, confirmed exclusively with Ecorazzi that Begley was green WAAAAYYY before it was cool.

Begley will offer manageable changes attendees can make for a sustainable living environment, suggest products and services that work, and discuss challenges on Global climate change, pollution, and dependency on Mid East oil that can be overcome. I mean…OKAY!

If you wanna see Begley live, visit the Electric West website and register for the event!

November 4th 2008

Calista Flockhart Hosts The 37th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner

Filed under: events — parrish @ 1:39 pm

We polled 100 random people and found that 98.5 percent of them prefer peace over violence. Okay, we didn’t REALLY pole 100 people, but I’m guessing – just guessing here—that if we DID poll a hundred people at least 98.5 percent of them WOULD have voted that way. Especially if Calista Flockhart was one of the voters!

You see, Calista Flockhart is set to host the 37th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner benefiting Peace Over Violence on Friday November 7th. It’s no surprise that Flockhart is hosting, as she’s the National Spokesperson for the organization that recognizes people who work to build a world of healthy relationships, families and communities free from sexual, domestic and interpersonal violence.

The event will include a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner and awards ceremony and feature stars like Harrison Ford, Bo Derek, Jane Seymour, James Keach and many others. Furthermore, guests are being asked to bring old cell phones to help the Verizon Wireless Hopeline program, which works to help stop domestic violence.

To find more about this super snazzy event, visit PeaceOverViolence.org!

via: looktothestars.org

November 4th 2008

Boston Vegetarian Food Festival A Success With Author Karen Dawn And More

Filed under: art, events, events: boston, food & drink — parrish @ 12:45 pm

As Ecorazzi previously reported, this year we chose to spend our precious World Vegan Day sampling delicious veggie food and hanging out with a few well-known veggies at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival . It was our first time at the festival and I’ll tell you this: we most certainly WEREN’T disappointed.

A highlight of the day was a talk by celebrated author and friend of Ecorazzi, Karen Dawn, who discussed her book Thanking The Monkey and signed autographs in the lobby after – if you don’t have a copy make sure you pick one up! We also said hello to Josh Hooten, founder of Herbivore Clothing Clothing, who will be featured in our upcoming segment Ecorazzi Home Movie: Parrish Goes To Portland.

If you’re a regular reader, you might remember that earlier this month I attended Farm Sanctuary’s Party for the Pigs and met one my all time favorite “actorvists”, Persia White. I was so impressed by Persia’s supreme awesomeness that I gave her my coveted vegan pin that I often sport at these kinds of events. While I was more than happy to share my bling, my threads have been looking a bit bare lately. Luckily for me, Snooty Jewelry owner Jeanine Taylor – a talented vegan jewelry designer – was at the festival and hooked me up with a brand new recycled VEGAN pin that is sure to impress all!

If you missed the festival this year, NO WORRIES! The Boston Vegetarian Society holds the food fest each year and you only have to wait another 363 for the next one (sigh). To find out more about what’s going on up in MASS, visit the Boston Vegetarian Society’s website! Happy eating!

November 4th 2008

Gavin Rossdale Plays Tennis for Charity

Filed under: contests, events, events: miami, sports — sara @ 11:56 am

If you think Gavin Rossdale is hot on stage (ever eye him like a piece of meat?), wait until you see these pics of him in tennis threads. Yum.

Over the weekend, Gavin was in Miami for the Chris Evert/ Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic to raise money to fight drug abuse, child abuse, and homelessness. Chris Evert is a charity rockstar who helps support wonderful organizations like Make-A-Wish Foundation, Women’s Sports Foundation, Save the Children and many more. 

Avid player Gavin was joined by fellow celebs Chevy Chase, Jim Courier, Greg Norman, Jon Lovitz, Mary Pierce and others who participated in The Classic — which has raised over $16 million for its sponsored charities in the past.

November 4th 2008

Ecorazzi Reminds You To Be A Star On Election Day And Vote YES On Prop 2!!

Filed under: campaigns, politics — parrish @ 11:30 am

Take a deep breath. Can you smell that? No it’s not Sienna Miller covered in cow’s blood, it’s the smell of Election Day. As many Americans wait for hours in local poll lines (reading Ecorazzi on their Blackberry, of course) we’d like to remind all of our West Coast-rocking, Californians to vote YES on Prop 2.

While the Razz has not officially endorsed any candidate, we HAVE joined our favorite stars like Ellen Degeneres, Persia White and Tobey Maguire by publicly announcing our support for Proposition 2.

To review: Prop 2 is an initiative to add a chapter to Division 20 of California’s Health and Safety Code to prohibit the confinement of certain farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs.

And you don’t have to be a vegetarian to support proposition deuce! Major publications including the New York Times (which is traditionally insensitive to animal rights issues) have endorsed the historic proposition.

So when all you lovely Californians head to the polls this morning, vote with your heart and vote YES ON PROP 2! It’s time for some positive change up in this house!

November 4th 2008

Leonardo DiCaprio to Make Another Environmental Documentary

Filed under: movies — stephanie @ 11:07 am

Leonardo DiCaprio expressed his excitement about a possible Obama presidency this week, and revealed plans to start working on a new environmental documentary. Speaking to reporters about his recently released film, Body of Lies, DiCaprio said he’s crossing his fingers for Obama and believes the rest of the world is, too.

“I’ve my fingers crossed that he will win because I think he’ll make some dramatic changes in our country that we’re looking for, but the rest of the world is as well.”

DiCaprio also spoke of the need for the next president to address environmental issues, saying “I think it’s almost impossible to not have a better environmental policy than our last president,” he said.

He’s also looking forward to bringing us a follow-up to his environmental documentary, The 11th Hour.  Ecorazzi previously reported that there was a RUMOR going around that DiCaprio would indeed make a sequel to his environmental doc, but now it looks like it’s official! Can’t wait to hear the details of what he’s going to cover this time around! The 11th Hour was pretty powerful, and we all know how dedicated DiCaprio really is to this subject – should be a good one!

via AFP

November 4th 2008

The Green Quote: Vegan Superstar Leona Lewis Plans To Adopt

Filed under: green and famous, music — parrish @ 10:57 am

“I definitely want to adopt. My mother was a social worker and my dad was a youth offender officer, so I know that there are a lot of kids out there that need help. When I was in Africa, I wanted to take home all the kids. They were so cute. All of them had been orphaned because of HIV and it was heart breaking. There are so many kids in the UK and abroad who need help it’s difficult to know where to start.”

- Vegan pop-star Leona Lewis discussing her desire to adopt and proving once again that compassion has no limits. Rock on, Leona!

November 4th 2008

Donald Trump’s Golf Course Plans Rise From The Dead, Given Approval

Filed under: buildings and construction, cars-houses — michael @ 8:39 am

Sure, Halloween might be over, but that hasn’t stopped Donald Trump from working some black magic on his previously dead Scottish golf course plans. Back in November of last year, Trump was given the boot after the Aberdeenshire council voted against him — citing protection of the remarkable coastal sand dunes and the habitat of rare birds as more important.

The Scottish government, however, saw a little too much economic benefit in the $2.1 billion dollar project to pass up and stepped in to intervene. According to PlanetSave, the government defends the decision by pointing to the hundreds of jobs the 2,000-acre facility will create amid a damaged economy. The facility is expected to generate $100 million annually for the Aberdeenshire community.

The decision has, not surprisingly, upset environmentalists and scientists alike. “The crazy thing is that there could easily have been both golf and environmental protection at Menie,” said Jonny Hughes, head of policy at the Scottish Wildlife Trust. “This decision will mean needless destruction to a unique and nationally important site.”

Damn — a year ago I championed a victory of environment over money. Sadly, that battle has now been lost and two championship golf courses, an eight-storey five-star hotel, a golf academy, nearly 1,000 holiday homes and 500 private houses will be built in a protected area. The best we can hope for from this situation is that Trumps adopts the same low-impact, green building strategies that he’s put to work at his “Trump on the Ocean” on Long Island.

Yea, it’s a long shot.

via PlanetSave and GreenDaily

November 3rd 2008

Natalie Portman And Rashida Jones Release Another Furry Video

Filed under: animals, politics, video, web — michael @ 9:52 pm

As we found out earlier, according to Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones, the answer to solving the financial crisis is puppies. Lots of them.

Now, with the election taking place tomorrow, the two actresses are encouraging people to vote and providing the impetus with yet another furry incentive.

And yes, I did reluctantly watch this video only to somehow feel better afterwards as a result. Perhaps baby animals really are the answer to everything.