This year’s “Green Week” on NBC is turning out to be its best ever — with green themes on shows like The Office, 30 Rock, Community, and now this genius eco-jam medley from Jimmy Fallon.
Seriously, it’s no easy task to come up with something entertaining and environmentally-themed — but Fallon’s 4-minute guitar jam hits it [...]
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And so it begins.
The Japanese whaling fleet, led by the factory ship Nisshin Maru and its catcher boats, left port today for Antarctic waters. Groups such as the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Greenpeace condemned the departure; while the Australian government expressed “deep disappointment” and called on Japan to join its $32 million [...]
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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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We’re keeping the clothing theme alive on Twitter Thursday with some cute 100% organic tees from the PETA catalog.
Titled ‘Tofu Never Screams‘, these tees are made by EarthPositive and and manufactured using solely sustainable energy generated from wind and solar power. We imagine they would work best while everyone is gathered on Thanksgiving to sit [...]
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Though there are signs the economy is improving in some areas, the overall picture is still very much one of struggle. Sadly, this tornado of financial distress has claimed yet another wonderful eco-magazine: Positively Green.
Barely over a year old, founder Kelly Magill wrote yesterday to confirm the bad news. “We’re not going to be [...]
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British model Keeley Hazell is turning up the heat on PETA’s anti-fur campaign with a new photoshoot that features full-frontal nudity. The animal rights org released two different ads — one featuring Keeley clutching a stuffed toy cheetah and another with her topless and wearing a masquerade animal mask.
The topless shot should actually come as [...]
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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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Leave it to Audi’s marketing division to come up with a green commercial that also manages to insult anyone using alternative transportation.
Ride the bus? You suck. Ride a bike? You suck harder. Ride a Segway through a busy city walkway? Ok, they have a point there.
Oh yea, and for anyone using a biodiesel vehicle, prepare [...]
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In putting together our “8 Celebrities With Green Fashion Lines” gallery yesterday, Leona Lewis was dropped at the last minute. This is because we haven’t heard much about her eco-friendly clothing collection since it was rumored back in early 2008. We’re not saying it’s not coming, but Lenoa is obviously taking her time — something [...]
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he doesnt have to become a hard core 24-7 vegan, just a small effort...