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May 5th 2008

Celebrity Gardeners Help Celebrate Compost Awareness Week

Filed under: campaigns, green and famous, thegreenpicture — parrish @ 10:22 am

Just because I’m a lean, green, vegan machine doesn’t mean my social group swims in the same pool. In fact, while my friends are always progressing, my nearest and dearest aren’t necessarily the most eco-friendly kids on the block. So when I called my buddy Tyler this morning to wish him a HAPPY COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK, I was met with a long sigh, an obvious eye roll and a snappy comeback– “And what’s next? Trash in a tree month?”

True, we environmental so-and-sos have a lot of special days, weeks and months, but what’s life without a little celebration every now and then, right? And so in the spirit of green holidays, let’s pause for a moment and celebrate the ever-growing, socially responsible, compost revolution!

Compost Awareness week is organized by The Composting Association (CA) and WRAP, with the goal of increasing awareness of compost in the wider community and highlight its many benefits and applications - particularly for use in the garden.

And Julia Roberts isn’t the only celebrity getting her compost groove on. This year celebrity gardeners (yes, celebrity gardeners),Charlie Dimmock and Matt James, are getting involved by offering tips on using peat-free compost containing recycled materials.

Dimmock said: “If you home compost you could cut down the contents of your household bin by nearly a third and if you choose to use peat-free composts containing recycling material s like grass cuttings and prunings, you’ll be helping to keep waste out of landfill where it rots down to potentially create harmful greenhouse gases.”

To learn more about how you can be a compost superstar visit CompostGuide.com

thanks: letsrecycle.com

May 4th 2008

Jennifer Aniston Has Green Plans For New Malibu Home

Will it come fully stocked with bottled water?

Filed under: buildings and construction, cars-houses — michael @ 10:24 am

Though she continues to plug bottled water, Jennifer Aniston is making plans to add some green into her life (beyond the three-minute showers she enjoys) with the construction of an eco-friendly pad in Malibu, California.

According to sources, Aniston was inspired by Julia Robert’s recently completed eco-home and now wants one for her own. We’re also going to chalk up some potential influence from her man of the moment, John Mayer. This is the same guy that invented a “laid-back” approach to environmentalism; one in which it’s ok to drive an SUV if you offset that by doing something good for the planet; like taking reusable bags to the grocery store or installing solar panels on your roof.

According to Star Magazine, the home will feature a solar-heating system, drought-resistant plants, all organic materials, plus an ocean view. Said the source, “Jen wants to help the environment and she has the money.”

I’m all for these green additions — but in terms of helping the environment, perhaps she could do a lot more to convince her Smart Water brand to go greener. It’s not realistic to suggest she drop it — that won’t happen — but truly, she could have some impact encouraging the company to be more sustainable. Biodegradable bottles? Offsets? Portion of sales going towards an environmental charity?

What do you think about Jen’s green home plans?

National Ledger via Green Daily

April 23rd 2008

Julia Roberts Does Not Wear Deodorant. We’re Smelling A Trend Here.

Filed under: green and famous — michael @ 11:54 am

First Orlando Bloom’s natural smell came into question. Then, it was Matthew McConaughey enjoying several days in between showers. Now, Julia Roberts has admitted she doesn’t touch deodorant saying it’s “just not my thing.”

The actress was on Oprah’s Earth Day special promoting her friend’s new book “Gorgeously Green” (by author Sophie Uliano) and chatting about the small changes one can make at home to create a healthier environment.

Sophie brought out a bunch of deodorant brands and talked about the dangers of aluminum within the antiperspirant products. Roberts then told Oprah that she never wear deodorant — but will often freshen up throughout the day — whatever that means.

Check out the video below — perhaps Woody Harrelson should get her one of those crystal deodorizers.

via cele|bitchy

April 22nd 2008

Julia Roberts Shows Off Her Mad Composting Skills On Oprah

Filed under: events, film-tv, green and famous, healthy living, television, thegreenpicture — parrish @ 10:52 am

Julia Roberts is celebrating Earth Day today by showing off her mad compost skills on Oprah. The Oscar winning actress/super green mom will talk about buying organic, how to clean your fruits and veggies, and yes, also about making that perfect little compost heap.

Other Earth Day Oprah guests include green guru and author of Gorgeously Green Sophie Uliano, greener than you might even realize actress Sandra Bullock and the man with the plan Al Gore.

So for an afternoon of pure greenage, put on your green pj’s, get some green snackage and tune into Oprah! Happy Earth Day Ecorazzi readers!

December 20th 2007

The Green Quote: Julia’s Kids Have Made Her More Aware

Filed under: babies and bumps — michael @ 9:34 am

“My children are perfect, and you think, ‘How can I help sustain their state of bliss and progress?’ And really beating up the planet the way we have is not going to do that. I drive a biodiesel car. I try to set goals that are achievable and then once we get those down, find some more goals that are achievable and keep going a little bit, as opposed to saying, ‘I am going to be completely waste-free in my house’ and all this kind of stuff. It’s just a little bit at a time. And if we all did a little bit at a time, it would just be so impactful.”

–Julia Roberts in an interview with Britain’s Daily Express Newspaper

via celebrity babies blog

November 19th 2007

Julia Roberts And Oprah Share (RED) Gift Idea

Filed under: campaigns, shopping — paige @ 11:20 pm

As the holiday season heats up, so do the vast array of socially conscious products and the causes they support. While Oprah has yet to showcase her holiday “favorite things” show, she gave a sneak peak of a gift idea from friend Julia Roberts. According to the show:

Julia also has been hard at work on a non-acting project. She and Danny have designed bracelets for Emporio Armani to benefit Bono’s (RED)™ campaign—which fights HIV/AIDS in Africa. There are “boy” and “girl” bracelets, each decorated with a sketch of a tree by Danny and the words “Revolution, Evolution, Devotion,” or RED. Julia got involved when Giorgio Armani asked her to collaborate with him on his EMPORIO ARMANI (PRODUCT) RED collection.

The bracelets go on sale December 1, World AIDS Day, and will be available through the end of the year at www.emporioarmani.com. Forty percent of profits go to the (RED)™ global fund. So take a holiday gift cue from this socially conscious celeb: “Christmas is coming up,” Julia hints.