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September 9th 2008

KT Tunstall And Vanessa Carlton Head To Arctic To Study Climate Change

Filed under: green and famous — michael @ 10:08 am

Singers KT Tunstall and Vanessa Carlton are joining a crew of other celebrities and scientists on a trip to the Arctic Circle. The trip is on behalf of climate awareness charity Cape Farewell — which is hoping the artists are inspired creatively by the opportunity to work side-by-side with oceanographers and researchers studying climate change. A spokesperson for the charity tells People.com, “It has been organized for several months. We are hoping that KT will be able to blog while she is on the trip.”

Tunstall was recently married on a remote Scottish Isle and is using the expedition as the first part of her honeymoon with new husband Luke Bullen.

According to DoSomething, Vanessa Carlton is planning on throwing a green bash in her NYC apartment in anticipation of the nine-day trip. All of the napkins, cups, and other accessories will either be biodegradable or or made with recycled paper. Guests include Moby, Martha Wainwright, Feist and many other greenies.

Stay tuned to see how this trip impacts the participants. No doubt, we’ll have a bevy of good quotes after everyone returns.

August 15th 2008

Razzi Snap: Secret Disney Messages Worked for Paul McCartney

Filed under: books, green and famous — sara @ 9:01 am

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has been an animal rights activist since he was a wee bairn–thanks to Disney. He says that the films Bambi and Dumbo turned him against animal cruelty early on–”If you think of Bambi, its mum gets killed by a hunter and I think that made me grow up thinking hunting isn’t cool.” To find out why Alicia Silverstone, Pamela Anderson, Moby, and Andre 3000 (aka Andre Benjamin) went veg, click here.

I never thought I’d hear the words “Jenna Jameson” and “too much sex is bad” in the same sentence. Leave it to PETA to pull that one off. Jenna’s posing for the “Too Much Sex Can be a Bad Thing” campaign to raise awareness about animal birth control.

We know that celebs are giving up their footwear for the causes they love; now they’re giving up eye wear, too. Today at 10 AM eBay will commence the Sightsavers Auction ‘Specs Appeal’, in which Ewan McGreggor, Michael Caine, and other celebs will be giving up their sexy specs to this charity to help alleviate blindness and preserve sight for people in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

According to designer Kelly LaPlante, “Green is a standard, not a style.” Her new book, Ecologique, features some of her custom celebrity eco designs, including a sunroom for Amy Smart and a restored chair for Michael Rappaport.

July 28th 2008

Moby Lets You Look Inside His Vegan Cabinets

Filed under: food & drink, green and famous, video — erinnuallain @ 10:00 am

In this set of four videos for Epicurious, Moby invites the cameras in for a tour of his New York kitchen and answers the age-old question of “So what does a vegan eat anyway?”.

The musician opens up his cupboards to reveal the health-conscious contents and sings the praises of veganism — though he does admit that there are occasional challenges with the food options available while on tour in other countries.

Moby also tells about when he finally gave into peer pressure and bought a microwave. Exceedingly pleased with the purchase, he happily states that it actually preserves the nutrients of foods better than other cooking methods and even uses less energy than the stove top. (Tip: Even though it says “Loading”, hit play to start the video…)

Continue reading about some unfortunate green observations…

July 23rd 2008

Alanis Morissette, John Mayer, and Others Sing for Tibet

Filed under: campaigns, music, politics — erinnuallain @ 11:33 am

Several famous voices are sounding out for a new project simply entitled “Songs for Tibet”.

Moby, John Mayer, Sting, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, and Suzanne Vega all lend their talent to the album which is due for global release on iTunes on August 5. That is a mere three days before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

“This album will focus people’s attention on the importance of Tibet, the gifts of its culture, and the crisis the Tibetan people are facing today,” said one of the album’s organizers and member of The Art of Peace Foundation, Michael Wohl.

Many in Tibet, as well as the Dalai Lama who fled his homeland, say its people have suffered widespread political, cultural and religious repression under the forced Chinese rule since 1951. Protests in Tibet against Chinese rule erupted in March, and China was condemned internationally for its ensuing security crackdown that Tibetan exiles said left more than 200 people dead.

It isn’t only the people that are affected by the current status of Tibet either. According to savetibet.org: “The high plains, forests and mountains of Tibet are home to rare and endangered wildlife such as the snow leopard, blue sheep and Tibetan antelope (chiru). Due to extensive resource extraction, poaching and unsustainable development, these ecosystems and many of their species are now endangered.”

“The forced settlement of nomads is wiping out a unique way of life, increasing poverty and contributing to grassland degradation.”

via AFP

March 6th 2008

Moby’s Chicken Pimp Goes After Factory Farming

Filed under: animals — michael @ 5:08 pm

The Colonel gets what he deserves in Moby’s latest single titled “Disco Lies”. Check it below: