Posts Tagged ‘robert duvall’

Robert Duvall To Battle Walmart Over Proximity To Civil War Site

Filed under: buildings and construction, campaigns, cars-houses — Michael d'Estries @ 2:19 pm

May 5th 2009

Academy Award-winner Robert Duvall is not taking lightly the proposed construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter within a mile of the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia. The 78-year-old actor has teamed up with two Congressmen to oppose the big box store and help preserve the sanctity of the area. From the article,
Mr. Duvall and others, including Reps. [...]

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Grrrrreat! Harrison Ford, Bo Derek Launch Global Effort To Save Tigers

Mimicking Tony The Tiger will never get old...

Filed under: animals, campaigns — Michael d'Estries @ 2:19 pm

June 10th 2008

Harrison Ford surprised schoolchildren on a trip to Washington’s National Zoo, by appearing with members from the World Bank to officially launch a new global effort to save tigers from extinction. The 65-year-old star has been ramping up his philanthropic efforts — mainly we suspect due to the spotlight of the latest Indiana Jones movie [...]

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