Posts Tagged ‘ted danson’

Stars Host Special Oceana Event Honoring Deepak Chopra And Arianna Huffington

November 18th 2009

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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Freeman & Close Honored At Oceana Gala

August 23rd 2009

Morgan Freeman and Glenn Close were honored this weekend at the SeaChange Summer Party hosted by Oceana, the largest international organization focused 100% on ocean conservation. Oceana’s various boards include actors Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer, Sam Waterston as well as co-founder Ted Danson.
Danson co-hosted the event which was held at the Villa di Sogni, a [...]

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Oceana, Nautica & Vanity Fair Celebrate World Oceans Day

June 10th 2009

As we previously reported, this past Monday was World Oceans Day — an opportunity to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. 
Here at Ecorazzi we chose to celebrate the holiday with Oceana as they teamed up with Nautica and Vanity Fair at the Hudson Terrace in NYC. 
Oceana is a nonprofit international [...]

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Ted Danson Talks About New Ocean Doc, Urges People To Help

June 9th 2009

Ted Danson, co-founder of the ocean conservation group Oceana, is promoting a new documentary called The End of the Line; which some critics are calling the wet version of An Inconvenient Truth.
The film, which Danson narrates, reveals the impact of overfishing on our oceans. Check out his appearance on MSNBC below:

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Ted Danson Keys Article For CNN On Dwindling Health Of Oceans

June 8th 2009

Ted Danson has written a new article for CNN on the endangered health of the world’s oceans — and what we might do to (just barely) save them. He writes,
“Today, Monday, June 8, we recognize the first U.N.-sanctioned World Oceans Day. The event comes after years of pressure from conservation groups and thousands of activists [...]

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Ted Danson Fights “Drill, Baby, Drill” With Capitol Hill Visit

February 12th 2009

Ted Danson was on Capitol Hill yesterday testifying before Congress about the importance of reinstating the lapsed moratorium on offshore oil drilling. Under the Bush Administration (cue dark music), the 26-year-old ban on drilling in over 85 percent of the Outer Continental Shelf, including Atlantic, Pacific and Alaskan waters was allowed to expire last October. [...]

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Ted Danson Launches Attack On British Fish And Chips

September 15th 2008

Did Ted Danson just get himself kicked out of our PETA Prime race? Maybe! Just days after Ecorazzi asked YOU to decide who should be PETA Prime’s first vegetarian spokesperson, one of our contestants, Ted Danson, is causing some serious fish controversy.
Ted started Oceana — the largest international group focused solely on ocean conservation — [...]

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Ecorazzi Wants You To Pick Which Celebrity Should Kick Off PETA Prime

September 12th 2008

Who says animal rights is just for young people? With stars like Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire and Miley Cyrus all rocking the veggie lifestyle, it’s easy to think that the meat-free world is a young man’s game. But there’s a whole culture of AARP reading, wrinkle cream purchasing vegetarians who still remember what it was [...]

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Harrison Ford Is The Newest Star Of The O.C.

July 19th 2008

Hundreds came out  Orange County’s Laguna Beach for The Sea Change Summer Party to raise money for environmental group Oceana, and to honor Harrison Ford’s consistent work for the environment. Ford sits on many boards for different environmental groups, he’s donated acreage in Wyoming for conservation, and his recent chest waxing to bring attention to deforestation is [...]

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Catching Up With Sprig’s Green Celebrity Videos

June 23rd 2008

The Washington Post’s green-style site, Sprig, is a fantastic destination for checking out the latest in sustainable fashion, home, and beauty. The team there also does a quality job of grabbing some great interviews with some Hollywood celebrities making efforts to get greener. (Check out their great segment with musician Ben Harper.)
Below are a collection [...]

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