Only Stephen Colbert could put together a Christmas special I’m remotely interested in watching. (Besides A Charlie Brown Christmas — that will never get old.) It’s either going to be an instant classic, or become as forgettable as that Election Night Special he had with Jon Stewart. Either way, you should consider tuning in for [...]
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“(The Good Food Movement) has grown and thrived almost entirely without the support of the federal government. However, now is the right moment for the leadership of our country to take a role in this important movement. In fact, the future of our economy, our environment and our health demand it. Now is the time [...]
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“Change is all about thinking positively. What you think is what you’ll be, so try to be positive, and that’s what I tell all the kids. By concentrating on the possibilities, you attract good things. Bio-fuel is one of those good things.”
- Willie Nelson discussing positive change in Ingrid Newkirk’s new book, One Can Make a [...]
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What’s better than 22 years of concerts to help promote local farming? How about a first-ever Farm Aid in New England?
John Mellencamp is announcing that this year’s Farm Aid will be held at the Comcast Center in Mansfield on September 20th. The lineup will include Mellencamp as well as Dave Matthews, Neil Young, and of [...]
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A billboard for Circle G Convenience Store where you can stop in for some clean burning, renewable fuel. Hey maybe they have vegan beef jerky too! Oh Willie why you gotta be so cool?
thanks: flickr.com/fill3r
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I think it’s safe to call Willie Nelson a pioneer in environmentally-friendly practices. Ecorazzi previously reported on Willie’s participation in Farm Aid, commitment to bio-diesel, and now, after canceling his bottled water line because he couldn’t stand the plastic bottles, Willie’s making the clean water industry a whole lot cleaner.
WaterTechOnline.com is reporting that Willie Nelson [...]
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It seems that nowadays every magazine has a “Green Issue”. And why not? Let’s be honest, green is the new EVERYTHING!!!
So in the spirit of el verde Billboard Magazine has dedicated their entire March issue to all things green, including a list of the top 10 greenest musicians. Billboard says, “The Top 10 green musician activists from the [...]
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Pop Quiz!
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain all have what one thing in common?
A. A fiery passion for a well-made biscotti
B. The uncanny ability to tie perfectly knotted friendship bracelets
C. A desire to ban horse meat for consumption and prohibit their export for slaughter
If you guessed C you got it right. Congratulations!
While perusing one [...]
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And you thought the $98,000 Telsa Roadster was a bit out of budget. For the price of the Natalia SLS 2, you could open up your own Tesla dealership.
Two years since it was first announced, the car deemed “the world’s most luxurious, expensive and technologically advanced production automobile” is coming together for an expected 2009 [...]
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When I think of West Virginia, the first word that pops in my head surely isn’t: progressive. But color me ignorant! PETA has just announced that their person of the year is no other than West Virginia senator, Robert C. Byrd. Senator Byrd (or as his friends call him Big Byrd…oh how I joke) [...]
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