Articles tagged “Green Celebrities”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Travel With Piers Morgan: Growing Sustainability in the World's Most Unsustainable Places By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 12 2011 A quick look at what's sustainable and what's not in three of the cities Piers Morgan will hit this season. How much do you know about major cities' sustainability around the globe? + READ MORE

In Defense of The Family Dinner By Care2.com IN Food & Health Nov 17 2010 Laurie David hit the nail on the head. “There is one thing I did right as a parent: cultivating the ritual of our family dinner since the children where young,” she said recently. Her new book, The Family Dinner, talks all about the importance of cooking and eating at home and bringing the family dinner back to the table. + READ MORE

4 Challenges to Reduce Plastic Pollution By Care2.com IN Work & Connect Nov 10 2010 The TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch forum, designed to elevate plastic pollution to the forefront of global social, environmental and political discourse, concluded Monday with four specific challenges to businesses, policy makers and individuals to refuse disposable plastics. Here's what the challenges mean to you. + READ MORE

What Do Ted Turner and Prairie Dogs Have in Common? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 29 2010 Ted Turner is pro-prairie dog, anti-pesticide, and wants to know - what's wrong with a few grasshoppers? + READ MORE

Is Bill Clinton Really Going Vegan? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Sep 22 2010 The rumors are true. Bill Clinton has heard how healthy a vegan diet is, and is trying it out for himself. + READ MORE

Paul McCartney Speaks Out Against NASA Monkey Irradiation By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 2 2010 Paul McCartney has joined the call for NASA to cancel plans to use monkeys in radiation experiments. + READ MORE

Be a Humane Hero: Join Sheryl Crow and HSUS in Helping Abused and Neglected Animals By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jul 12 2010 Sheryl Crow's latest green cause is to help the Humane Society help animals around the country. + READ MORE

Manute Bol, 7' 7" NBA Star Who Put Sudan Before Himself By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jun 25 2010 Manute Bol died recently and his life seems worth celebrating here not because of his role as an athlete, but because of his dedication to a cause. Manute Bol let himself be ridiculed on behalf of people suffering in Sudan. + READ MORE

Women Will Save The World! Really…the Dalai Lama Says So By Aysia Wright IN Work & Connect Jun 11 2010 Women out the save the world converge to discuss, collaborate, inspire and grow green business at the Women of the Green Generation Conference on June 12, 2010. + READ MORE

Noam Chomsky and Bill McKibben Talk Climate Change By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jun 11 2010 Bill McKibben and Noam Chomsky discuss climate change (and climate change deniers). Check it out, then visit 350.org. + READ MORE

Share Your Best Green Ideas for a Good Cause with Kelly Ripa By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Apr 27 2010 Actress, talk show host, and mom Kelly Ripa brings together great green ideas from other green gurus at her website, Kelly Confidential. + READ MORE

Readers' Choice Winners for TreeHugger's Best of Green Awards - Culture and Celebrity By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Apr 9 2010 The editors chose their favorites: Now see which celebrities, events, websites, and Twitter feeds readers think deserve the title of Best of Green. + READ MORE

The Recipe for a Vegan Takedown: WWE Diva Tiffany is Keeping it Green and Sexy By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Feb 22 2010 Taryn Terrell (a.k.a. Tiffany) bares her vegan pride in a WWE Diva. + READ MORE

The Green Lodge: A Sanctuary Amidst a Less Than Sustainable Sundance Film Festival By Sara Novak IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 10 2010 I recently spoke with seasoned environmental writer and Planet Green's own Seth Leitman to get his take on whether this year's Sundance was actually making noteworthy strides toward sustainability. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: Erin Brockovitch Still Going Strong--Because the Fight Is Not Over Yet By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Dec 4 2009 Almost a decade after the hit film showed off her legal success story and made her an environmental celebrity, Erin Brockovich still has contamination battles to pursue. And she's taking them on, full speed ahead. + READ MORE

Jonathan Safran Foer on Factory Farming, Thanksgiving, and Birthday Cake (Interview) By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Dec 2 2009 What matters is how animals are treated and how the environment is treated. If we can move toward a place where people are eating less meat--and approach dietary transformation through meals, rather than through lifestyle patterns, I wonder if it wouldn't be more effective. I'm not interested in perfection. I'm interested in working on these issues. + READ MORE

The Real Mother Earth: 10 Inspirational Women Fighting for a Cleaner, Kinder Planet By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Nov 30 2009 When an environmental threat affects a community's health, most often it is women who take on these issues. + READ MORE

Woody Harrelson: Stop the Mountaintop Removal Madness By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 10 2009 Woody Harrelson invites you to stand with him and the musicians he supports in standing against the wanton destruction caused by mountaintop removal mining for coal. + READ MORE

Ed Begley is a Superhero for Earth By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Nov 10 2009 On December 11, the Captain Planet Foundation will honor Ed Begley, Jr., as a Superhero for Earth. The foundation, named after Ted Turner's eco-crusading cartoon hero, listed Ed's role as an environmental leader in Hollywood and his ongoing involvement with numerous causes and organizations working to clean-up the planet as their motivation for bestowing the recognition. + READ MORE

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Where the Coal Is Coming From By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 9 2009 Bobby Kennedy on the coal industry, the harm it is doing to the environment, and the politics that is allowing it all to happen. And why you should start acting now to stop it. + READ MORE