Singer Alanis Morissette poses at a Burbank rehearsal studio in 2008.
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Pardon the pun, but Alanis Morissette thinks rock stars "Oughta Know" about ways to green up their lives.
The ex-Nickelodeon star and alternative music icon tells Spin Earth that musicians can pursue a rock agenda and an environmental agenda at the same time.
Some of the things she does herself include using biodiesel-fueled buses on tour and giving unused backstage food to shelters, which is "both environmentally considerate and helping other human beings."
"For me, it's everything from shutting off the light in my hotel room to not running the water for too long, to using the same towel over and over again until you can't."
These days, Alanis also is writing a book and running in marathons.
She just finished a Nov. 1 event for the Maasi Wilderness Conservation Trust. The money from the event went to the Simba Project, which prevents the killing of lions and other large predators through a livestock compensation program in East Africa.
Alanis runs with headphones, and her marathon mix includes Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead and "Survivor" by Destiny's Child.
Morissette's latest album, "Flavors of Entanglement," features a song called "Citizens of the Planet."
via: FitCeleb.com
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