http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/planet-100/palin-rouge-climate-change.html Today's Planet 100 looks at U.S.-China Energy Pact, Palin Goes Rogue in Climate Facts, and Alaska's War on Polar Bears. Today's Planet 100 looks at U.S.-China Energy Pact, Palin Goes Rogue in Climate Facts, and Alaska's War on Polar Bears. Animals Climate Change Energy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:21:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/planet-100/palin-rouge-climate-change.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/politics-show-business-mckay.html Young and rising musician Nellie McKay talks about when she became vegan, how she talks about her politics to the media and to her audiences, and the political responsibility she feels she has not only as an artist, but as an individual: "you can't be neutral on a moving train." Young and rising musician Nellie McKay talks about when she became vegan, how she talks about her politics to the media and to her audiences, and the political responsibility she feels she has not only as an artist, but as an individual: "you can't be neutral on a moving train." Animals Music Musicians and Bands Politics Vegan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:21:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/politics-show-business-mckay.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/silverstone-trim-kind-diet.html Actress, activist, conservationist Alicia Silverstone has long depended on a plant-based diet to maintain her trim and healthy body. And though she eats meat and dairy-free, she feel anything but deprived. In fact, she believes that this type of diet can help you lose weight with ease, clears skin, ups energy, and makes digestion a breeze, and she tells us all about it in her new recipe-filled book "The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet"(Rodale 2009). We talked with Alicia about her new book, her philosophy on life, food and how a "Kind Diet" is not only good for the body, but the planet too. Actress, activist, conservationist Alicia Silverstone has long depended on a plant-based diet to maintain her trim and healthy body. And though she eats meat and dairy-free, she feel anything but deprived. In fact, she believes that this type of diet can help you lose weight with ease, clears skin, ups energy, and makes digestion a breeze, and she tells us all about it in her new recipe-filled book "The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet"(Rodale 2009). We talked with Alicia about her new book, her philosophy on life, food and how a "Kind Diet" is not only good for the body, but the planet too. Animals Ecological Footprint Health Vegan Vegetarian Weight Loss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Laurel House http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/silverstone-trim-kind-diet.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/planet-100/whales-saved-japanese-recession.html Today's Planet 100 looks at Whales Saved by Japanese Recession, Giant Disco Ball in Space, and Feeding the Planet. Today's Planet 100 looks at Whales Saved by Japanese Recession, Giant Disco Ball in Space, and Feeding the Planet. Animals Climate Change Ecological Footprint Water Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/planet-100/whales-saved-japanese-recession.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/countries-endangered-species.html Hunting, habitat loss, livestock grazing, climate change, overpopulation-these are just some of the reasons why our planet is losing species at an alarming rate. Hunting, habitat loss, livestock grazing, climate change, overpopulation-these are just some of the reasons why our planet is losing species at an alarming rate. Animals Endangered Species Take Action Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/countries-endangered-species.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/focus-earth-wolf-hunting.html Wolves are either an endangered species or the enemy of farmers, depending on perspective. A hunting season was just reinstated for this once endangered animal, to no small opposition from conservationists. Wolves are either an endangered species or the enemy of farmers, depending on perspective. A hunting season was just reinstated for this once endangered animal, to no small opposition from conservationists. Animals Endangered Species Focus Earth Issues Outdoors Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/focus-earth-wolf-hunting.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/focus-earth-prairie-environmentalists.html Usually at odds with each other, ranchers and conservationists have come together in the American west to conserve and revive the health of the American prairie. A respect for the land and the need to keep it healthy have created these unlikely but fruitful partnerships. Usually at odds with each other, ranchers and conservationists have come together in the American west to conserve and revive the health of the American prairie. A respect for the land and the need to keep it healthy have created these unlikely but fruitful partnerships. Animals Endangered Species Focus Earth Issues Outdoors Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/focus-earth-prairie-environmentalists.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/focus-earth-safety-geese.html Ever since the US Airways scare in New York, geese have been blamed for endangering air safety. But it's not such a fair game. Killing geese (the wrong kind) while they're grounded is not the answer. Ever since the US Airways scare in New York, geese have been blamed for endangering air safety. But it's not such a fair game. Killing geese (the wrong kind) while they're grounded is not the answer. Animals Focus Earth Issues Pollution Transportation Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/focus-earth-safety-geese.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/vegan-portman-join-fight.html The popular actress is making the transition "from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." How about you? The popular actress is making the transition "from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." How about you? Animals Eco-Friendly Foods Green Celebrities Take Action Vegan Vegetarian Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/vegan-portman-join-fight.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/wolf-hunt-battle-science.html Doug Honnold, the managing attorney of EarthJustice, writes that a sad milestone has passed: "More than 100 [gray] wolves have been killed since Idaho and Montana began hunting them this fall." Following President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in parts of the Midwest, Montana, and Idaho, governors in the later states approved plans to allow wolf hunts to take place this fall. So far, the casualties have been severe. Doug Honnold, the managing attorney of EarthJustice, writes that a sad milestone has passed: "More than 100 [gray] wolves have been killed since Idaho and Montana began hunting them this fall." Following President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in parts of the Midwest, Montana, and Idaho, governors in the later states approved plans to allow wolf hunts to take place this fall. So far, the casualties have been severe. Animals Endangered Species Politics Take Action Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/wolf-hunt-battle-science.html