Articles tagged “Movies”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Green Glossary: Dam/Age By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Dec 30 2008 Dam/Age is a film documentary that "traces writer Arundhati Roy's bold and controversial campaign against the Narmada dam project in India, which will displace up to a million people." + READ MORE

Top 5 Green Movie Villains We could All Learn a Thing or Two From By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Nov 19 2008 Ever feel like nobody understands your inclination towards environmentalism? Well, take heart—there are plenty of fictional characters who can relate (there are plenty of real ones too, of course, but they're not as dramatic). Without further ado, here are the top 5 misunderstood green villains. + READ MORE

Watch these 3 Essential Green Documentaries Now By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Oct 2 2008 There are so many environmental issues confronting the world—if a film was made about each, you could probably spend an entire year watching them all. Thankfully, you won't have to do that—if you just see these three films, you'll get a pretty good idea of the some of the primary problems facing the ecosphere today. The state of food production, corporate involvement in green technology development, and the mother of all modern green issues, global warming, are tackled in these celebrated documentaries. + READ MORE

Plan a Green Movie Night—Save Money By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Sep 25 2008 I find nothing relaxing about heading out to the movie theater on the weekends only to spend $10 on my ticket alone and then an additional $10 for a liter size watered down drink and a fatty tub of butter popcorn. With the economy in a slump and the need to start saving money a necessity, we have made movie night at the house a regular event. + READ MORE

Rent Green Seal Awarded Flicks By Leslie Billera IN Tech & Transport Aug 19 2008 Hollywood movies are all about big, bigger and biggest. The Environmental Media Association's (EMA) goal is to get filmmakers to think small ? at least in the carbon footprint department! Like the inspired eco-vangelists profiled on G Word, many in Tinsel Town are stepping up and doing their fair share for the environment. + READ MORE

Greening the Tween Celebrity Fix By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 12 2008 Miley Cyrus may be becoming more green these days, especially with her new single about saving the planet, but she's not the only member of her generation trying to make a difference. More and more tweens and teens alike are doing their part to put their feet down about all things green. This is awesome because they're all the future of our country. However, there is one little thing about the tween and teen industries that doesn't exactly cater to an eco-friendly initiative. You know what that one thing is? STUFF. + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green, Week Eight: Being Green in My Free Time By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Aug 6 2008 This week is all about making eco-awareness part of my bigger picture, and making my free time as green as my daily responsibilities. I've already been trying to do this, although with varying degrees of success. + READ MORE

Put WALL-E Out of Work By Erin Hollingsworth IN Tech & Transport Jul 28 2008 You don't have to go too far below the not-so-overly-cute surface of Pixar's new WALL-E to see a pretty grim future, albeit 700 years from now, on Earth. If we continue to find new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle, (as Adrian and the gang do throughout Episode 3 of Alter Eco) not only can we avoid turning into the... + READ MORE

Eco Documentaries You Must See By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 12 2008 Being informed about our environment requires research. Unfortunately, it's far too easy these days to turn a blind eye to the problems that face us. Thankfully, there are multiple mediums through which we can learn. + READ MORE

About Hollywood Green By Team Planet Green IN Hollywood Green Jun 3 2008 Hollywood Green delivers the latest in news regarding Hollywood stars and starlets who are going green while making headlines in movies, TV shows, and music. "Access Hollywood" already dominates when it comes to covering Hollywood. Hollywood Green, however, is a... + READ MORE

Meet Nicola Giuggioli Of Eco, The Ethical Design Store In London By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect May 21 2008 Welcome to Planet Green's series about Change Makers.Explaining to people that this is not a cyclical phenomenon, we are really destroying the place we live in. It is not a problem for people that will come in 500 years; this is our problem and the effects are going to be on our children's shoulders, so lets take action + READ MORE

Celebs Who Have Gone Green By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect May 5 2008 You see celebs unnecessarily blowing up buildings on television and they rarely recycle in the movies, but in their personal lives, many celebrities are actively lowering their ecological footprint and are doing their part to take care of the environment. A few of these celebrities can be read about on Treehugger.com and you'll meet some of these famous conservationists on the G Word. + READ MORE

Meet SuChin Pak By Team Planet Green IN G Word May 5 2008 She's co-hosted the Video Music Awards, the Movie Awards, and has been on the Red Carpet for the Oscars and the Golden Globes, but SuChin Pak never planned on a career in television. During high school while volunteering for a... + READ MORE

Opt for Greener Cushions on Your Furniture By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Apr 25 2008 How well do you know your couch?And, as soy increases in popularity not only as food but as a feedstock for biofuel, there are increasing agro-political implications of growing soy; mostly, that means that farmers are growing more of it, some using genetically-modified seeds, some using more pesticides so it'll grow... + READ MORE

Wackily Dashing: Holter Graham By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Apr 9 2008 Co-host Holter Graham is an actor who has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but his success doesn't mean that dumpster diving is beneath him. From taking a dive in a polluted reservoir to wiggling his fingers... + READ MORE

Meet Your Host: Annabelle Gurwitch By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Apr 1 2008 Actress and writer and activist, Annabelle Gurwitch, takes social issues and turns them into provocative entertainment. As the host of Planet Green's original carbon foot-printing series, WA$TED! , she spends a great deal of time trolling through people's trash. Her... + READ MORE

Equate 3.14 With Pie By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 14 2008 Happy 3.14 or March 14, also known as Pi Day.If you want to use fresh ingredients, just substitute squash for the pumpkin which is no longer available in this season.Earlier this year, I was soundly criticized by my eldest child for mistaking National Pie Day with Pi Day when I did a post on making pies out of your... + READ MORE

Make a DIY iPod Video Projector By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Feb 29 2008 Instructables user tanntraad walks us through assembling a do-it-yourself iPod video projector using little more than cardboard, a glue gun, mirrors, and plenty of black electrical tape. + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Ratatouille By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 22 2008 Well, I've saved the best food movie for last in my series of Oscar food-themed films.Ratatouille 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes1 lb zucchini , cut into 1-inch cubes1/4 cup + 2 tbsp olive oil1 1/2 cups sliced onions1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into cubes3 cloves of garlic, chopped1 1/2... + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Johnny Depp By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 22 2008 How could we possibly have an Oscar-themed food party without including the delightful meat pies of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?I also would have been thrilled to see Gordon Pinsent get a nomination for his beautiful, heartbreaking performance in Away from Her.I actually had some some beef braised in... + READ MORE