Archive for the 'Activism' Category

Oscar’s Nearly Green Year

Filed under: Movies, TV and Books , Activism
This was a big year for films with an eco-message, with ” Avatar ” at the top of the list. Even though the awards have been given out, and Avatar was passed over for the big nod, it’s still worth your time [...]

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Filed under: Cars and Transportation , Celebrities , Activism
Leilani Munter: Racer and Eco-Activist. Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images
Sure, everyone is complicated, in one way or another, but few people live a paradox as dramatic as Leilani Munter, race car driver (zomg, so energy-consuming-evil!) and eco-warrior (sound [...]

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Alec Baldwin Schools Us on Nuclear Power

Filed under: Celebrities , Activism , Alternative Energy
Could Alec Baldwin play Al Gore? Photo: Dario Cantatore, Getty Images
You know who I think of when I think of nuclear power experts? Just about anyone besides Alec Baldwin.
Foolish me! It turns out that Jack [...]

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Filed under: Activism , Plants and Wildlife
Children in Beijing celebrate the Year of the Tiger. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Sunday was a double big holiday around the world. In addition to Valentine’s Day, many people also celebrated Chinese New Year. According to the 12-year lunar calendar cycle, we are [...]

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Filed under: Activism , Alternative Energy , Climate Change Coal miner Elmer Lloyd speaks against Mountain Top Removal
Watching the Olympics on Sunday night, I was shocked, amazed and dismayed to see a “clean coal” ad, apparently part of a new campaign to capitalize on [...]

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Filed under: Movies, TV and Books , Polit-eco , Activism
After 17 years of litigation, the $27 billion environmental law suit brought against Chevron by the people of Ecuador seems near a decision, and not in the energy giant’s favor.
That’s making Chevron panicky enough to [...]

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Filed under: Celebrities , Activism , Climate Change
Olympic Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler. Photo: Christian Pondella, Getty Images
Whenever you bring together a big group of eating, drinking, trash-making humans, the green clique starts to get concerned about the environmental impact of the event.
In 2008, Beijing tried [...]

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5 Endangered Species and How You Can Help

Filed under: Activism , Plants and Wildlife
Tough as they are, tigers need our help. Photo: Tambako the Jaguar , Flickr
We all have our favorite animals, but some species need our help more than others. Are you ready to lend a paw?
Tiger
It’s hard to imagine [...]

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Top 5 Eco-Friendly Stars for 2010

Filed under: Celebrities , Activism We love celebrities! Even more, we love celebrities who use their fame to bring attention to good causes, like dolphins, clean water, solar power and animal rights.
Like any popularity contest, our favorite celebrities change over time. And some of them we love more [...]

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Filed under: Activism , Plants and Wildlife
Kittens! Puppies! So adorable, but sadly there are far more sweet baby pets than homes to take them. One of the kindest, and greenest, things you can do as a pet owner is to spay or neuter your four-footed friends.
To encourage this responsible owner behavior, [...]

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