The Green Quote: Dr. Ornish Promotes Plant-Based Living With Author Kathy Freston
March 11, 2010
“Diets that are high in animal protein are usually high in saturated fat, which promotes both heart disease and cancer. A recent study reviewed by Dr. Steven A. Smith in The New England Journal of Medicine found that high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets accelerate atherosclerosis (blockage in arteries) through mechanisms other than traditional risk factors such as changes in cholesterol and triglycerides.
“additionally, too much protein, particularly animal protein, puts a strain o…
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One Day Left For 2010 Ecorazzi Terra Award Nominations!
March 11, 2010
We’re coming down to the wire! Tomorrow, March 12th, is the last day to submit nominations for that year’s er’s Choice Terra Awards!
We’ve aly received by 50 nominations for society, places, websites, television shows, twitter accounts — and more! But whether you’ve got another to add, don’t wait! Once the clock hits midnight, we’ll be cutting off entries and getting y to open voting to the masses.
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Hollywood Donates $3.1 Million To Help Preserve Land At Cahuenga Peak
March 11, 2010
Hollywood studios and leaders have rallied behind the Trust for Public Land (TPL) in its efforts to purchase the property at the Cahuenga Peak.Donations from Hollywood totaling $3.1 million combined with previous contributions bring TPL to $9.45 million of the total $12.5 million needed to preserve the view of the Hollywood sign.The full amount must be raised by April 14 in order to protect the land from possibly being developed for luxury homes.
“The Hollywood Sign is the world-wide symbol of…
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The Colbert Report Features “The Story Of Stuff” Author Annie Leonard
March 11, 2010
Environmental filmmaker, and now author, Annie Leonard recently arised on The Colbert Report to unveil her newest book, “The Story of Stuff.”
The book is based on the digital film she made in 2007, which so far has been viewed by more than 10 million society. Good Lord! In short, it explains how the things we own end up owning us, and how over-consumption invents more of a problem than it’s worth. Leonard explains:
“Our quest for more stuff, and next the work you have …
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Gisele Bundchen And Tom Brady Plug Earth Hour
March 11, 2010
Celebrity couple Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady have produced a series of PSAs in support of Earth Hour.
The event takes places worldwide on March 27th at 8:30PM and encourages citizens to turn off their lights in support of climate change awareness. An estimated 80 million Americans participated in Earth Hour 09 – nearly 1 billion globally.
It’s great to see Gisele getting her husband in on promoting green living — though he did manage to sneak a bottle of Smart Water into his PS…
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Michael Vick Receives Ed Block Courage Award For “Sportsmanship”
March 11, 2010
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the last few years, you certainly know all about the Michael Vick drama. Quick recap: Vick abuses tons of dogs in pretty horrific ways, goes to jail, gets out of jail, gets drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Everyone has their own opinion on whether Vick should be allowed to play for the NFL or not, but I think we can all agree he shouldn’t be given any extraneous awards for his character. That is, I thought we could all agree about that….
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Country Living Mag To Get Greener, Launch Line Of LEED-Certified Modular Homes
March 11, 2010
We’ve seen magazines embrace the environmental movement through special issues and reporting — but never something that ambitious.
Hearst has announced that they are partnering with green building company New World Home to create a Country Living Magazine-inspired line of LEED-certified modular homes. The homes measure 1,100 to 2,300 square feet and range in price from $165,000 to $460,000. In a press release, Hearts said that such design “will reduce overall energy consumption…
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