Simon Griffiths, Recycled Toilet Paper Startup Founder, Stages Squat-In For...
From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: In a rather clever fundraising stunt revolving around good, old-fashioned potty humor, a humanitarian-minded Australian entrepreneur has taken to the toilet....
View ArticleWill Witherspoon, Environmentalist And NFL Linebacker, Discusses Livestock...
From Mother Nature Network's John Platt: Tennessee Titans linebacker and part-time cattle farmer Will Witherspoon sat down with members of the U.S. Congress on July 24 to talk about the use of...
View ArticleHilary Swank Helps Bucharest Stray Dogs, Fights For Sterilization Plan
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Thousands of Romanian street dogs have found a friend in Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank. Swank, who won for her portrayal of a waitress-turned-boxer in "Million Dollar Baby,"...
View ArticleGreen Celebrities: Eco-Friendly Actors And Actresses (PHOTOS)
Life in the limelight can't be easy, but many celebrities use that publicity to draw focus to meaningful causes. Some have taken that attention to stand up for what they believe in, and become the...
View ArticleIan Somerhalder, 'The Vampire Diaries' Actor, Talks Love, Social Media And...
Ian Somerhalder, actor and eco powerhouse, uses celebrity for change. 'The Vampire Diaries' star uses social media and his foundation to bring on the next revolution to save our species. The following...
View ArticleKids Against Animal Cruelty, Started By Teen Actor Lou Wegner, Is One Of...
LOS ANGELES -- The person behind one of the country's fastest-growing animal rescues can't even vote yet. And neither can most of the people leading its 10 chapters across the nation. Lou Wegner, a...
View ArticlePETA Claims 'Wrath Of The Titans,' 'Lone Ranger' And Other Films Placed...
How true is the disclaimer: “No animals were harmed in the making of this film"? According to a press conference and letter released by PETA last week, a number of recent films may have placed animals...
View ArticleAnti-Fracking Celebrities, Such As Yoko Ono, Mark Ruffalo And Others, Put...
NEW YORK -- The scene: a Manhattan art-house theater. The cause: a campaign against the gas drilling process known as fracking that's being led by more than 100 celebrities, including Yoko Ono, Sean...
View Article'Years Of Living Dangerously': Arnold Schwarzenegger And Matt Damon Sign On...
Showtime has announced plans to address climate change in a new documentary series. “Years Of Living Dangerously” will address the impact of human-induced climate change through first-person...
View ArticleAdrian Grenier, Peter Glatzer Of SHFT: From 'Entourage' To Entrepreneurs
On "Entourage," Adrian Grenier's character Vince Chase and his posse often reveled in the debauched, hedonistic side of Hollywood. But with his latest real-life venture, Grenier and business partner,...
View ArticleAnimal Poaching Movie: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire And Tom Hardy To...
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: Three Hollywood A-listers with a shared passion for the environment and animal rights have united for a new drama set against the ground war on poachers...
View Article'Avatar' 2 Will Have Greener Set With Solar Array, James Cameron Announces
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: Back in May 2011, after relocating his production company to the MBS Media Campus, James Cameron announced that he would personally fund the...
View ArticleFrack Free Colorado Rally Ends With Celebrities Like Daryl Hannah, Jakob...
DENVER (AP) — A rally organized by opponents of hydraulic fracturing drew about 200 people to Denver's Civic Center Park on Tuesday night. Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers, actress Daryl Hannah and...
View ArticleGQ Names Ted Danson To The Gentlemen's Fund For His Oceana Advocacy Work
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: When you help steer the world's largest advocacy group for ocean conservation, you're likely to get some recognition along the way. So it's no surprise...
View ArticleAnimal Activist Brigitte Bardot Threatens Exile Over France's Scheduled...
PARIS (AP) — Sex symbol-turned-animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot is threatening to join actor Gerard Depardieu in Russian exile unless France halts the scheduled euthanasia of two sick circus...
View ArticleRobert Redford Conservancy For Southern California Sustainability...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California college is teaming up with Robert Redford to create a program where students can combine environmental studies with media and liberal arts. The Los Angeles Times...
View ArticleSir David Attenborough, Naturalist And Filmmaker, Calls Humanity 'A Plague...
From LiveScience Staff: Sir David Attenborough, the famed British naturalist and television presenter, has some harsh words for humanity. "We are a plague on the Earth," Attenborough told the Radio...
View ArticleIan Somerhalder On Animals, The IS Foundation And A New Partnership With...
Ian Somerhalder may play a blood-thirsty vampire on TV, but in real life he would never hurt a fly. Or any other living being, for that matter. As founder of The Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF) and...
View ArticleEdie Falco Circus Boycott: Actress Teams With PETA Over Alleged Elephant...
If elephants were her patients, the "Nurse Jackie" star would take them out of the circus. In a new ad for PETA, actress Edie Falco urges parents to keep their children away from the circus to protest...
View ArticleBenedict XVI: The 'Green' Pope's Environmental Legacy
From Earth Techling's Beth Buczynski: After just seven short years of service, Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing his resignation this morning. Perhaps struggling to adapt to a world...
View ArticleBob Barker Offers Washington University In St. Louis $75,000 To Save Cats
Bob Barker speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, to discuss legislation to restrict the use of exotic animals in traveling circuses. (AP Photo/Carolyn...
View ArticleSister Megan Rice, 82-Year-Old Nun, Will Receive Sentencing With Other...
Michael Walli, left, 63, and Sister Megan Rice, 82, emerge from the Blount County Detention Facility Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Maryville, Tenn. Walli and Rice, who along with Greg Boertje-Obed sneaked...
View ArticleArnold Schwarzenegger Credits Green Activism To Simple Upbringing In Austria
Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former Governor of California, attends the Lloyd Cleantech Congress on February 1, 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Thomas Lloyd Group invited Investors and...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio, Christie's To Hold Charity Auction To Benefit Environment
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the new film "The Great Gatsby," and his foundation have teamed up with Christie's for a charity auction next week...
View ArticlePope Francis: Respect Environment In Which We Live
Pope Francis waves as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) VATICAN CITY, March 19 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on...
View ArticleBill McKibben's Sophie Prize Win For Climate Change Activism Awards Him...
OSLO, Norway (AP) — American environmentalist Bill McKibben has won the $100,000 Sophie Prize for being a mobilizing force in the fight against global warming. The award committee commended McKibben...
View ArticleJude Law PETA Letter Asks WTO To Uphold European Union Seal Fur Ban
LONDON — Actor Jude Law has written to the World Trade Organization to urge it to uphold a European Union ban on seal fur. The British actor was writing on behalf of animal protection group People for...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio's Ivory Ban: Actor Calls For Thailand To Stop Trade
BANGKOK -- Leonardo DiCaprio wants Thailand to ban all ivory trade in the country as part of a global campaign to tackle illegal wildlife crimes. World Wildlife Fund and the actor were encouraging...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio, Animal Activist, Asks Thai Government To Ban Ivory Trade
BANGKOK (AP) — Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has called on the Thai government to ban all ivory trade in the country, as part of a global campaign to tackle the illegal wildlife crimes....
View ArticleTed Nugent Kills 455 Pigs With Machine Gun For Bill Maher And 'Animal Freaks'
Ted Nugent is bragging about killing over 400 wild pigs, a kill he dedicates to Bill Maher and other "animal freaks." While talking with SiriusXM's Brett Winterble, Nugent bragged about killing 455...
View ArticleErin Brockovich DUI: Activist Faces Misdemeanor Charge Of Operating A Boat...
LAS VEGAS -- Environmental activist and movie namesake Erin Brockovich will face a misdemeanor charge of operating a boat while intoxicated at Lake Mead, the district attorney in Las Vegas decided...
View ArticleLow-Flow Toilets Required In California For All Home Renovations
California will become the first state in the nation to require low-flow toilets in virtually all homes, apartment houses and businesses under a law that begins to take effect in January, officials...
View ArticleD.C. Taxicab Commission Says No To Prius Sedans For Hire In Bizarre...
Not long ago, D.C.'s mayor promised to make the nation's capital "the healthiest, greenest, and most livable city in the nation." D.C.'s Taxicab Commission may have another plan in mind. On Monday, it...
View ArticleNorman Reedus, 'Walking Dead' Star, Urges U.S. Ban On Animal Testing For...
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: Joining other celebs such as Sir Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Ricky Gervais and Peter Dinklage, "The Walking Dead's" Norman Reedus is urging the U.S. to...
View ArticleHarrison Ford's Environment Documentary Questions 'Shocked' Indonesian...
Actor Harrison Ford attends the premiere of Relativity Media's 'Paranoia' at the DGA Theater on August 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) Indonesia's forestry...
View ArticleEthan Hawke, 'The Purge' Actor, Talks Environmental Activism
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: In the new hit horror flick "The Purge," it's the year 2022 and the United States has achieved record lows for both unemployment and crime....
View ArticleMatt Damon And Hayden Panettiere To Be Honored By Environmental Media...
Hayden Panettiere arrives at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES -- The Environmental Media...
View ArticleArnold Schwarzenegger's R20 Environmental NGO Opening Algeria Office
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14: Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at the 2013 Financial Education Summit at the Melbourne Convention Centre on June 14, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott...
View ArticleDuring Prince William's CNN Interview, Photos Of Rhino Poaching Make The...
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: Some additional moments from CNN's exclusive interview with Prince William have emerged - and they're heavily focused on the Duke of Cambridge's efforts...
View ArticleActress Rachelle Lefevre Takes On Car Idlers, Pollution In Hilarious PSA
Rachelle Lefevre From Mother Nature Network Guest Columnist Rachelle Lefevre: Growing up in a cold, Canadian climate you get used to morning radio shows doling out cheerful tidbits like wind chill...
View ArticleAmy Smart's Fight Against Plastic Bags, In Los Angeles And Beyond
Actress Amy Smart, May 31, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images) From Amy Smart, Mother Nature Network Guest Columnist: This summer, single-use plastic bags were...
View ArticlePrince William Talks Tusk Trust, Wildlife Conservation In 2013 CNN Interview...
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge feeds a 5 year old black rhino called Zawadi as he visits Port Lympne Wild Animal Park on June 6, 2012 in Port Lympne, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)...
View ArticleRihanna's Instagram Photo With Slow Loris Leads Police To Smugglers
BANGKOK -- Pop star Rihanna spent a weekend at the beach in Thailand, leaving behind a trail of racy tweets and incriminating Instagram photographs that led police to arrest two people for allegedly...
View ArticleBono Takes On Oil Companies And Corporate Transparency During Clinton Global...
Bono had some serious gripes with the oil and gas industry at a panel during the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday. The U2 frontman and cofounder of the ONE Campaign...
View ArticleEco-Friendly Celebrities, TV Shows Honored At Environmental Media...
BURBANK, Calif. -- BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — TV's "House of Cards" and the movie "Promised Land" are being recognized for their eco-friendly messages. The Netflix show and the Focus Features film were...
View ArticleDaryl Hannah Says Autism Made Her 'Terrified' Of Fame, Is The Reason She...
AP Daryl Hannah opens up to People magazine about her struggle with autism. If you feel like you haven't seen the beautiful Daryl Hannah much since "Kill Bill," you're about right. The 52-year-old and...
View ArticleTegan And Sara Get 'Closer' With Their Dogs In Hilarious Parody (VIDEO)
All these dogs want to do is get a little bit closer. Tegan and Sara, the Canadian rock duo, just released this hilarious parody of their hit song "Closer," performed by a vocally talented group of...
View ArticleBarenaked Ladies Cancel SeaWorld Show After Watching 'Blackfish'
Brigitte Engl via Getty Images Tyler Stewart, Ed Robertson and Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies performs on stage at Indigo2 at O2 Arena on November 30, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by...
View ArticleEco Friendly Products: Which Are Worse?
By Rachel Z. Arndt Which is greener, printed books or e-readers? Aluminum cans or glass bottles? The answers will surprise you. Washing By Hand vs. Dishwasher Assumption: Laboring at the sink with a...
View ArticleJames Cameron Buys Walnut Farm In New Zealand, With Plans To Keep The...
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: James Cameron is a celebrated filmmaker, ocean explorer, environmentalists, and as of last week - a commercial walnut farmer. Stuff.co.nz is reporting...
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