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Ain't it funny how time slips away
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Katharine Wroth |
15 Feb 2005 |
Gristmill |
| We are late on this one -- later than J Lo's apology for sucking, later than the U.S. signing on to Kyoto -- but just in case you missed it: Willie Nelson is getting into the biodiesel business! The iconic singer and three partners have formed 'Willie Nelson's Biodiesel,' and they're marketing 'BioWillie' (a name that somehow conjures former President Clinton, but never mind) to truck stops across the country. Lots of bloggers have gushed about this already. But he ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, celebrity, energy (all these topics) |
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Crichton Mad
A review of the distorted plot and politics in Michael Crichton's State of Fear |
David Roberts |
01 Feb 2005 |
Arts and Minds |
| Michael Crichton, author of State of Fear. Photo: HarperCollins Publishers. Michael Crichton's State of Fear is an attempt to meld serious politico-scientific critique with a modern techno-thriller. It's an ambitious undertaking, but to paraphrase Thomas Edison, success is 1 percent ambition and 99 percent not writing an awful book. Crichton's novel, alas, is unilluminating ... |
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| Topics: books, celebrity, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, politics (all these topics) |
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Free Winona! (From enviro prejudice!)
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Lisa Hymas |
05 Jan 2005 |
Gristmill |
| It's not like the woman hasn't paid her dues. Winona Ryder did 480 hours of community service to atone for that little shoplifting mishap (the $7,600 worth of Saks duds she lifted in 2001 -- oopsy!), and still the actress endures discrimination -- now from enviros, of all people. Ryder says she wanted to sign a petition calling on Bush to get behind the Kyoto Protocol but was turned away because of her criminal record. No word on which green group did the spurning -- las ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate (all these topics) |
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At Last, an Evil Worldwide Cabal of Our Own
Crichton thriller denies climate change; world fails to laugh at him |
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14 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| At Last, an Evil Worldwide Cabal of Our Own Crichton thriller denies climate change; world fails to laugh at him Popular author Michael Crichton's new novel State of Fear features an evil cadre of environmentalists that uses secret technology to cause catastrophic natural disasters in order to convince the public of the dangers of global warming. They are aided by gullible Hollywood typ ... |
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| Topics: books, celebrity, climate change skepticism, dumbassery , insanity (all these topics) |
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Dan Aykroyd rants about overconsumption
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Lisa Hymas |
03 Dec 2004 |
Gristmill |
| In an interview done to promote his (widely panned) new feel-good flick Christmas with the Kranks, Dan Aykroyd let loose his opinions on overwrought consumerism: '[T]he common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50 a barrel so we have to have these wars,' he said. Still, he called for supporting the troops fighting those wars: 'we've got to support those young men and women who are out there protecting our big fat bloated li ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, consumerism (all these topics) |
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Array of Hope
Environmental leaders and thinkers on what comes next |
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03 Nov 2004 |
Main Dish |
| What do we do now? That's the question one early riser asked Grist in a letter to the editor right after the election results rolled in. Faced with another four years of the Bush administration -- an administration that has been roundly denounced as the most environmentally destructive in the history of the nation -- our correspondent asked: Where should environmentalists put their energies for the next four years ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, George Bush, Nancy Pelosi, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Oh Danny Boy
An interview with green-style guru Danny Seo |
Amanda Griscom |
21 Sep 2004 |
Main Dish |
| If Martha Stewart really is having a new-age awakening as she prepares to enter the clink (she just bought Body & Soul Magazine and rumor has it she intends to give her lifestyle empire a hint, at least, of green), she might want to take notes from one competitor who, at the tender age of 27, is already burnishing his reputation as America's reigning environmental lifestyle expert. That would be Danny ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, fashion, grassroots activism, green living, green products, interview (all these topics) |
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Hollywood Golightly
An interview with Hollywood eco-crusader Laurie David |
Amanda Griscom |
16 Jun 2004 |
Main Dish |
| Those who are quick to snub Hollywood environmental activists as dabblers in eco-chic or peddlers of a pet cause would likely have a change of heart after shooting the breeze with Laurie David. Laurie David Photo: Tierney Gearon. David began her career booking comedians for David Letterman and met her husband Larry David -- co-creator of Seinfeld and creator and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm -- ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, consumerism, education, environmental justice, environmental movement, green living, greenwashing, interview, NRDC (all these topics) |
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Hy Jinx
Hybrids Gaining Ground Among Celebs, But Still Pricey for the Rest of Us |
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08 Mar 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Hy Jinx Hybrids Gaining Ground Among Celebs, But Still Pricey for the Rest of Us Thanks to lobbying by intrepid enviro group Global Green USA, several high-profile celebrities arrived at the Academy Awards this year not in stretch limos, but in diminutive hybrid Toyota Priuses. Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, Charlize Theron, Robin Willi ... |
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| Topics: cars, celebrity, consumerism, electric vehicles, environmental justice, green living, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics) |
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Still the Sundance Kid
Robert Redford gets heated up about the Bush environmental agenda, clean energy, and more |
Amanda Griscom |
13 Nov 2003 |
Main Dish |
| He played the Sundance Kid, the sharpshooter sidekick to Paul Newman's Butch Cassidy in the 1969 classic; he built the Sundance Village in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah; he founded the Sundance Institute for independent film and theater production and established the Sundance Film Festival. But all the while, Robert Redford has been doing an altogether mo ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, interview, politics, Robert Redford, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Big Gulp
Ford May Restart Production of Its Biggest SUV |
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29 Oct 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Big Gulp Ford May Restart Production of Its Biggest SUV Ford Motor Co. disappointed enviros with an announcement this week that it may resume production of its monster-sized Excursion SUV, dubbed the Valdez by the Sierra Club. Last year, Ford said it would stop producing the Excursion after the 2004 model year because of falling sales, but now the company is reconsidering because, it says, the market for large S ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, cars, celebrity, hybrids, Prius (all these topics) |
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Master of Her Green Domain
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and husband Brad Hall discuss their eco-friendly hideaway |
Amanda Griscom |
31 Jul 2003 |
Powers That Be |
| Long before they joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live," before she played Elaine on "Seinfeld" and he became a writer/producer for shows ranging from "The Single Guy" to "Frasier," Julia Louis-Dreyfus and husband Brad Hall were devout environmentalists. Now they are key players in Hollywood's green vanguard. Over the pa ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green building, green living (all these topics) |
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Master of Her Green Domain
Hollywood Couple Builds Eco-Friendly Hideaway |
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31 Jul 2003 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: celebrity, energy efficiency, green building, green living, renewable energy, solar thermal power (all these topics) |
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You Can Hardly Prius Out of 'em
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24 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| You Can Hardly Prius Out of 'em Some stars toned down the glitz at last night's Academy Awards ceremony in acknowledgement of the war in Iraq, while others toned down their energy consumption, arriving at the event in gas-electric hybrid cars instead of gas-guzzling stretch limos. Actress Cameron Diaz was chauffeured to the Oscars in her own Toyota Prius. "I drive it e ... |
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| Topics: Cameron Diaz, cars, celebrity, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, Prius (all these topics) |
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
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04 Oct 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Where Everybody Knows Your Name Former President Bill Clinton paid a visit to Hollywood yesterday to speak at a fundraising dinner for the American Oceans Campaign. Leonardo DiCaprio, Barbra Streisand, Dennis Quaid, Rhea Perlman, and other stars were on hand to honor the president for his past environmental work. The event raised $600,000 for American Oceans, which was founded by ... |
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| Topics: Bill Clinton, celebrity, environmental non-government organizations, oceans (all these topics) |
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All the Anti-president's Men
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14 May 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| All the Anti-president's Men Robert Redford, in a letter made public on Friday, has royally dissed an invitation from U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton to attend a press event with her later this month to release a California condor into the wild. Norton invited Redford after learning that he was critical of her policies. She noted that he had starred in the 1975 thriller "Three Days of the Condor" and suggested that ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Robert Redford (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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22 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Saturday, 22 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. Long before dawn on Earth Day, I awake with a premonition of dread. I flip on CNN and watch the tapes of armed INS agents ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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21 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Friday, 21 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. I roll out of bed at 5:30 a.m. Heavy early media schedule. Shave, shower, read Washington Post. And recoil. A front-page art ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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20 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Thursday, 20 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. The day starts with an ice-cold shower. Not by choice. But it certainly gets the sleep out of my eyes. My email has an ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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19 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Wednesday, 19 Apr 2000 ATLANTA, Ga. I wake up early. Stretch. Run a couple miles. Lift some weights in the hotel gym. Just pump out the tension. Push 10 ext ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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18 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Tuesday, 18 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. More of the same. A drive-time radio show in Boulder. A spot on CNN Headline News. I miss a satellite interview with a ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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17 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Monday, 17 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. These days, I always sound hoarse. Like Clinton. Talk, talk, talk ... (I hear there's a support group for recovering poli ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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16 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Sunday, 16 Apr 2000 NEW YORK, N.Y. My hotel is bursting at the seams with teenagers who are attending some sort of choir festival. I am awakened at 3:00 a.m. by ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
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15 Apr 2000 |
Dispatches |
| Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Saturday, 15 Apr 2000 NEW YORK, N.Y. I leave my house at 6:00 a.m. Saturday to catch a flight to New York. Earth Day New York is being held on April 16 to avoid ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics) |
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On the Road
And wishing I'd left the car at home |
Ed Begley, Jr. |
02 Feb 2000 |
Main Dish |
| Editor's note: Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr., journeyed last month in a natural-gas car from his hometown of Los Angeles to Des Moines, Iowa, site of the nation's first political caucuses, to raise the profile of clean-car technology. Here he relates his (mis)adventures. A Week Before Departure Ed -- happier in a tree than in a car. The good folks at the EarthYear 2000 event in Iowa are excited that ... |
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| Topics: cars, celebrity, energy, green living, natural gas (all these topics) |
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