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Ellen DeGeneres endorses Hillary
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Sarah van Schagen |
27 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Clinton, that is. Not Duff. |
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| Topics: celebrity, elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Natalie Portman on Target
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Sarah van Schagen |
26 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In talking about her new vegan shoe line, Natalie Portman reveals she often shops at Target to find vegan shoes: "Basically, I [launched the line] out of a lack of choice. Stella McCartney does great shoes, but they're expensive and very fashiony. I wanted a mary-jane shoe without leather. I've been getting stuff from Target, which is de facto vegan because it's so cheap. But I did need some shoes that weren't made of canvas or plastic." Apparen ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, fashion, green products, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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Oscars: green, but not braggy
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Sarah van Schagen |
25 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| As I reported last week, the Oscars went green(er) again this year. But if you watched the awards show last night, you might have noticed there was nary a mention of it, aside from a few jokes from Jon Stewart -- quite a contrast to last year's Al-and-Leo show. In other green-award-show news, the Independent Spirit Awards, held Saturday night, also had a green tinge. Ed Begley, Jr., even made an appearance to help power the event via bicycle. Which I believe wa ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, movies (all these topics) |
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And the green award goes to ...
Will Oscar's eco-efforts pale compared to last year? |
Sarah van Schagen |
22 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This story has been updated with breaking news about the greening of the Oscars. See below for details. Matt Petersen and Salma Hayek at Global Green's pre-Oscar bash. Photo: Global Green Last year's Academy Awards were a veritable green fest, what with Inconvenient Truth's multiple wins and the Gore/Leo announcement about the Oscars officially going green (albeit via carbon offset). Green itself could have gotten its own award -- perhaps for its role as & ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, movies (all these topics) |
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X-Men won't mar the spot
Wolverine goes green in new movie |
Sarah van Schagen |
20 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Marvel at this: X-Men Origins: Wolverine will be an environmentally friendly production. This fourth movie based on the Marvel Comics characters is currently being filmed in New Zealand, and the producers have agreed to work with the local Queenstown Lakes District Council on a "green screen" initiative. As part of the project, the council will do an environmental impact assessment of the sets and find ways to maximize recycling efforts. A "g ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, movies, New Zealand (all these topics) |
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Paging Vinod Khosla ...
Billionaire Branson regrets mindless biofuel support |
Tom Philpott |
19 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Time was when biofuels, including corn-based ethanol, had no stauncher supporter than Richard Branson, the U.K. airline and entertainment magnate. Now, according to the BBC, he "regrets his investments in biofuels on economic and environmental grounds." In the above video, the billionaire deplores the lameness of corn ethanol. For the record, I think he's being naive by suggesting that sugar plantations in Africa represent some sort of panacea comp ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, celebrity, energy, investing, Richard Branson (all these topics) |
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Lance Armstrong: more bike commuters, please
A breathless appraisal of Lance's new bicycle mecca and mission |
Adam Stein |
16 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Lance Armstrong will soon unveil his 18,000-square-foot Austin-based bike shop, Mellow Johnny's (named after the Tour de France's yellow jersey -- or 'maillot jaune'). The goal of the shop is to promote bike culture and bike commuting: 'This city is exploding downtown. Are all these people in high rises going to drive everywhere? We have to promote (bike) commuting...'Showers and a locker room will allow commuters who don't have facilities at their offices to ride down ... |
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| Topics: bikes, celebrity, green living, placemaking, Texas (all these topics) |
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I'm sure there's a Baywatch joke in here somewhere
Depressing ocean news buoyed by Pam Anderson's striptease |
Sarah van Schagen |
15 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Walking into the office this morning, I saw this headline in bold letters on the front of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Scientists fear 'tipping point' in Pacific Ocean."Then, a news search told me this: "As vast as the oceans are, almost no waters remain untouched by human activities."It's enough to make me wanna strangle myself with me old eyepatch ...But then, I turned to my favorite celeb goss site, as I often do in these times of turmoil ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, oceans (all these topics) |
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The sound of one awards show greening
Grammys go green(ish) |
Sarah van Schagen |
11 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Between a late-night dinner with a friend and finally watching Thursday's taped episode of Lost, I caught about five minutes of last night's Grammy Awards show (the five minutes of Brad Paisley singing "I'd like to check you for ticks ..." -- a strangely compelling song). But I was pleased this morning to see that the Grammys celebrated their 50th anniversary by going green for the first time. By partnering with the NRDC and others, the Recording Academy ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, music, TV (all these topics) |
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Don't you know Jack?
Jack Johnson's new album is solar-powered |
Sarah van Schagen |
04 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Grist has been all over Jack Johnson's greenness (if you know what we mean ...) for a while now, but this weekend, the Gray Lady got hip to him too. The laid-back surfer-songwriter's upcoming album, Sleep Through the Static, drops tomorrow -- straight from the all-solar studio where he recorded it. CNN takes a tour in the vid below: |
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| Topics: celebrity, music (all these topics) |
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30 Seconds to Greenland
Jared Leto and band film video in the Arctic |
Sarah van Schagen |
31 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Jordan Catalano Jared Leto took his so-called band to the Arctic Circle to film this video for "A Beautiful Lie." They've also partnered with NRDC (much like Green Day did) to provide eco-tips and minimize the impact of their trip (via "strategies that would minimize fuel consumption on the shoot" and, yes, offsets). Says Leto, "Almost everyone has heard of global warming by now but for the people of Greenland it is a real and tangi ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, celebrity, Greenland, music (all these topics) |
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The Green Life goes on
Sexy green Adrian Grenier to host new eco-show |
Sarah van Schagen |
30 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Mmm ...[Entourage star and über-hottie Adrian] Grenier has recently inked a deal with the Discovery Channel to star in a 13-episode series tentatively titled The Green Life, in which he'll travel the country -- presumably by patchouli-powered hybrid bus or something equally irritating -- and dole out advice about how regular folks can remodel their homes in an ecologically friendly manner. Um, I'm a "regular folks," Adrian! And you can green my lif ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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Hayden Panettiere cheers on whale campaign
Heroes star opens heart, closet to save whales |
Sarah van Schagen |
30 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Hayden Panettiere. Photo: Paul Morigi/WireImage Heroes star Hayden Panettiere may not be a real cheerleader (she just plays one on TV), but she sure knows how to rile up a crowd. As campaign spokeswoman for Save the Whales Again!, Panettiere has had quite a busy week. Yesterday, she appeared at a news conference with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) of the House Natural Resources Committee. On Monday, she spoke to the embassies ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, fashion, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Gasoline will be free
Sheryl Crow chats about TP, Rove, and the price of oil |
Sarah van Schagen |
30 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In an interview with the New York Times Magazine, Sheryl Crow talks about the One-Square Scandal: Last spring, you were held up as a parody of environmental correctness when you proposed restricting the use of toilet paper to one square per bathroom visit. What was that about? I think it's a fantastic and eye-opening example of how the media is operated by political figures, of how Karl Rove was humiliated in the media and how, within 24 hours, he was ab ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, energy, gas prices, music, oil, waste (all these topics) |
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Bono knows how to use the cameras
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David Roberts |
25 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| He answers the Davos question: 'What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008? |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, politics (all these topics) |
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Coming clean
Kudos to Seventh Generation on a Hollywood moment |
Katharine Wroth |
23 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I'm not saying I paid good money to see 27 Dresses this weekend. Nor am I saying that its ending, however formulaic, made me cry. What I am saying is how nice it was to see a generous, nearly full-screen shot of a Seventh Generation cleaning product clutched in Katherine Heigl's frenzied hand. Not to mention some tossed-off comments about corporate eco-responsibility. Hollywood: making green normal since ... late 2007. |
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| Topics: business, celebrity, green cleaning, green living, green products, movies (all these topics) |
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Sundance green?
Green films premiering at Sundance Film Festival |
Sarah van Schagen |
23 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Isabella Rossellini Photo: Duffy-Marie Arnoult / WireImage If you're a super-hip journalist with awesome connections and a sweet gig, you're spending a cush week writing about the Sundance Film Festival from snow- and celeb-covered Park City, Utah. If you're me, you're sitting in front of a computer screen in an office building in Seattle reading about all the super-hip journalists with the awesome connections spending a cush week at Sundance. (Not. ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, movies (all these topics) |
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Natalie Portman's pumps
Vegan vixen designs shoe collection |
Sarah van Schagen |
18 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Everyone's favorite gangsta (and Official Grist Girl-Crush) Natalie Portman has designed a collection of vegan shoes for specialty retailer Té Casan. Styles range from satin sandals to faux-patent pumps to ballet flats. "As a vegan, it's been challenging finding designer shoes made of alternative materials," Portman says. "This collection offers a great selection without compromising quality or style." Shoes in the Natalie Portman Collec ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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The Fleiss is right
Former Hollywood madam to open wind-powered brothel |
Sarah van Schagen |
17 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Heidi Fleiss. Ten things I didn't know about former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss until I read this awesome Elle story: She's a vegetarian. She calls herself a tree hugger. She owns 24 parrots. She runs a laundromat called Dirty Laundry in Pahrump, Nev. (Pahrump!) Her next business venture will be wind-powered. It will be a brothel. For women. (There go the blow-job jokes.) Called the Stud Farm. Where clients can "get a m ... |
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| Topics: business, celebrity, energy, innovation, sex, wind power (all these topics) |
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On the road again?
Radiohead's Thom Yorke on carbon-heavy touring |
Sarah van Schagen |
09 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Wired this month features an interesting conversation between Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and musician David Byrne. In it, Yorke, a longtime vegan whose 2006 solo effort focused on global warming, mentions his carbon-related guilt about touring. Here's the relevant clip: Yorke: ... [At] the moment we make money principally from touring. Which is hard for me to reconcile because I don't like all the energy consumption, the travel. It's an ecological disaster, t ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, energy, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Lights, camera, cuteness!
Knut to star in Hollywood flick |
Sarah van Schagen |
07 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This 245-lb. fluffball has stolen the spotlight since day one, but Knut may soon make a big-screen debut as the star of an upcoming animated feature. The Berlin Zoo has been approached with a $5 million movie deal for the year-old polar bear. (I assume that'll be paid out in fish and other bear-friendly treats?) Ash R. Shah, producer of Garfield: The Movie, plans to use the film in part to address the fate of the polar bear's Arctic habitat. Says Shah, &quo ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, celebrity, movies, wildlife (all these topics) |
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End It, Beckham
David Beckham has world's biggest carbon footprint, says group |
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03 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:22 AM on 03 Jan 2008 David Beckham. Photo: Robert Mora/WireImage The member of the human race with the biggest carbon footprint is (drumroll please ...) soccer football golden boy David Beckham, according to green group Carbon Trust. The hottest star in the Galaxy and wife Victoria-but-please-call-me-Posh have won the dubious honor for the second time. The duo have 15 gas guzzlers; Becks' flights in the l ... |
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| Topics: air travel, celebrity, ecological footprint, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Paparazzi, can you hear me?
Top green celeb stories of 2007 |
Sarah van Schagen |
20 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Here are the Official Top Green Celeb Stories of 2007, listed in very particular order and determined via a very scientific process (a combination of my memory and Grist's archives): 5. Brad Pitt adopts Maddox Pax Thien Zahara New Orleans. 4. Leo DiCaprio releases 11th Hour, which sinks into obscurity faster than the Titanic. 3. Primetime television attempts eco-programming; finds out the environment isn't funny. 2. Celeb-studded award shows go green -- ... |
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| Topics: movies, celebrity, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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Up Close to
Al Gore named first runner-up for Time magazine's Person of the Year |
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19 Dec 2007 |
News |
| "Person," Al Al Gore named first runner-up for Time magazine's Person of the Year Posted at 12:06 PM on 19 Dec 2007 In what's expected to be his final award of a very busy year, Al Gore was named first runner-up for Time magazine's Person of the Year, followed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. This year's winner is Russian President Vladimir Putin who, the magazine says, "is not a boy scout. He is not a democrat in any way that the West would define it. He is not a ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, celebrity, magazines, news (all these topics) |
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Damn these women and their superpowers!
How does Jane Fonda keep defeating the U.S.? |
John McGrath |
12 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Full disclosure: I was born in 1981, and as far as I can recall I never masturbated to a picture of Jane Fonda. Too much information, I know. But what else can I do? An eternity ago (September) the guys who brought you Freakonomics brought you this little gem, blaming Jane Fonda for America's CO2 emissions. Seriously: 'The China Syndrome' opened on March 16, 1979. With the no-nukes protest movement in full swing, the movie was attacked by the nuclear ind ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, energy, movies, nuclear power (all these topics) |
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