National Geographic Channel is building up the hype for their new mini-series event Great Migrations — and this new extended trailer does a much better job than previous sneak peeks at getting us excited. Unlike LIFE or Planet Earth that seemed to censor much of the violent parts of the wild kingdom, migrations is putting it all out there. Even in this trailer, there are a few moments that aren’t easy to watch. Narrator Alec Baldwin has yet to make his voice known in any...
If classy had a ‘face’, it would look exactly like George Clooney’ s easy-on-the-eyes mug. The confident yet ever-humble Academy Award winner was recognized for his dedication to global humanitarian issues during Sunday’s 62 nd Annual Primetime Emmy Award ceremony and spent the majority of his time on stage shining light on the value and necessity of assisting those who befall unfortunate circumstances well beyond their control. After being presented with a shiny new Bob Hope...
If classy had a ‘face’, it would look exactly like George Clooney’ s easy-on-the-eyes mug. The confident yet ever-humble Academy Award winner was recognized for his dedication to global humanitarian issues during Sunday’s 62 nd Annual Primetime Emmy Award ceremony and spent the majority of his time on stage shining light on the value and necessity of assisting those who befall unfortunate circumstances well beyond their control. After being presented with a shiny new Bob Hope...
Oh, have you heard?? Veg is where it’s at , and if any one entity deserves the credit, the factory farming industry should rightfully take a bow. Thanks to our global penchant for raising an insane number of animals for human consumption, the greenhouse gases that are continuously released have resulted in a rather toasty planet. The United Nations recently acknowledged that it would be extremely wise for us to put the breaks on our production and consumption of animal based...
Check out the Glee-centric opening to last night’s Emmy awards — the greenest yet . And hey, nice smart car Jimmy!
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Green race car driver Leilani Munter is sick of Japan’s brutal dolphin slaughter and has decided to take action. The eco gal is currently in Taiji, Japan helping Ric O’Barry (from The Cove ) speak up for dolphins. “The little town with the really big secret (which is not so secret anymore) is set to turn their cove crimson again, starting on September 1st,” writes Munter in an article on Treehugger.com. “This is the reason I am flying to Japan where I will...
Photo via ivillage.com “One Tree Hill” stars Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols talked to Planet Green about their recent trip to the Gulf Coast, where they tried to help with clean-up efforts on the oil-soaked beaches, and about the ways they t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We already know that Hollywood is greener today than it was several years ago, but just how are individual studios becoming more sustainable? Thanks to a report earlier this year from the Solid Waste Task Force, we can first-hand what’s happening behind the scenes — and what we can expect from the major players going forward. Our synopsis of each studio’s efforts after the jump below. DISNEY From saving the coral reefs to significantly reducing production waste, The...
Photo: Youtube grab J. R. Ewing is Back I’m too young to have seen Dallas during its original run, but I vaguely remember that my parents sometimes watched it and talked about this “J.R.” guy. Still, the show was so popular that even though I haven’t had first-hand exposure, I know enough about it from references and parodies in other shows to know that Larry Hagman’s character, J.R. Ewing , was a memorable oil-loving amoral businessman. That’s why...
In the grand tradition of telling eco-themed tomes such as Al Gore ’s Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis , Josh Dorfman ’s The Lazy Environmentalist and Moby ’s factory farming manifesto Gristle comes a new entry on the literary circuit that will likely get mouths a flappin’. Jon Stewart , known as much for his longstanding television presence on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show as for his satiric nature and vast knowledge of politics, added the title of author...