Vegetarian Star

Sure, Walmart may suck at a lot of humanitarian issues, like their connection to sweatshops, denying workers fair pay, overtime, health care, maternity leave and violating labor laws in the U.S. and other countries, but when it comes to purchasing sustainable, non-toxic cotton, they’re making great strides.

According to Home Textiles Today, the retailer was one of the top organic cotton using brands and retailing in 2009, along with C&A (Belgium), Nike, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., H&M, Anvil Knitwear, Coop Switzerland, Greensource Organic Clothing Co., Levi Strauss & Co., Target, adidas, and Nordstrom.

“Many people thought the recession would mean an end to all things organic, but the market reacted in quite the opposite way,” said LaRhea Pepper, senior director and co-author of the report done by the non-profit Organic Exchange. The report states sales of organic cotton jumped 35% in the same year to $4.3 billion.

Great job Walmart. This year lets aim to be in the top 10 in those other aforementioned categories.

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Paul McCartney played for the Obamas and a crowd of celebrities and journalists during an event where he was presented with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by president Barack Obama.

Receiving the award from the president was comparable to being honored, according to McCartney.

“Getting this prize would just be good enough, but getting it from THIS president …You have billions of us who are rooting for you, and we know you’re going to come through.”

The Gershwin prize is named after songwriters and brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who’s collections are located at the Library of Congress, which awarded McCartney the honor.

Besides McCartney serenading the First Lady with the lyrics to “Michelle,” other performers at the event included Stevie Wonder singing “We Can Work It Out,” The Jonas Brothers “Baby You Can Drive My Car,” Corinne Bailey Rae on “Blackbird,” and Faith Hill performing “Long and Winding Road.”

If you were unable to get an invite to the White House, you can still watch the concert on July 28 on PBS.

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John Robbins "The New Good Life"

John Robbins has released his latest book, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever In An Age Of Less, and VegNews has provided an exciting sneak peak as to what you’ll get should you choose to purchase a copy or borrow from your local library.

Robbins, who would have been the heir to the Baskin Robbins ice cream fortune, but chose to follow his ethics instead, writes he once took famous chef Julia Child to a farm that produced veal.

“Julia Child, the famous chef, author, and TV personality, used to dismiss vegetarians as sappy. But when, late in her life, I took her to visit a veal production facility, she was horrified by what she saw. “I had no idea it was so severe,” she told me.”

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Ellen DeGeneres demonstrates who the real stars of the night are during the Postal Service dedication of Animal Rescue: Adopt A Shelter Pet Stamps.

The stamps aren’t the only Animal Rescue items available from the collection that includes postcards, drink coasters and a coffee mug for each of the 10 adopted animals that appear in the stamp collection.

To view the entire collection of USPS Animal Rescue paraphernalia, visit USPS.com.

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Sia PETA

Sia Furler, the Australian vegetarian singer-songwriter who wows worldwide with her soulful, jazzy voice during songs like “Breathe Me,” agreed to help PETA in an campaign for spaying and neutering.

Looking just as beautiful was her co-star Pantera in the ad that launched in Australia.

Sia has sent out several Tweets about vegetarianism and animal issues, including a recent one about pet adoption.

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Musician Jesse Malin may have a plan B when he’s tired of hitting the road, moving from one performance venue to another. During a recent interview, he mentioned he’s had so much experience looking for vegetarian food around the world, he should write a book about it.

“I eat some cheese, so I’m not a vegan. I can eat pizza and stuff, but I try to eat healthy and stay strong and moving around. I know where the good vegetarian restaurants are in weird places like Finland and Brooklyn. Maybe someday, I’ll write a book or do a little TV show about where to eat vegetarian all over the world.”

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Christiane Northrup, M.D.

When most conventional experts talk about preventing osteoporosis, going vegan is usually the last suggestion. But Dr. Christiane Northrup suggests at the Huffington Post that cutting animal sources of dairy at least once a week may help prevent brittle bones.

“Another good idea is to eat vegan–no meat or dairy–one day a week, which is very easy given the wide availability of beans, tofu and other protein these days,” writes Northrup.

Northrup says osteoporosis can be prevented by a low acid diet, and a diet high in animal protein makes the blood more acidic.

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“I was able to go out and interview farmers and learn so much, and I brought home a lot of the ideas. It changed things in my own home. We did a lot of talking about organic and why to buy local and how to go to a farmers’ market. There’s so much cancer in the US now and there’s got to be a reason. Let’s give ourselves a fighting chance by eating organic and eating fresh vegetables. That’s heading in the right direction.”

—Jennie Garth, on her campaign with Hidden Valley Ranch that’s designed to teach parents to convince their children to eat more vegetables. As a mother, Garth is probably also interested in the recent study between inorganic produce and ADHD in children, yet another reason to eat and buy organic!

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