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Angela Lindvall Face Of Eco-Friendly, Vegan Pure DKNY

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Business, Cosmetics And Beauty Products, Models.

Angela Lindvall is the face behind Donna Karan‘s new fragrance, Pure DKNY, which sources vanilla through a fair traded cooperative in Uganda. By obtaining vanilla continuously for the fragrance, Pure DKNY seeks to improve farming and processing conditions in Uganda where the bean is indigenous while providing economic opportunity to the farmers, 60% of which are women.

Combine this humanitarian initiative with an eco-friendly recycled glass bottle and carton packaging made using 100% renewable energy in a carbon neutral facility, the only thing standing between this fragrance and perfection is whether or not Pure DKNY is free from animal products.

Donna Karan fragrances are not tested on animals. But Lindvall wasn’t exactly sure if any animal parts went into a bottle.

“I would hope there are no cat hormones in there,” the model who tries to be more eco-friendly told EcoStiletto.

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Nigel Lythgoe–So You Think You Can Adopt A Shelter Animal?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Animal Issues, TV Hosts.

Nigel Lythgoe has learned through co-hosting So You Think You Can Dance that some of the best performance talent may originate from untrained, raw talent

And he recently learned you don’t have to scout a breeder or kennel for some of the best talent in the form of a canine companion.

When Lythgoe told a friend he planned to go to a breeder for a dog, the friend responded by saying, “I don’t know why you want to go through a breeder anyway. There are too many dogs in the world that haven’t got homes that are already alive.”

As the saying goes, “Friends don’t let friends drive to breeders.”

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Ellen DeGeneres Asks Starbucks To Increase Non-Dairy Items

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Business, Celebrity Tweets, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Ellen DeGeneres gave a little constructive criticism to Starbucks on her Twitter account recently.

The daytime TV host wants the coffee house chain to increase its selection of dairy-free items.

“Hey @Starbucks. How about some more options for non-dairy folks other than just vanilla soy. Please.”

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Michael Dorn Goes Vegan–No More Raw Meat For This Klingon

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Actors, Food & Drink, Recipes, Videos.

Star Trek Vulcans have already questioned the morality of eating animals, but just because Klingons are known for their taste for raw meat, doesn’t mean some don’t give up it.

Michael Dorn, best known for his role as Lt. Commander Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation, revealed in an interview with Live Fit that he’s become a vegan over the past 2-3 years and the only thing he occasionally misses is the burger and fries. But this Klingon has found that “dressing up” any meatless patty is the trick.

“The only thing that I even think about missing is hamburgers and french fries,” Dorn begins.

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Lady Gaga may have upset one of her biggest fans when she wore a meat dress for the cover of Vogue Japan.

Vegan Ellen DeGeneres had the “Bad Romance” singer on her show.

“Oddly enough, I get most of your outfits. I really do,” DeGeneres said. “But I saw the cover of the Japanese Vogue and you have a meat bikini on.”

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Organic NY Milk

Organic NY Milk

Mario Batali’s Eataly, a mega food and wine marketplace in New York city that happens to house a vegetarian restaurant in its headquarters, is staying true to the local economy by supporting local, organic dairy farmers and stocking the Organic NY Milk brand on its shelves.

Organic NY Milk is a produced by NY Foods, along with a variety of organic dairy products like cheese, yogurt and ice cream, as well as free-range eggs.

Organic NY Milk products are produced on small, family farms within a five hour drive of New York city and are USDA certified organic, free of hormones, antibiotics and harmful pesticides.

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Jamie Oliver's Pumpkin Rice Laksa Soup. Credit: Cookstr.com

Jamie Oliver's Pumpkin Rice Laksa Soup. Credit: Cookstr.com

In some parts of the world September means back to school, leaves changing colors and pumpkins popping up everywhere!

If carving creepy faces isn’t your thing, there are dozens of delicious ways to use a pumpkin this season, like in the Pumpkin Rice Laksa Soup by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

Cookstr.com is a website launched in 2008 that publishes recipes from top cookbook authors online.

Oliver is one of several chefs with dozens of recipes listed on Cookstr and his pumpkin soup makes a great dish to start off the cooler season with flavorful combinations of coconut milk, cumin, five-spice, lemongrass and chile, to name a few ingredients. If you’ve used all your pumpkins in the carving contest, don’t fret, butternut squash, onion squash or acorn squash can also be used.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Birthdays, Fashion, Female Musicians, Female Singers.

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

Photo: PR Photos

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