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Facebook just keeps getting greener and greener.

Farmville went organic. CEO Mark Zuckerberg went almost vegetarian except for the occasional goat and lobsters he kills himself. And now, a game called “My Conservation Park” will let you play park ranger while raising money for the organizations that do it in real life.

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Weird Al Yankovic Clears Up Those Vegan Rumors

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 in Authors, Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

Weird Al Yankovic

If you read a rumor that Weird Al Yankovic is a vegan, that’s not true.

The singer, musician and recent children’s book author cleared up those misconceptions during an interview with On Milwaukee.

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Meatless Mouthful–Mark Zuckerberg Urged To Go Vegan

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful, Tech.

Mark Zuckerberg

“Zuckerberg is known for taking on personal challenges, and he believes people “should take responsibility and be thankful for what they eat rather than trying to ignore where it came from.” Zuckerberg deserves credit for getting at least halfway through a mental lesson most people never bother to start. A new personal challenge could be for him to take this thought process to its logical conclusion, and to then act.”

“Zuckerberg is right. People don’t want to know the truth about the suffering and death that goes into their meat.”

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Laura Bell Bundy PETA

Country music star Laura Bell Bundy has teamed up with PETA to remind pet owners never to leave a dog or other animal in a car on a hot day.

Even if temperatures are tolerable outside, the inside of a car can become unbearable as PETA said in a press release.

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Michelle Obama Unveils New USDA Food Plate

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Michelle Obama

The old USDA food pyramid came toppling down not long ago and officials have recently unveiled an updated version of food recommendations for daily nutrition.

First Lady Michelle Obama said of the new guidelines, “We’re all bombarded by so many dietary messages, it’s hard to find time to sort through all this information. When it comes to eating, what’s more simple than a plate?”

The new guidelines look promising, as they recommend filling half your plate with fruits and vegetables and a fourth of it with grains.

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Alicia Silverstone Detroit Vegetarian Recommendations

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 in Actresses, Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Detroit.

Is it Motown? The Motor City? How about the veggie city!

Alicia Silverstone has shared some of her favorite veg spots she either visited or learned about while filming Vamps in the Detroit, Michigan area.

The vegan foodies on the West Coast may get jealous, because this midwestern town is home to so many veg-friendly establishments, they’ll no longer be able to claim California as the mecca for eating meatless.

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Two impressive vegetarians are being honored this month for their activism.

Mark Ruffalo will be recognized by Global Green USA for speaking out against hydrofracking while Bob Barker will be honored for his animal activism by Mercy For Animals.

It’s going to be an intense weekend this June 4–an incredible doing good explosion!

Between the two vegetarian stars, who would you rather…

Mark Ruffalo

Bob Barker

Who Would You Rather Do Veggie Burger Lunch With?

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Demi Moore Gets Wish–No Bullhooks On Elephants In Atlanta

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 in Actresses, Animal Issues.

Demi Moore

Demi Moore wrote a letter to officials on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners yesterday asking them to vote to ban elephant handlers from using bullhooks on elephants in traveling circuses in Atlanta, Georgia.

Anyone who doesn’t give in to Demi obviously has something wrong with them, so thank goodness the commissioners saw the light and elephants in Atlanta can expect less pain and torture.

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