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Leilani Munter. Credit: Alan Moore

Leilani Munter has an Earth Day interview with VegNews magazine, one of the three sponsors behind her new VegNation race car to promote plant-based eating among NASCAR fans and more.

Munter realizes that a job as professional race car driver isn’t the most environmentally friendly one.

But just as the world grows closer and closer to running motorized vehicles on eco-friendly fuel (even those that run at 200 mph), Munter continues to do her part by educating fans of the environment, leaving recycling bins at the track, and of course, adhering to a plant-based diet.

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Gwyneth Paltrow It's All Good

Gwyneth Paltrow is a flexible chef and it’s not because of the yoga moves she does at home.

The actress and cookbook author frequently makes vegetarian meals that she discusses on her Goop website. And for the meals that are meat-based, she’s a good one to call on for plant-based substitutions.

Like the one in her Chili recipe featuring sweet potatoes.

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“Shame on TN lawmakers for passing the Ag Gag bill. If Gov. Bill Haslam signs this, he needs to expect me at his front door. Who’s with me?”

Carrie Underwood, in a recent Tweet on one of several bills circulating among state representatives around the country that seeks to ban undercover investigations of farm.

Photo: the_diet_starts_monday/Creative Commons

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Ami James Of “NY Ink” Films Pro Animal Video For PETA (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 19th, 2013 in Actors, Animal Issues, Videos.

Ami James PETA

Ami James, tattoo artist on the TLC series NY Ink, knows anyone man enough to get a decorated with a needle at his shop would never think about abusing an animal.

James has partnered with PETA in an ad promoting the welfare of animals.

“Only Cowards Abuse Animals,” reads the ad that also mentions “to dogs and cats, people are often the biggest bullies.”

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Captain Paul Watson: Interview With A Pirate

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 19th, 2013 in Animal Issues, Books, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink.

Captain Paul Watson: Interview With a Pirate

Captain Paul Watson: Interview with a Pirate features the life, work and beliefs of one of the most famous and often controversial figures in environmental activism.

Lamya Essemlali, executive director of Sea Shepherd France joined Paul Watson in 2005 and continued to work with him in several campaigns at sea. Essemlali writes Watson’s story from a series of questions and answers on everything from marine life to veganism.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 19th, 2013 in Actresses, Birthdays.

Ashley Judd

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

Photo: Genevieve/Creative Commons

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Lisa Bloom

“Veg friends, take note: every time I take a nonveg friend to a plant-based restaurant, they love it and say, hey, maybe I’ll go veg!”

Lisa Bloom, legal analyst for popular shows like CBS News, CNN and HLN on how she wins wins a case for veganism with her omnivore friends.

Photo: RavenQuoth/Creative Commons

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Tiffani Thiessen Goes Almost Bagless With Glad One Bag Campaign

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green.

Tiffani Thiessen

Tiffani Thiessen has partnered with Glad on its One Bag campaign, designed to help party and event throwers reduce their waste to just one trash bag per event.

The move also encourages people to limit the use of paper products.

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