Vegetarian Star

Runway to Green is launching a collection of fashions created by some of the world’s top designers in order to raise awareness about environmental issues.

Each designer has created an item for the Runway to Green collection that will be available in retail stores nationwide. These same designers have made the commitment to investigate more sustainable manufacturing standards set forth by the Clean by Design intiative from the Natural Resources Defense Council.

All designers pledged to adhere to eco-friendly standards when creating the pieces, so it’s no surprise vegan designer John Bartlett made the decision to write to Salma Hayek, one of the hosts of the event, urging her to keep fur out.

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Activists have written to the president of the International Cricket Council, Sharad Pawar, asking him to replace the traditional leather balls used during the game with synthetic ones.

“As the so-called “Gentleman’s game,” cricket should be gentle on animals and the environment by making the switch to synthetic balls. You are in a unique position to create a change that would alleviate massive suffering and destruction,” PETA official Poorva Joshipura wrote.

Activists say not only is the use of leather causing animals to suffer, but people as well, as there are toxic chemicals used in the tanning process that pollute the environment.

In Banglasdesh, more than 90% of workers in tanning factories suffer from a severe physical malady from the exposure. These illnesses range from the acute such as asthma to serious, life-threatening diseases like cancer. Chemicals such as chromium, known for their toxicities, are regularly dumped into nearby streams and get into water supplies.

In the U.S., the equivalent sport king that uses so much leather is football. Ever wonder how many cows go into the balls used by the NFL?

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Izabella Miko stars as Raia, an acrobat in the group of circus performers turned bank robbers who call themselves the “Carnival of Crime” in the superhero drama series The Cape.

Although she never learned to rob a bank (thank goodness), growing up with parents who were no strangers to the stage, Miko learned how to dance and do trapeze and aerial long before landing the role.

The actress is into sustainable living and founded the Eko Miko Foundation to teach people how to live greener.

Miko practices what she preaches, using natural, organic cosmetics by Josie Maran and a natural, animal-friendly toothpaste by Jason.

“One thing I’m obsessed with this toothpaste,” Miko told EcoStiletto. “I really try to use natural toothpaste. And I found this really cool one that has vanilla flavor to it. It’s called Power Smile by a company called Jason. I’m obsessed with it!”

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The UN General Assembly has designated March 22 of every year as World Water Day.

The day draws attention to the basic necessity so many people worldwide have trouble accessing or sanitizing. Besides not eating meat and dairy, you can do your part to conserve water by ditching the plastic bottle and picking up a snazzy, reusable bottle like this one by Stella McCartney.

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Hard to imagine a year in America without football season, but if players and owners can’t come to an agreement, we might say kiss off to kick-off.

And that may be good for chickens and the environment.

According to NFL Lockout, each NFL city could potentially lose $160 million dollars and 115 thousand jobs would be affected if football season is cancelled.

One of those businesses involves chicken wings.

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Ted Danson has published a book, Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them.

The actor best known as the bartender in Cheers uses Oceana as a platform to draw attention to the problem of actions that threaten the health of the world’s waters, among them overfishing, climate change and pollution.

Along with colored photos, graphs and other images that illustrate the problem, the 320 page hardcover book from Rodale Press also gives advice for stopping the changes that will ultimately destroy the stability of our waters.

Danson appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to discuss his new book and the issue of bycatch, which is marine life like sea turtles are unitentionally caught while trying to catch other organisms.

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Ovie Mughelli has often been called the NFL’s “green athlete.”

He’s hosted football camps for inner-city children that also teaches them about environmentally friendly living and has discussed in interviews how he greens his life, including buying and consuming organic products.

Mughelli and a few of his friends from the Atlanta Falcons will be teaching the value of physical fitness with obstacle courses and other learning opportunities at the Alive! Expo in Atlanta, Georgia that takes place in May.

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What does Matt + Nat equal? Great looking, cruelty-free handbags that help get clean drinking water to those in need.

For each purchase of the company’s limited edition Ikat bag, Mat & Nat will donate $21 to Charity Water, an organization helping people in developing countries access clean water.

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