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Ed Begley Jr. Earth Day Ideas

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 22nd, 2013 in Actors, Audio, Environment-Eco-Green.

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr. has tons of ideas for those looking to help out this Earth Day.

One of the best ways to protect the Earth is to choose not to consume meat, something of which the production of requires intensive use of energy, water and land.

In addition to changing your diet, here are a few more ideas from Begley.

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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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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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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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“For your people, for your children and for the planet they will inherit–go meat-free one day.”

Paul McCartney, taking his message of Meat-Free Mondays to the European Parliament.

He addressed an audience in Brussels to encourage the idea of skipping meat at least one day a week for the good of the planet.

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Thandie Newton Is Superhero For Environment

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 15th, 2013 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink.

Thandie Newton

Thandie Newton recently discussed her first major TV role as a detective Grace Travis in Rogue.

Newton considers her character as a regular woman who happens to be extraordinary because of her work in making the world around her a better place.

“In an age when we’re dealing with superheroes all the time in movies, I really enjoy trying to find those superheroes who are just among us,” Newton said.

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Bill Gates Impressed With Faux Meat On “The Gates Notes”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 in Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, Tech.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is praising flexitarian diets and faux meat products in a feature on his personal blog, The Gates Notes.

Topics discussed in “The Future of Food” include the decline in meat consumption, the need to reduce meat intake for environmental impact, faux meat companies and an interview with Michael Pollan.

Meat lovers may benefit from the influx of vegetarian meat companies.

Gates sampled such products and was convinced a faux chicken cutlet was the real thing.

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Rory Freedman Farm Sanctuary Gala for Farm Animals

Rory Freedman will be one of three judges in an essay contest for young adults sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States.

Students 13 years of age or older and enrolled in high school (grades 9-12), a two-year or four-year college or a post-secondary trade or vocational school are invited to participate by composing a 500-800 word essay on why Meatless Mondays is good for humans, animals and the environment.

Over 2,500 educational and health institutions are participating in the once a week holiday that encourages Americans to take meat off their plates.

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