Vegetarian Star

Rory Freedman, co-author of the Skinny Bitch book series, spent her Earth Day hiking with her dog and friends and enjoying a vegan meal from the Veggie Grill restaurant in West Hollywood.

“True environmentalists are vegans,” she told MNN.

Freedman has been a vegetarian for 16 years and a vegan for the past five.

When a manure Lagoon burst at the Marks Dairy farm located in upstate New York several years ago, the result of 3 million gallons of liquid manure being forced into the waters killed several hundred thousand bass, pickerel, pike, trout and walleye fish as it depleted the water of Oxygen while depositing toxic ammonia.

The event also forced nearby towns to redirect the source of their water supply.

Meat’s not green and neither is dairy.

Try swapping the 2% for an almond milk instead and put soy cheese on that pizza next time!

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Alyssa Milano is a real vegetarian, but her co-star Josh Larson‘s character, Shawn, tried to fake being one to pick up a girl on a recent episode of Romantically Challenged.

Who knew vegetarian pick up lines existed?

Shawn was supposed to pick Perry up from the dentist, but instead he meets a chick and pretends to be the handsome meatless chap who knows how to solve the water crisis in India.

Perry is left dialing for a cab, talking from the one side of his mouth that’s operable.

If you’re going to use vegetarian points to snag the girl, at least arm yourself with some good facts about meat, plant crops and water, courtesy of Greenpeace.

• “It can take up to 15 times as much water to produce animal protein as it does to produce protein from plants. According to author John Robbins in his book The Food Revolution, you could save more water by not eating a pound of California beef than you could by not showering for an entire year.”
• “Livestock operations generate roughly 130 times as much bodily waste as the entire human population of the United States, which makes its way into the environment without going through the sewage treatment systems found in our cities and towns. This untreated waste pollutes American waterways more than all other industrial sources combined.”

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Sarah Brown, wife of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, is bent on making sustainable changes at her Number 10 Downing Street Residence, which include an organic garden with strawberries, peppers and parsley.

But she is also rethinking her choice of non-plant food.

Already having a tendency to avoid red meat, Sarah now sees the environmental consequences of eating too much fish, after watching End of the Line last year.

From The Observer:

“Last year I was very pleased to host a screening of The End of the Line – the stunning and scary film charting what is happening to the world’s oceans and fish stocks. When we sent out invites, many of the guests thought it was a hoax because they’d never heard of a film being screened at No 10 before and they couldn’t quite believe that one of the first would be about fish. But they came anyway and they, like me, were mesmerised by the evidence and footage about what will happen if we continue to treat the world’s fish supply in such a reckless way. I adore fish (and get a lot of my protein that way as I prefer it to red meat) and have become much more vigilant about what I’m buying and where it’s come from. Some restaurants and supermarkets have been fantastic at responding to consumer pressure on this – some are still behind.”

Pescatarians should arm themselves with the latest updates on which fish are healthy for people and planet.

Find out what seafood is Eco Best…and worst at the Environmental Defense Fund website.

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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is playing it safe.

During an interview with Treehugger where she gave some tips for saving the planet, Jackson wonderfully included great foodie tips like planting a garden and growing organic produce as well as reducing waste by composting scraps.

But she won’t tell you to implement Meatless Mondays in your household, office or school.

Especially after that intern of the EPA wrote that horrible, offensive, nasty blog about how eating less meat is better for the environment, as less animal waste runs off into the water and less gases are emitted from cow farms.

No, the EPA administrator didn’t mention that everyone in the U.S. going vegetarian for one day would save 100 billion gallons of water, enough to supply almost every home in New England for 4 months.

Or 70 million gallons of gas, enough to fuel all the cars in Canada and Mexico.

But she desperately needs to avoid American Farm Bureau protesters and animal industry lobbyist who want to ensure their tax dollars aren’t being spent on college interns blogging about tofu, so we give her credit for trying.

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An EPA intern has angered members of the American Farm Bureau Association by posting on the EPA’s blog the idea that eating less meat and going vegetarian can help the environment.

Nicole Reising wrote:

“There are a variety of different environmental impacts that occur due to the production of meat:

Air pollution due to dust and liquid manures.
Fossil fuels, water, and land over-use
Rainforest erosion and destruction for pasture land
Water contamination due to animal waste”

Reising suggests going vegetarian or vegan to combat these problems, and emphasizes the numerous sources of plant proteins like seitan and soy.

“While this is a position taken by an intern of the agency, EPA should control its blog space,” said AFBP President Bob Stallman. “What is written on its blog comes across as its official position toward farmers and ranchers that it regulates and shows a terrible disregard for them and the agriculture industry.”

Animal industry advocate and lobbyist Steve Kopperud,  posted an online response stating this was definitely not what his taxes were paying for.

“I’m at a loss to understand how a taxpayer-supported government agency can give the time and access to an intern to spread what can only be described as incredibly naïve, but politically volatile misinformation.”

You can read Reising’s entire post on the EPA blog, as well as over 20o responses to it.

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Nicole Richie shared seven things she does to live green on Twitter.

We knew there was no way she could share a home with vegetarian Joel Madden and eat burgers every day.

The organic loving mother of two includes the #6 way to live an eco friendly lifestyle as:

“Eat less meat and eat more local and organic foods.”

Richie also recommends riding a bike for a trip within 2 miles of your home, adding that “1 pound of CO2 pollution is cut for every mile pedaled” and composting your table scraps and avoiding bottled water.

If you’re ready to take the Meatless Mondays plunge, Martha Stewart has provided almost 100 vegetarian recipes that she’s posted on her website for Earth Week.

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Josh Dorfman "Lazy Environmentalist"

Josh Dorfman just kicked off season 2 of his Sundance Channel show The Lazy Environmentalist where he dispenses tips for those looking to green their lives.

Some obvious, some unconventional, not every piece of green advice is worth giving and if everyone spent hours a day calculating the footprint of every move made, we’d never make it out the door for work.

“We don’t dispense green advice without really evaluating whether it’s worth it,” Dorfman said in a recent interview with Popstar.

One lifestyle change Dorfman does think is worthwhile is adding more vegetarian meals to your diet.

When asked by The Daily Green “What one habit can Americans change to make a difference?” Dorfman answered, “Eat less meat. I’m not saying turn vegetarian, which can be a politically charged word, just don’t eat meat, maybe one day a week. Like adopt a meatless Tuesday. It will save money and make you healthier.”

It may be a lot easier to get an 88-year old woman to eat pasta with no meatballs than to sell her an eco coffin in preparation for her funeral, as Josh tries to do on this season’s show.

Josh also recommends eating organic for the best sports performance, and he attempts to green the national taekwondo championship by converting the champions to a diet of such.

Was the change welcomed or received with a swift kick to the face?

Tune in on Tuesdays at 8PM on the Sundance Channel to find out!

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Love Boat actor turned politician Fred Grandy was caught at the TV Land Awards by Mother Nature Network giving the green tip of avoid meat.

The Harvard educated and four term Congressman who considers himself a “practicing and devout vegan,” said “Want to keep the planet green? Don’t eat things that are red.”

Yes, Grandy’s a Repubican, but he’s not talking about munching on GOP members.

We assume red things from the ground like tomatoes are cool too.

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