Vegetarian Star

One of the biggest makers of sneakers and other casual footwear, PUMA, has implemented Meatless Mondays at the company and is moving toward the direction of using non-leather materials in its products.

Jochem Zeitz, executive chair of PUMA SE who introduced vegetarians items in the office canteens said he has reduced his meat consumption by 80% over the years. Now he’s looking to lighten PUMA’s footprint by creating fashionable shoes that look good on both people and the environment.

“It may sound crazy, but maybe there’s an economic way of producing a leather-like product in the laboratory,” Zeitz said.

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Food Network star Justin Balmes helped Paula Deen veganize her recent Beach Party on Food Network Star.

Paula’s been promoting healthier eating these days and she was helped by one of Balmes dishes, a vegan, nut-free and wheat-free chilled sweet corn soup.

This Culinary Arts graduate may not always cook veggie, but he’s a firm supporter of sustainable ingredients, using local items when possible and holding a position as a farmers’ market specialist at a large organic retailer.

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If you’re like most people, bugs bug you.

Not that you don’t love them. Not that you won’t fiercely campaign to protect their habitats and all, especially when they are being threatened by even bigger, nastier bugs like deforestation and harmful chemical pesticides.

But when it comes to living side-by-side, you’d rather the bugs stay on theirs.

Daphne Oz, host on The Chew and author of The Dorm Room Diet, has a formula for a natural insect repellent that’s safer for humans and bugs alike.

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Dan Barber, executive chef and co-owner of NY’s touted as sustainable Blue Hill restaurant, has written a piece for the Wall Street Journal, criticizing vegetarians and vegans who automatically presume their diets are more environmentally conscious.

“I’d like some to explain the phenomenon of the self-righteous vegetarian to me,” Barber wrote.

“I’m not here to say I don’t eat vegetables—I do, a lot of them—but, from a soil perspective, they’re actually more costly than a cow grazing on grass. Vegetables deplete soil. They’re extractive. If soil has a bank account, vegetables make the largest withdrawals. So without animal manure, where are you going to get your soil fertility for all those vegetables in an organic system? You are, by some measures, forcing crops into a kind of imbalance.”

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Daryl Hannah was recently a keynote speaker at the 8th annual Treehugger’s Ball, an event that raises funds and awareness to conserve the Santa Ana Mountains and the habitat of the endangered arroyo toad.

Hannah gave an interview with the Orange County Register while she wasn’t giving her speech to attendants. Here are a few highlights.

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A recent episode of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles, a crime-drama series starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as police detective and medical examiner, tackled the issue of fracking.

An ex-Blackwater agent pretends to be a yoga guru to infiltrate the world of activists. He kills both a vegan and a professor who has spoken out against the fracking industry.

The episode had discussion of the practice, also known as hydraulic fracturing, interwoven between regular prime-time conversation.

“Fracking is an invasive way to extract natural gas,” the slain professor was heard saying in a video.

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The characters of TNT’s revival of the 20-year old CBS television series Dallas have finally returned to screen.

A lot has changed since the 80s and 90s. People are eating better. Being fuel efficient. And there’s no reason why J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) and his brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy), his son John Ross (Josh Henderson) and his cousin Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe) should be doing anything different.

Bobby’s adopted son has even established an alternative fuel company.

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Sandra Seifert has been crowned the Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity in the Phillipines, based on a poll conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

“Meat production has a devastating impact on the environment,” said Seifert.

“With so many alternatives to meat available, it’s easier than ever to enjoy great food while saving animals and the Earth. Going vegetarian is the best thing that we can do to save the planet!”

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