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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Actor Ed Begley Jr. attends the premiere screening of Discovery Channel's 'LIFE' at the Getty Center on February 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Ed Begley Jr. has an interview with Low Density Lifestyle that discusses his upcoming book, his motivations for going vegetarian and what he thinks about Meatless Monday initiatives.

Highlights from the two part discussion:

M.W.: The United Nations issued a report a few years back stating that meat consumption did more to affect climate change than all cars, trucks and planes combined. This lead Paul McCartney to start the Meat Free Monday campaign, urging people to not eat meat one day a week. Do you think not eating meat one day a week is enough to help halt global warming?
E.B.: No, but it’s a step in the right direction. I always encourage people to expand their green diet. It’s a good choice for the environment and for your health.

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Rachelle Carson Begley Protects Family By Living Green

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green.

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Rachelle Carson Begley and her husband Ed Begley Jr. try to live as green a life as possible, although, if you tune into their Planet Green Channel show, “Living with Ed,” you’ll find they aren’t always in agreement, as Rachelle’s zest meter for an eco and veggie friendly lifestyle is always running with a little less fuel.

One area of green Rachelle doesn’t skip though is her family and home, as she told Celebrity Baby Scoop, that although she thinks men get into the green movement for energy or financial savings, women do so to protect their families.

“We have drop tolerant plants and our whole yard is filled with fruit trees. We have 4 fig trees, 3 apple trees, 3 orange and 2 lemon. We also have a vegetable garden. We live like anyone else, but we have a few more restrictions and we try a little extra to get organic foods. We’re mostly a vegetarian household too.”

Rachelle also keeps the plastics, parabens and toxic cleaning supplies out of the kitchen and bathroom.

“Look under your sinks and look what you are exposing yourself and your children to. Something like Fantastic or Tilex works instantaneously, but look at the downsides of those chemicals going into your water stream. You are breathing those chemicals and they are going onto your skin.”

Read more at Celebrity Baby Scoop.

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20th Annual Night of 100 Stars Gala

“This is a great way to clean up the air in our cities, get us off foreign oil and put money in our pockets”

Ed Begley Jr., to Cloe Whittaker and Tyson Jerry, the Canadian pair who recently broke the Guinness Book of World Records for most miles traveled in a vegetable oil powered vehicle.

The duo met with Begley at his solar powered home in Los Angeles during their trip.

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Jeff Garlin has lost weight by cutting almost every animal from his diet but fish.

The Curb Your Enthusiasm pescatarian has written a book, My Footprint: Carrying The Weight Of The World, that details his journey to lose both pounds on his body and impact on the environment.

Suffering a stroke in 2000, Garlin admitted his diet in the past couldn’t have enabled him to go from 320 to 260 pounds.

“I’m not fat from eating too many apples. It’s very serious, man. I could’ve died.”

Not only is Garlin enjoying better health, but he’s also gotten in good with the cool green kids.

He’s friends with Ed Begley Jr. and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David, both who are into the environmental scene.

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Toyota Prius Recall–Rachelle Carson Says Get It Together (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 in Actors, Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green, Videos.

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A number of Toyota Prius’ have been recalled due to some braking issues.

Yikes!

Has the golden car used by greenies in Hollywood like vegetarian Ed Begley Jr. and wife Rachelle Carson lost its touch?

In the video below, Ed explains the car he bought years ago is still going strong.

“We’ve had it now 177,000 miles with no problem,” he said.

Rachelle is giving up her 2010 Prius after experiencing problems, but insists she feels safe with other vehicles.

“I do feel safe in a Toyota. I just hope they get it together,” she said.

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Ed Begley Jr. “Living With Ed” Reveals Leather Seat Prius

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 in Actors, Environment-Eco-Green, Transportation.

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Ed Begley Jr. knows being vegetarian is a great complement to his other environmentally friendly behaviors like having solar panels in his home and getting from point A to B on a bicycle.

But is Ed driving an eco-friendly car with animal un-friendly seats?

From priuschat.com:

“Watching a recent episode of Living With Ed, it looks like Ed is now driving (or more likely Rachelle’s car) a level IV winter gray metallic 2010 Prius. I was a little surprised that he chose leather seats, being the vegan that he is.”

Granted, not everyone environmentalist is vegetarian, but with the environmentally unfriendly chemicals going into the tanning process to make leather not biodegradable, you’d think most hybrid worshippers would demand hideless vehicles.

Paul McCartney insisted his luxury Lexus be built with cloth seats versus leather.

Toyota 2010 Priuses come with either leather or  non-leather seating.

Which one is Ed cruising around town in?

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Farm Sanctuary “Peace For The Animals” Holiday Auction

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 in Animal Issues, Events.

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Farm Sanctuary has teamed up with Charity Buzz to launch their Peace For The Animals Holiday Auction to raise money for their organization.

Boy, oh boy are there some treats to bid on this year.

The top prize is a private dinner party with Ginnifer Goodwin, Rory Freedman and five of your friends, catered by vegan chef Tal Ronnen.

There’s also a private yoga session with Russell Simmons, two VIP tickets to the Ellen DeGeneres show and and meeting Alicia Silverstone after watching her perform in the Broadway play Time Stood Still.

Not to mention touring Ed Begley Jr.’s eco home before having lunch with him.

To view all available items and bid, visit charitybuzz.com.

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Woody Harrelson, Ed Begley Jr. Two Non Hypocritical Greenies

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 in Actors, Environment-Eco-Green.

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Self proclaimed environmentalists who still eat meat are criticized for their diet’s impact on the earth.

And a celebrity who claims to live green while owning seven private jets and flies their favorite jelly from Italy to Australia has some explaining to do.

The Times Online has featured an article on the top celebrity green hypocrites, but two stars were listed as the exception to the rule–vegetarians Woody Harrelson and Ed Begley Jr.

“Ed Begley Jr from St Elsewhere and Best in Show became a vegan in 1970, bought one of the first electric cars, and has lived for years in a self-sufficient house that uses not just solar and wind energy but a toaster powered by a stationary bicycle.”

“The famous neo-hippie Woody Harrelson lives in a sustainable community in Hawaii, grows most of his food, uses only solar power, wears hemp clothes, eschews animal products, and fuels his car with biodiesel.”

Not surprising that two veggies were spared from being blacklisted in the green hypocrisy database.

Any smart environmentalist knows that meat’s not green and meat and dairy production emits more greenhouse gases than all forms of transportation combined.

Read the article at the Times Online to learn about John Travolta’s five private jets, Barack Obama flying a chef across the country just to make pizza (hello, Dominoes?) and other celebrity green hypocrite examples.

via greendaily.com

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