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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Vegetarian Star — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:14:43 +0000

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

Ed Begley Jr. (62)

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Mark Ruffalo To Be Honored At Global Green USA Millenium Awards

Vegetarian Star — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:29:58 +0000

Actor Mark Ruffalo will be honored at Global Green USA’s 15th annual Millenium Awards, meant to recognize green celebrities who live by Global Green USA’s mission by “fostering a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure world.”

Funds raised from the event go to Global Green USA’s initiatives to provide environmentally friendly housing and educational facilities in cities like New Orelans and Los Angeles.

Vegetarian Ruffalo is being honored for his committment to campaign against hydrofracking, a method of obtaining natural gas that has been implicated in both health and environmental issues, not to mention having the ability to set water on fire.

“By becoming an educated advocate and an outspoken activist on behalf of this issue and appearing before Congress, supporting the documentary GASLAND and leveraging the power of the media, he has brought national attention to an issue that threatens both the environment and public health,” writes Global Green on the event website. “Mark has further personalized his crusade by starting his own foundation, Water Defense, to educate the public about the threats posed to our supply of drinking water and provide information and tools that will inspire action. By using his platform as a celebrated actor to raise awareness and hold the energy industry accountable, Mark is raising the bar for his peers in the entertainment industry and beyond.”

Other honorees for the event that takes place Saturday, June 4 include actor Ed Begley Jr.

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Ed Begley Jr. Makes “Natural Selection” At Portland Restaurant

Vegetarian Star — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:31:16 +0000

Ed Begley Jr., his wife and family were spotted having dinner at Portland’s Natural Selection restaurant, an eatery featuring vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items.

Sources say Begley promised he’d return when he was in Portland again.

Just what is it about chef Aaron Woo, a graduate of the California Culinary Academy’s restaurant that would make Begley begley for more?

Natural Selection features a 4-course meal that enables customers to order from a completely vegan and gluten-free column or a column that contains some vegan and gluten-free items, the rest being vegetarian.

Vegetarians may choose to dine on the “stinging nettle pistou with pappardelle pasta” featuring acorn squash, parsnip, fried chickpeas and parmesan for course 3, while their vegan counterparts will want to order the “sweet & sour broccoli rabe” with kohlrabi gratin, marcona almonds and zinfandel sauce.

Dessert may be the best part of the menu as both columns feature vegan sweets: a “rhubarb upside down cake” with vanilla coconut cream and candied kumquats or a “strawberry tart” with passion fruit sauce, balsamic and rosemary pecans.

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Ed Begley Jr. Praises Pasadena Showcase Of Design For Green Initiatives (Video)

Vegetarian Star — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:48:48 +0000

This year, the Pasadena Showcase of Design will feature greening the garage space with garage designer to the stars Garage Envy. Ed Begley Jr. is one of Garage Envy’s clients.

Begley Jr. spoke to the Pasadena Showcase of Design, giving his thoughts on how existing, older homes can be made more sustainable.

“The one thing I like about the Pasadena Showcase house is that they’re doing as much repurposing as possible–saving as much timber and brick and stone and tile and everything and not putting it in a landfill,” Begley says in the video.

“Oh, we’re going to put up a new energy efficient home,” Begley says of the builders who aim to go green but may be wasting much in the process. “Ok, that’s good on one end that you have an energy efficient home, but how did you get there? What kind of materials did you waste in the process?”

The Pasadena Showcase House of Design is open from April 17-May 15, 2011.

The video featuring Begley Jr. can be viewed below.

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Paul Watson To Speak At LA Go Green Expo

Vegetarian Star — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:14:12 +0000

Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson is one of several celebrities scheduled to present at the LA Go Green Expo, an event showcasing green businesses and their sustainable products.

During April 15-17 at the LA Convention Center, visitors can learn about more environmentally friendly living practices from over 200 booths as well as featured films, food and beverage tasting, hybrid and electric car displays and educational sessions on green building and home improvements.

Watson became famous among those not familiar with the environmental movement after Animal Planet launched a series about the Sea Shepherd’s adventures at sea that attempted to thwart Japanese whalers from achieving their quota in killed whales, Whale Wars.

During these missions, all members of the crew must adhere to a vegan diet.

In addition to his activism, Watson has published several books, including Shepherds of the Sea, Sea Shepherd: My Fight for Whales and Seals, Cry Wolf, Earthforce!, Ocean Warrior, and Seal Wars.

Other speakers set to present at the expo include Ed Begley Jr. and his wife Rachelle, Mariel Hemingway and raw foods chef Bryan Au.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:31:25 +0000

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

Ed Begley Jr.

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Ed Begley Jr. Thinks Meatless Monday Step In Right Direction

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:51:09 +0000

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.

M.W.: What’s your opinion on organic and sustainable foods?
E.B.: I think it’s an important part of our future, and something that people can get involved with right away

M.W.: What made you decide to become a vegetarian?
E.B.: It made me feel healthier, and allowed me to contribute to a lower personal carbon footprint as well.

Rachelle Carson Begley Protects Family By Living Green

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:43:56 +0000

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.”