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.
Comments Off on Vegetarian Carrie Underwood Grabs Multiple CMT Awards (Video)
Carrie Underwood has snagged yet another set of trophies from the CMT Music Awards and the vegetarian darling was the only winner to take home multiple awards.
In a competition where the fans pick the winners, Carrie received both video of the year for “Cowboy Casanova,” and CMT performance of the year for “Temporary Home.”
Comments Off on Barack Obama Supports Lifting Whaling Ban
Barack Obama has incited the criticism of activists after his proposal to lift a 24 year ban on commercial whaling in Japan, Norway and Iceland. The administration argues that doing so will save more whales and countries will not attempt to use loopholes to hunt them and instead be required to follow strict reporting procedures of their whaling activity to governments.
The proposal would allow the countries to continue hunting whales in reduced numbers and also wants them to participate in a whale DNA registry.
Environmental groups aren’t buying it, and have already pressured Obama to withdraw his support before the Whaling Commission votes on June 20.
Comments Off on Ellen DeGeneres Makes Spring Rolls With Roberto Martin (Video)
Ellen DeGeneres brought her favorite right hand man in food, her personal chef Roberto Martin, on the show to demonstrate preparing vegetarian spring rolls.
Vegetarians just love dipping–ice cream, veggie dip, skinny dip…whoa, maybe too much information. But it’s always fun to make your own soy sauce, vinegar and spice dip for Asian treats like these and the recipe for such, along with the spring rolls can be found on Ellen’s page.
You discover something new every day and today’s lesson is black bean pasta, which is used in the creation.
“It’s so good for you. It’s really high in protein,” Martin comments on the pasta that’s a part of an entirely vegan meal.
Comments Off on Lisa Bloom Discusses Her Diet Solution To Climate Change
Lisa Bloom, an attorney and legal expert who hosted her own talk show on Court TV and has served as a legal analyst for CNN and CBS news, is a lifelong vegetarian who eventually became a vegan.
Bloom thinks the answer to climate change is to adopt a vegan diet, and discusses why in this clip taken during an interview when she attended a book signing event for Gristle, a collection of essays co-edited by Moby, on the effects of factory farms on the planet.
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 9th, 2010 in Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Bonnaroo VIP Food Menu Features Farmers Market, Organic Produce
The 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival taking place June 10-13 promises to placate vegetarians with the selection of food vendors, says the event’s website.
“Food vendors are located all throughout the campgrounds, and there are TONS of food options – more than enough to accommodate the pickiest of tastes. Carnivores and Vegetarians have no fear!”
For those willing to pay a higher price, the VIP Food Menu is featuring healthy whole grain pasta and sustainable produce sourced from local Farmers Markets.
The VIP Menu states the Farmer’s Market self-serve station will feature, “Fresh, locally-grown organic produce prepared in various healthful ways without meat.”
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 9th, 2010 in Animal Issues.
Comments Off on Bob Barker Matching PETA Donations Until July 4th
From now until July 4th, Bob Barker has agreed to match all donations in PETA’s drive to raise $250,000 by that date, which will go towards an even bigger challenge of eventually raising $2 million.
“We know our online donors are some of the most generous and rapid responders to these challenges, and we decided to start with this group of loyal supporters first in our attempt to raise the full challenge amount.”
Standard gift suggestions are given as $25, $50 and $100, but there is an optional box for those who wish to give other amounts.
The vegetarian former Price is Right host gave money to help renovate a building for the organization’s Los Angeles headquarters and said it was the most, “effective and most productive of all animal rights or animal welfare groups in the world.”
Comments Off on Salma Hayek Should Have Welcomed That Snake With Open Arms (Video)
Salma Hayek got a little nervous when a snake decided it wanted 15 minutes of fame and crawled onto the set during an interview. Watch as the hilarity ensues.
According to EcoViews, Salma should appreciate the slithering creature, as snakes are a part of a healthy ecosystem, since their presence as top of the food chain carnivores means other species numbers are being kept in check.
There are ways to recognize a poisonous snake from a friendly food chain checker looking for Hollywood attention, and a nice diagram that illustrates these differences can be found here. A summary of those differences, such as a triangular versus round head, according to a page from Colorado State University:
