Vegetarian Star

James Cromwell recently attended a screening of Fuel, a film about America’s dependency on oil and the need for alternative energy sources.

The Green Girls caught up with James during the screening to ask what lifestyle changes he had made to go “green.”

“I made a lifestyle change in 1975 when I became a vegetarian, and in ’94 when I became a vegan,” Cromwell said.

“If everybody would do that, we’d save a lot of water, a lot of land use, a lot wasted energy bringing protein to people through animals, a lot of suffering and a lot of greenhouse gases.”

“If people [would] just [cut out meat for] one meal a week, and then one day a week, and then maybe one week a year, they could make an incredible difference.”

Cromwell showed his humorous side when asked if he went “cold turkey” in going vegetarian.

“I went the whole hog,” he joked.

Cromwell sees going vegetarian as a “choice” rather than a “decision” because when you make decisions, it becomes an either/or situation and you “leave things out that are important,” rather than educating yourself on what makes a balanced veg diet and how to incorporate different foods into it.

Watch the video to hear the rest of the interview with James.

Warning: there is a creepy flashback of the early 90s Wayne’s World movie when The Green Girls play their musical slogan at the end of the video.

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Ethical beauty product consumers have long known about specialty brands like Aubrey Organics, that pledge to not use animal ingredients and do not contain dangerous chemicals.

But mainstream companies are catching on that beauty really is more than skin deep-all those toxins in some cosmetics are being absorbed into our systems and some studies show cause all sorts of maladies from skin irritation to cancer.

From the Victoria’s Secret Press Release:

INTRODUCING PINK BODY, a unique line of skin-loving and earth-friendly products created specifically for the pink girl. She spoke. We listened. The result? A more personalized approach to everyday body care using organic and vegan ingredients, powerful natural formulas and eco-friendly packaging.

Victoria’s Secret PINK collection features 100% natural, organic, vegan ingredients such as oatmeal, citrus, mint, coffee beans and soy milk. And absolutely no animal testing. 

Coffee beans? Soy Milk? Sounds delicious, we know, but the products are only meant to be applied externally. Sorry. 

The collection features four categories: Energizing, Nourishing, Soothing, and Essentials for dull, dry, sensitive skin, and everyday needs that any beauty type can use.

While this of course isn’t your $2 tube of lip balm, prices are reasonable, from $8 for lip butter to $15 for energizing body lotion.

Check out the entire collection of Victoria Secret’s PINK Body and shop for the vegan product that suits your skin best.

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PETA has many foes and counting.

Their latest enemies include those offended by their Valentine’s Day display of two women kissing and showing affection to promote their “Vegetarians Make Better Lovers” campaign.

Since having to walk pass the display of lesbian affection that took place last week, numerous people have complained, including gays and lesbians.

According to politics.randomplayground.net, one blogger wrote in dismay, “All this little love fest shows is that lesbian relationships need validation and that women exist to titillate the sexual fantasies of men.”

The gay and lesbian blog, After Ellen, had this to say:

“PETA is placating to the stereotypical straight male fantasy that two women can’t wait for a big, burly man to come in and finish the job, or in this case, a big, burly broccoli-loving man. Sorry, PETA, but your latest stunt makes me hungry for a Big Mac.”

Image Credit: peta.org

Fox News has proven it’s not a fan of PETA, as the station has aired programs with the anchors poking fun of the group, such as eating Kentucky Fried Chicken while making fun of their campaigns.

The station recently featured a PETA spokesperson to discuss the Veggie Love campaign. When the Fox anchor asked if PETA’s sexual gimmicks were an effective ad campaign, the PETA spokesperson cited numerous evidence that their campaigns worked, including people walking away with Vegetarian Starter Kits, and downloading vegetarian recipes after watching the NBC rejected Super Bowl ad on their website.

In all fairness, the viewers might have thought the links led to more porn, versus vegetarian info.

Seriously, though. Is PETA getting riskier and riskier with these sexual ad campaigns? In the beginning, there were nude, but still artful and tasteful photos of celebrities proclaiming to shun fur and embrace the meatless lifestyle. Now the group has progressed to veggie porn videos and public displays of lesbian affection, that even some lesbians find offensive.

Watch the video to view the interview between Fox and PETA. Should PETA start cleaning up its act or risk losing credibility?

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Not long ago, PETA saved a 120 year old lobster from becoming dinner in a restaurant. The group plans to return it to the sea. However, there have been problems booking his transportation.

The original plan was to ship the lobster from New York to New Hampshire via UPS. However, when the UPS driver arrived to pick up “Craig the Crustacean”, it was revealed the driver could not guarantee a safe ride for him because other boxes could be placed on top of him.

In the words of Stephanie Tanner from Full House, “How rude!”

Imagine living 120 years of life and barely missing the boiling hot water tank, on your way to freedom, only to be squashed by parcels of grandma’s stale cookies and sweaters and underwear mom sent Jack to his college dorm.

Craig’s not going out like that.

“The UPS man wasn’t compassionate at all,” said Ng, owner of the Japanese restaurant at which Craig is currently lodging. “I just thought, there’s no way we can leave him with this guy. We can’t trust him. It’s horrible.”

A volunteer is expected to transport Craig this Friday.

Source: The Brooklyn Paper

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Paris Hilton is known for many things, but being vegetarian is not one of them.

However, USA Today printed an article recently wishing her a Happy Birthday, and the article said Paris was a vegetarian.

We guess along with pescetarian and flexitarian, there are now beef and pork slider vegetarians, as that’s what she was seen eating not along ago.

Either vegetarians are becoming more like some churches, changing the rules faster than lightening in order to attract and retain more members or someone picked up some incorrect information.

We suspiciously think there was some Clint Eastwood vegan urban legendness to this mistake.

The website, ParisHiltonZone.com, claims that Paris became vegetarian after watching a video on animal cruelty provided to her by Heather Mills.

“From that point I’ve never worn fur and I never will.”I also haven’t eaten any meat since. I just survive on pasta and stuff like that. I was grossed out. It was disgusting.”

Maybe Paris was a veg at one time, however short lived. Or maybe she’s a flexitarian?

Giving credit where it’s due, mom Kathy Hilton did buy Paris a faux fur for Christmas instead of the real thing, so maybe Paris at least isn’t down with wearing something that came from one of her chihuahua Tinkerbell’s cousins.

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following veg celebrities on February 18th.

• Vanna White (52)
• Cybill Shepherd (59)
• Yoko Ono (76)

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Identical Good Charlotte twins Benji and Joel Madden have recently teamed up with Denny’s to create vegetarian and vegan burritos on the restaurant’s Rock Star menu. So you know that either man you choose will be able to make you that home cooked meal that Carrie Underwood wants everyday. If all else fails, just have them take you Denny’s. Who would you rather…

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In a sad, sad story where no one came out the winner, a chimpanzee has been shot to death after mauling a friend of his owner.

The chimp named Travis had starred in Coca-Cola and Old Navy commercials and also appeared on television pilots.

Travis had been cared for by owner Sandra Herold, and he was considered a pet and family member who would go along for car rides and open doors for people.

When Travis attacked Herold’s friend, she stabbed him in an attempt to get him to stop. When police arrived on the scene, Travis began attacking them too, and the chimp was eventually shot dead.

So many celebrities have spoken out against having wild animals like chimps as pets, as well as using them on television, most recently with actress Anjelica Huston protesting the use of apes in the entertainment industry. Perhaps if Travis had been sent to an animal sanctuary, no blood would have been shed.

Watch the video below for the clips from an Old Navy commercial Travis starred in, as well as conversation of the telephone call made to 911 when he attacked.

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