Tag: Television - Page 10
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Imogen Heap's Call to Action, Ryan Reynolds Partners with the NRDC, and More
Musician Imogen Heap announced plans to create and score a nature documentary -- with a twist: She's asking fans to shoot their own footage of the world around them and submit it. "It could be a sunrise from your bedroom
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Wilmer Valderrama Bugs Out, the Teen Choice Awards Put on a Sustainable Show, and More
If your reaction to insects is more fearful than interested, then Wilmer Valderrama has a show for you: He's signed on to produce the Science Channel's new series "Bugging Out," which he hopes will get people to stop fearing
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Michelle Rodriguez Joins the Sea Shepherd Crew, Courteney Cox Supports her Hometown, and More
At Sea Shepherd's "Sea No Evil" art show, which included a silent auction to bring in funds for the conservation organization, the big news came from "Avatar" actress Michelle Rodriguez, who announced plans to join the crew on its next
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Stephen Colbert Finds "Missing" Gulf Spill Oil (Video)
Last week, one of the dominant narratives in the news coverage of the BP Gulf spill was that all the oil from the nearly 200 million gallon spill had just up and disappeared. Good thing Stephen Colbert wasn't buying the
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Greenwashing? Sandra Bullock Gets Duped by Big Oil's Restore the Gulf Campaign
Photo: Youtube Something's Not Right With This Campaign Not long ago, many celebrities got together to make a PSA for the "Be The One" campaign, urging people to sign a petition to save the Gulf of Mexico on the website RestoreTheGulf.com (very similar
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Marion Cotillard's Green Dreams, "Avatar" Returns to Theaters, and More
Photo via SciFiCool.com Interview magazine brought former co-stars Nicole Kidman and Marion Cotillard together to talk about Cotillard's work with Greenpeace, her environmental choices, and her new film, Inception (which also starts eco-warrior
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"(Tar) Balls in Your Mouth" - Jimmy Fallon's BP Spill Song
It's been a really crappy week -- what with the definitive death of climate legislation in the Senate and the ongoing fallout from the BP Gulf spill and all. So, suffice to say that I needed this: A hilarious video from Jimmy
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Turkeys, Traditions, and Families On The Fabulous Beekman Boys Farm
Thanksgiving on The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Oh my. It's either a great joy or a profound nightmare, depending on your familial situation and your propensity to binge. I could see it going either way at Beekman, and given that we know
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Elizabeth Hurley's Real Life "Green Acres," a "Twilight" Vampire's New Animal-Friendly Role, and More
Photo via The Daily Mail/Jonathan Bookallil Elizabeth Hurley just may be the world's most glamorous farmer (though it's a tough choice between her and Vera Farmiga) -- and now she's agreed to show the world her more down-to-earth side on a new reality
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'Big Brother' on Primetime TV? 8 Subtle Green Messages From Your Favorite Shows
Sometimes a show's green message reaches you loud and clear (thanks "Lost," "The Simpsons," "Whale Wars," Planet Green's "Fast Forward," and "Life"!) and sometimes it's a little harder to see -- but shows in the latter category
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Contractor Vents About BP's Shady Spill Response (Video)
Adam Dillon was a contractor for BP, and worked to help coordinate the spill cleanup of effort. His first appearance on television found him chasing reporters of a spill-impacted sight in the middle of a news segment for WDSU in New Orleans. Now, the
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Adrian Grenier Swims with Tuna, Pearl Jam Supports Ocean Conservation, and More
Photo via Oceana Entourage actor Adrian Grenier suited up for a new Oceana PSA that finds him diving in for a swim with one some of the ocean's fastest hunters: bluefin tuna. Though the tuna can swim faster than 50 miles per hour, they're also a popular
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11 Cartoons With Surprisingly Green Messages (Video Slideshow)
While some of your favorite childhood cartoons came with a pretty obvious green message -- "Captain Planet," anyone? -- other animations go for a more subtle impact. From the animal testing in "The Secret of NIMH"
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11 Cartoons With Surprisingly Green Messages
You can learn a lot from cartoons -- even when you don't know it -- and those lessons go beyond sharing and caring to imparting important information about pollution, deforestation, vegetarianism, and other environmental issues. But while some of them are
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The Link Between Record-Breaking Global Heatwaves & Climate Change
Can you say that a particularly massive heatwave -- or any single weather event, for that matter -- is caused by climate change? Nope. Now, is there a link between a trend of record-breaking hot temperatures over the years
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PETA Names Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities, Punky Brewster Teams Up with Target, and More
For its tenth Sexiest Vegetarian awards, PETA looked to the small screen, singling out two of television's favorite characters: The Biggest Loser's Bob Harper and House's Olivia Wilde.Harper, who helps motivate and guide contestants
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The Quest for 'Perfect Climate Information'
What if the world had perfect climate information? If everyone had a perfect understanding of climate science and the threats posed by global warming, would that change most people's limited commitments to individual action and our
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Stephen Colbert Blasts BP For Sending Fake Journalists to Cover Spill (Video)
The story was pretty amusing when it surfaced last week: the Wall Street Journal gained access to BP Planet, an in-house company magazine, only to discover that the oil giant had sent out its own 'journalists' to cover the spill, and were sending back
