Archive for the 'Environment' Category

Bindi Irwin was very young when her father, Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died. But he'll always be with her. She says:

"Dad was my superhero. He still is. He's the living breathing superhero of my life. My mom and dad are my biggest inspiration. And everything I do in my life is to make them proud."

The Return To Nim's Island star is making her parents proud right now by using her burgeoning stardom to carry on her father's message of protecting the Earth! She says:

You don't mind if we bring you guys this story while sitting down, right??

LOLz!

Ian Somerhalder is at LEAST shirtless on the cover of Origin magazine’s latest issue, though we have good reason to suspect that his junk is free swingin' behind that sign! That good reason is that we WANT it to be! Ha!

Plus, he's obvi doing it for a good cause — with a sign that says 'Generation Extinct,' you bet that whatever is inside will be about our impact on the environment, which is par for the course for Ian! He has his own foundation fighting to protect what he can in this world!

He's also very proud of being involved with Origin, as well:

Holy geez, we can't wait to hear Swift sing about this one!

Conor Kennedy was arrested this afternoon at the White House!!

Po-Po slapped cuffs on his pretty little wrists and hauled his famous behind off to the slammer!

Conor, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Darryl Hannah, and 44 other activists were arrested for civil disobedience while protesting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as, apparently, their Sierra Club-esque group feels it will contribute to the current economic crisis!

The dude who once made headlines for crashing weddings with (then lover) Taylor Swift paid a sizable fine before the DC cops released him!

In a statement, one activist said:

“We really shouldn’t have to be put in handcuffs to stop KXL–our nation’s leading climate scientists have told us it’s dangerous folly, and all the recent Nobel Peace laureates have urged us to set a different kind of example for the world, so the choice should be obvious."

We aren't sure how Conor came to be involved, but we bet his great-uncle John F. Kennedy — a legendary American who once lived in the residence where the protest was staged — would be proud as peach pie to see a descendant risk his reputation for a cause he deemed worthy.

And combating pollutions is so important, too!

Aww! We're almost sad Conor and T-Swizzle are never ever getting back together!

What a beautiful pair of difference-makers they could've become!

See more pics of the arrest (below)!

[Image via Sierra Club.]

If there is one person that is super happy to hear the National Solar Jobs Census report was released, it is this guy!

Al Gore took to his blog and could not hide his excitement for what the new report's numbers are.

Here's what he wrote:

Finally!

We've all thought about buying those reusable Starbucks travel mugs while standing in line — but they're just so damn expensive!

Well, here's the fix: the company is rolling out a $1 reusable plastic cup at its cafes starting Thursday.

Thank the powers that be that we haven't seen the last of Don Cheadle as Captain Planet!

Not only are we getting one hell of a goofy series of sketches, but we're getting an A-List actor to spend his time doing it. We don't know about you, but that totally makes it extra hilarious for us… and we have TWO new installments, not just one!

In this episode arc, the Captain tries to take out the final Planeteer — will he succeed?

Find out (above) and… AFTER THE JUMP!!!

How fab is this??

That picture (above) is of Damon Wayans Jr. celebrating American Recycles Day… but kicking a field goal through a 21-foot goal post constructed from 125,000 crushed Bud Light cans.

Amazing! We had no idea he could do that!

He did it in the Bud Light Recycling Zone, which is an interactive traveling display that has visited nine cities across the United States this year to encourage and inform NFL fans about the importance of recycling!

We think this is such a great initiative — and we'd love to see more of this kind of work from major companies and celebs alike!

[Image courtesy WireImage.]