Gisele Bundchen supports the United Nations Environment Programme, designed a limited edition necklace for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and a portion of proceeds from a line of sandals bearing her name go to protect Amazon rainforest water sources. Miguel Bose, of Spain, is one of several green celebrity singers who participated on a 2010 release of “Gracias a la Vida” (“Thanks to Life”), a charity song originally penned by Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra in 1966; profits from sales on iTunes went to Habitat for Humanity. Sir Paul McCartney is active with No More Landmines. Who is the best international green celebrity? Keep reading…
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Green Racing: Charitable Indy 500 champion dies in fiery crash
In the days before his death, Indy car racer Dan Wheldon participated in a fund raiser that netted over $40,000 for charity. Now, his sports memorabilia is being auctioned off to help raise money for his own family. INDYCAR, the governing body of the auto racing series where the young driver competed, has been working with GreenFuel Technologies to improve the energy consumption of the cars, to make them more environmentally friendly. Killed in a tragic accident that happened on the track in Las Vegas, Wheldon’s legacy will surely be rule changes made to protect drivers from suffering in similar accidents. Keep reading…
Demi Moore skinny celebrity diet secrets outed by Joan Rivers?
Actress Demi Moore is going through a really tough time right now. Her marriage to actor Ashton Kutcher is struggling, she recently was told in no uncertain terms that he was caught in public cheating on their anniversary weekend, and now Joan Rivers went on the record to TMZ blasting her for being too skinny. So what’s behind the weight loss and why was it so shocking to hear this green celebrity’s sad and scary celebrity diet secrets? Keep reading…
Barack and Michelle Obama hit local pumpkin patch before Halloween
Barack and Michelle Obama are a famous celebrity couple but they are still happy to take part in going shopping for Halloween decorations. Stopping their tour bus to visit a local pumpkin patch they passed in Hampton, Virgina while out campaigning for the 2012 elections, the Obamas bought pumpkins they plan to use to decorate around the front door of the White House. Want to know more about their road trip detour before the scariest holiday of the year? Keep reading…
Extreme pumpkin carving stencils feature famous faces this Halloween
Since people who carve crazy pumpkins have been featured on cable television shows featuring the trends in Haunted Houses, pumpkin designs, and general spook-tacular celebrating, everyone at home with a spare set of pumpkin carving tools has been scouring the internet for ideas about how to make the most frightening and gory pumpkins to put fright and delight into the hearts of trick-or-treaters on the all hallowed night. Even celeb gossip website TMZ took note and posted photos of extreme pumpkins that featured the famous faces of some of our favorite green celebrities. Want to see who made the list? Keep reading…
Leonardo DiCaprio: Elephants get help from green celebrity actor?
With the startling realization that the number of pachyderms [elephants] still alive in the world has shrunk 50 percent over the past century, Hollywood actor and celebrated environmentalist Leonardo Di Caprio is using his star power to make a difference. He feels their vanishing of elephants as a species could prove disastrous to the ecosystems and might have a lasting impact on the biodiversity of the planet. Want to know more about what this eco celeb is doing to help save the animals? Keep reading…