June 11th, 2009 - Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
I don’t eat meat, but I eat fish. And I love sushi! All kinds, like salmon and mackerel, even weird stuff, like octopus and squid. It’s all good.
Sushi is a very sheik thing to eat. Celebrities love it. Today, sushi is synonymous with New York City and Los Angeles.
But now, celebrities like Woody Harrelson and Sting are petitioning popular sushi restaurant Nobu to take bluefin off their menu.
Bluefin tuna is nearing extinction. In a letter to Nobu, concerned celebrities asked Nobu to stop serving tuna. I guess it worked, because Nobu’s London restaurant agreed to put a note on the menu telling patrons tuna is endangered.
No one wants Charlie Tuna to disappear and here’s another reason to ditch the tuna. The Environmental Defense Fund calls bluefin tuna an eco-worst and recommends avoiding it, citing mercury and PCB contamination.
Like I said, I love sushi! But I’m careful to order low or no pollution fish. Salmon and mackerel are my favorites—especially sashimi salmon—and both salmon and mackerel are safer choices.
Via TreeHugger.
Tags: celebrities, fish, mercury, PCBs
Posted in Raw Food, The Environment | 4 Comments »
March 27th, 2009 - Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
Tomorrow, March 28th at 8:30PM is Earth Hour. Sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, the event encourages people worldwide to unplug their appliances and turn off the lights for just one hour, to give our planet a rest and raise awareness for global warming.
In this toenail-snipping video, singer Alanis Morissette asks you to join the big turn off. Now, I’m a fan of Alanis, she’s super hot, but she’s a very “earthy crunchy” celebrity, so critics of global warming will just consider Earth Hour more hippie blah-blah. We need more presidents, politicians and influential figures trumpeting the cause. No offense Alanis.
In 2008, 50 million people in countries all over the world, from New York and Los Angeles to Rome and Hong Kong and everywhere in between, took part in Earth Hour. So, don’t be a curmudgeon. Turn off the lights, fire up a candle and give the earth a freaking break!
Via Green Daily.
Tags: celebrities, Earth Hour, global warming, World Wildlife Fund
Posted in The Environment | 1 Comment »
June 13th, 2006 - Barbara Feiner
Top Nashville singers, bands, songwriters, fine artists and athletes have teamed with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to raise money for the 28-year-old food distribution center, which feeds impoverished and low-income Americans in an effort to solve community hunger issues.
Singers like Dolly Parton, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill and Sara Evans created exclusive, hand-designed lunchboxes that are being auctioned through a special eBay charity event, which concludes tomorrow evening.
At press time, lunchbox bids ranged from $9.99 to $610, and all auctions will close between 9 p.m. and 9:34 p.m. tomorrow (Eastern time). Show your organic spirit by bidding on a one-of-a-kind lunchbox to aid this worthwhile charity.
Second Harvest collects food that would otherwise be wasted and distributes it to soup kitchens, pantries and shelters. During the 2003–2004 fiscal year, the organization distributed more than 14.5 million pounds of food to hungry adults and children—an impressive achievement.
To bypass the auction and make a tax-deductible contribution to Second Harvest, click here. You can also donate food and set up a virtual organic food drive by clicking here.
The bid for Sara Evans’ decorative lunchbox (above) was $102.50 at press time.
Tags: celebrities, celebrity causes, country singers, lunboxes for a cause, nashville
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