Oprah is planning an upcoming show about global warming, according to our friends at Treehugger. The Oprah Winfrey Show site poses questions like, "Are you worried about global warming?" and "Is your family worried about global warming?" to those who want to appear on the show. As a result of the upcoming episode, suburban mothers across the nation may end up dedicated to reforestation and paper conservation, thus finally lending themselves an excuse not to read every book the media goddess recommends.
The NRDC has teamed up with the popular punk band Green Day to create a new website that puts a focus on actions fans of all ages can take to push for legislation that protects the environment and fights climate change. Green Day's last album, American Idiot—which included the hit tracks "American Idiot" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"—has been followed with a cover of a Scottish punk song called "The Saints Are Coming." It remains unclear whether the more optimistic title was inspired by the band's work with the environmental group, or the newer song refers to a global warming-induced apocalypse.
The Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes wedding in a town outside Rome, Italy, was attended by scores of celebrities, and not many of them were in the mood to fly commercial flights—preferring instead extremely un-eco-efficient private planes. Among those who arrived on their own planes were Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, while Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Brooke Shields, Cameron Crowe, and others shared a private jet chartered by the bride and groom. However, sources report that not only did J. Lo arrive in fur, she also had her personal hairdresser fly separately. Her fans responded to criticism from environmentalists by saying that although many stars are going green, J. Lo is still Jenny from the block.
Neil Cavuto, host of "Your World with Neil Cavuto," has expressed his displeasure with the animated film Happy Feet, starring Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, and many more. Cavuto says that the family movie, which tells the story of a penguin who cannot sing but can tap dance ferociously, is like "an animated Inconvenient Truth." Apparently, Cavuto was one of the few viewers of the documentary that noticed the Al Gore/Savion Glover Busby-Berkeley-style musical number on a melting ice cap.
Interests: Horseback riding, watching the silence of the snow, obviously anything creative, cooking
Inspiration: Like most of you, when I heard of recycling to save the earth, I naturally assumed I needed to separate my plastics, newspapers and glass. I was helping. That was all I needed to do. Then one day, I was searching around for something fun, some art, and I came across this abstract piece. It was gorgeous - it looked like a naturally formed wave of icy white water bursting into the air. When I looked closer at it, I saw that it was made from recycled plastic caps. I was in shock. What kind of imagination and talent does that take to look at a plastic cap and see more to it then what it actually is? How can someone be so ingenious that they can take something that we normally throw away and create such a piece of beauty with it? This is the thought process that I could not stop pondering and it took over my mind, body and soul and soon enough became my muse.
I began Earth's Journey for this reason. I wanted to show the world that there was more to saving the earth than just recycling. There is beauty in things we can't even imagine, and so many ways to help our planet flourish. There are products out there that we all could use to completely decorate, furnish and run a home... all environmentally safe. You can buy organic bedding, non-toxic cleaning detergents, solar power, or make a change in a small way by using energy-efficient light bulbs. But the best part of recycling and being eco-friendly is the beauty that you'll find here, with all of our different artisans. As you can see I'm very passionate about this type of artistic creativity, and I hope you will be too.
I invite you to sit back, relax and ... Be Inspired by Green!