Many people think that 2007 may well be the tipping point for the environmental issues to become mainstream in North America. It hasn't taken long for Hollywood to reflect the concern about global warming by presenting movies with an environmental message.  The 11th Hour - premiering at Cannes, is slated to take over where Al Gore's ...

America's top green heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio is bringing his much-anticipated environmental film, The 11th Hour, to the Cannes Film Festival for a special screening this Saturday. And although there's no way most of us are going to make it there for the event, we're pretty excited nonetheless. DiCaprio's film features interviews with ...

It seems like green-tinted celebs are working overtime these days -- joining causes, donating time and money and making others aware of important issues. Many of them get a lot of flack for missteps and moments of bad judgment, but we think these entertainers are doing a lot more good than harm; by almost anyone's standards. Drew Barrymore ...

The Green Festival opened its doors in Chicago this weekend, just in time for Earth Day. The windy city is showing a very strong shade of green and its not just from the new spring growth that is everywhere on this warm sunny weekend.  From recycled billboard bags to bamboo yoga pants, there is something for everyone at this years show.  ...

A recent Ipsos Reid survey  in Canada revealed that the current crop of teenagers hasn’t quite got the hang of having a small ecological footprint. Almost 94% said that they should be environmentally conscious, but just 20% said they make an effort to purchase environmental products. We all face the challenge of not just talking the talk, but ...

According to Arnold we need to make environmental issues sexy in order to attract more people to the cause. He’s right, but he's not the first one to try and bring a higher level of awareness through the tried and true method used by car companies, beer companies and sports organizations alike.Ryan Kennedy of Brain Mulch fame volunteered as an ...

Venues have been announced and 16 headliners revealed for Live Earth's U.S. show. If you want to be one of the two billion people gathering in the name of combating climate change, you better have your credit card ready Monday, April 16 at 10 a.m. EDT. And if required, a bus ticket to East Rutherford, New Jersey's Giants Stadium. ''We hope ...

Leonardo DiCaprio is being featured in May’s issue of Vanity Fair, with fur! Don’t worry; the fur’s attached to celebrity polar bear cub Knut (sounds like Ka-noot). As you may recall, Knut was born in captivity at the Berlin Zoo and raised by a keeper after being rejected by his mother. Annie Leibovitz shot the photos, of DiCaprio at the ...

Sharing more reflections on his recent testimony, Al Gore says he’s encouraged that increasing numbers of House and Senate members accept the scientific consensus on climate change. And presumably referring about the ever pleasant Senator Inhofe, he also mentions the increasing isolation of naysayers. Putting Inhofe in his placeSumming up his ...

Melbourne Australia has been sitting at level 3 water restrictions since January, which means a lot of rules about what residents can use their water for. A severe drought has been causing shortages, and may lead to what Victoria’s Water Minister John Thwaites says would be unprecedented water shortages by the end of the year. An opposition leader ...