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What do Natalie Portman, Woody Harrelson, and Alicia Silverstone have in common?

Want a hint?

Natalie designs vegan shoes. Woody refused to eat real Twinkies on a film shoot. And Alicia gardens naked surrounded by a pack of rescued dogs.

On Sunday night, in Hollywood, The Cove won the Oscar for Best Feature Documentary.

On Monday, in Taiji, Japan, local government officials grumbled with disapproval.

Last week I blogged about the event NRDC hosted with James Cameron and Elvis Mitchell at Fox Studios to bring attention to the environmental message behind the highest-grossing movie in history, Avatar. We now have video clips on the event online.

The 2010 Winter Olympics kick off tonight in Vancouver.

Jason Mraz won his first two Grammy Awards last night. And he looked good doing it. What appeared to be a garden variety suit and black tie was actually a serious fashion statement. The suit is part wool, part plastic water bottle blend, and the tie is made of cassette tapes.

It’s seems that every day there is a new documentary, short film or biography. Who has the time to research, read reviews and weed through all the choices? How do you know what to watch and what to skip?

You sign up for Earth Cinema Circle, the only DVD club dedicated to increasing social and environmental awareness through film.

An Exclusive Interview with the Actor-Activist

Some celebrities create clothing lines. Others sponsor colognes. Greg Grunberg has created an eco-friendly iPhone app.

Greg, who plays the mind-reading cop Matt Parkman on Heroes, has started a mobile couponing application called Yowza!!. He took time out of his day to chat with Green & Save about his current projects and future plans.

The widely popular nature documentary, Earth, is scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-Ray this Tuesday. Earth is the first feature film developed by Disneynature, which is an independent film label create by the Walt Disney Company. This documentary earned over $32 million at the box office and is poised for strong DVD sales.

Well, let me just start off by saying that I'm very excited to be writing this article; very excited, and admittedly, very biased. You see, The Urban Cafe, besides being a very hip, low key, socially conscious, and community oriented B.Y.O.B., on the Germantown/Mt. Airy border, is also owned by a very good friend of mine, executive Chef, Pat O'Donnell.

A fascinating new opinion documentary was released this past Friday that examines the ins and outs of the modern food industry with an emphasis on what it really takes to get food from the farm to the market.