Not Plastic Project

Are you a beach lover? Imagine not being able to set foot on the beach ever again. Imagine, years later, not being able to take your kids to the beach. We’d just have to tell them, that long ago, you could actually set foot in the water and SWIM in it. And the kids would say, “Eeeeew, you would swim in THAT?!”

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In The Green Book, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres shares what she learned about how we can help keep our beaches clean without leaving the house.

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He is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, best-selling author, international speaker. And let’s not forget, he ALSO used to be the Vice President of the United States.

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More than all these, however, is at the core of Al Gore is an intense drive to see changes happen in the world today. He has always been known to be a staunch supporter of the environment, having been vocal about this issue for over 30 years, most notably beginning with his election into US Congress. With the release of An Inconvenient Truth, he got the world to FINALLY sit up and listen. Also released on DVD, the documentary version was nominated for two Academy Awards.

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Visitors to Manila last year, San Diego-based rock band Switchfoot has risen steadily, growing from a typical garage band to a world famous act that has sold millions of records. More interesting to note than the fact that they have a Filipino band member, is that Switchfoot always talks about looking at the more important things in life.

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Natalie Portman is one of those young actresses that gossip doesn’t seem to stick to, no matter what. This is refreshing to witness while we have to wade through the murky waters of Britney, Lindsay and other young stars her age who haven’t got it quite as together as she does. Her acting resume is also quite expansive, playing everything from Anne Frank, to a young assassin, to a queen. And let’s not forget her Harvard psychology degree.

Now on her growing list of achievements comes, “Shoe Designer”.

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He made news because of personal issues he’s been dealing with, but nowadays Owen Wilson is looking like his old self. Recently he was part of the 80th Annual Academy Awards where he presented for Best Short Film. He was looking mighty fine in that suit by the way.

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Perhaps to prepare for his participation at the Oscars, he took a trip to Peru last December where he and buddy Woody Harrelson shared an “eco-friendly” teepee and did their best to look Peruvian. There were reports that the pair also paid a visit to an orphanage. All that fresh air must have done him a world of good.

In The Green Book, Owen shares,

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