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Metallica And Ozzy Donate To Charity Aug 22, 2008

Heavy metal legends Metallica will kick off their latest tour with two charity shows. More →

Shakira Wins Humanitarian Award Aug 19, 2008

Colombian pop star Shakira proved hips don’t lie when she received an ALMA award on Sunday for the humanitarian work she has been doing for Latin America’s impoverished children. More →

Linkin Park To Play Charity Concerts In China Aug 11, 2008

Rockers Linkin Park are set to play two charity concerts in China in October. More →

Bill Clinton Speaks At AIDS Conference Aug 5, 2008

The eyes of the world are this week firmly fixed on AIDS 2008, the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. More →

Maggie Gyllenhaal Wants To See Your Climate Change Videos Aug 1, 2008

A new video competition will give ordinary Americans the chance to impress Maggie Gyllenhaal with films about their commitment to climate change. More →

Harrison Ford and Sam Waterston’s Water Awards Jul 31, 2008

Orange County, California, kicked off this summer season with their largest fund raiser yet, The SeaChange Summer Party. More →

Jack Johnson Energizes The Village Green In Germany Jul 25, 2008

Look to the Stars co-founder Myrlia volunteered with Jack Johnson’s All At Once Campaign at his recent concert in Munich, Germany. More →

Linkin Park To Accept Donation Jul 24, 2008

Rockers Linkin Park will be in New York today, July 24, to accept a $25,000 check for their Music for Relief organization. More →

Farm Aid 2008 To Rock New England Jul 17, 2008

Rocker John Mellencamp has unveiled the main acts set to kick up a storm at Farm Aid 2008. More →

Radiohead Are Friends Of The Earth Jul 11, 2008

British alternative rockers Radiohead are the latest band to turn their current world tour environmentally-friendly. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio Has Time For The Environment Jul 9, 2008

Leonardo DiCaprio has joined forces with Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre to confront global environmental issues and promote eco-friendly causes by creating the “Time to Care” program to benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund at the California Community Foundation. More →

Wyclef Jean Pushes For Economic Change In Haiti Jul 1, 2008

Hip hop artist Wyclef Jean spent five days in his native Haiti last week to further his humanitarian efforts in the impoverished Caribbean nation, and used the visit to call for serious economic change. More →

Celebrities Get Hung On The Line Jun 19, 2008

Did you know there are over 88 million electric clothes dryers in the US? Did you know each of these uses 6% of the total electricity usage per household, second only to the refrigerator? And did you know a group of celebrities are trying to educate Americans about the environmental benefits of drying clothes on a clothes line? More →

Sigourney Weaver Awards Outstanding Women In Conservation Jun 17, 2008

Actress and environmentalist Sigourney Weaver played Master of Ceremonies last month at the Audubon Society’s annual Women In Conservation award luncheon in New York. More →

Daryl Hannah - Saving The Oceans And Their Treasures Jun 16, 2008

Passionate about the environment, actress Daryl Hannah is lending her voice and talents to various projects. More →

Bill Clinton Refocuses On Charity Jun 12, 2008

Former US president Bill Clinton is fueling a new charity drive for both the corporate world and the community at large. More →

Lindsay Lohan Wants You To Swap Clothes Jun 12, 2008

Actress Lindsay Lohan wants to swap her clothes… for charity. More →

Hayden Panettiere Is Saving the Whales, Again May 27, 2008

Passionate about stopping the slaughter of whales, dolphins, and seals, Hayden Panettiere is taking her cause out of her closet and into the American presidential race. More →

Harrelson, Hayek Play For Charity In Cannes May 23, 2008

Competitors Alice Taglioni and Woody Harrelson came out on top at the Partouche Charity Poker Festival on May 17th in Cannes. The two fought it out at the tables until 1 AM before conceding that they were both winners, and agreeing to split the $1 million pot between their chosen charities. More →

Wyclef Jean Forms Partnership For Haiti Food Crisis Help May 23, 2008

Musician Wyclef Jean announced on Tuesday that his Yele Haiti Foundation has formed a partnership with two other charities to help address the growing food crisis in Haiti. More →

Look to the Stars Asks Bryon Friedman May 20, 2008

Bryon Friedman is a well-established US Ski team member and world-class skier who has appeared in several World Cup Competitions while somehow finding the time to graduate from Dartmouth College (2005), pursue his love of music, and promote a noteworthy cause. More →

Time's 100 - Tony Blair By Bill Clinton May 19, 2008

President Bill Clinton wrote a tribute to Tony Blair's philanthropic achievements for this year’s Time 100 list. More →

Time's 100 - Peter Gabriel By Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu May 16, 2008

Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu wrote about Peter Gabriel’s contributions to humanity for this year’s Time 100 list: More →

The Blues Mobile Comes to the Beach May 6, 2008

The Blues Brothers gave a live, oceanside performance last week at the Celebration Of The Sea Music & Film Festival. Jake and Elwood Blues, the only performers officially sanctioned by original Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd and the John Belushi Estate, arrived in the Blues Mobile and performed hits from the Briefcase Full Of Blues album on Miami Beach to raise money for the Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis. More →

Sting’s 20th Year Saving Rainforests May 5, 2008

Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, will celebrate their 15th annual Rainforest Foundation Fund benefit concert, Some Kinda Legacy, at Carnegie Hall May 8. More →

Eddie Vedder Rocks Kelly Slater Foundation Benefit May 2, 2008

Eddie Vedder, actor/activist Sean Penn, big-wave mogul Jeff Clark, and host Marty Colombatto paddled out in front of Colombatto’s estate overlooking Cotton’s Point (California) last Sunday, the morning after a private benefit concert by Vedder raised over $350,000 in support of the Kelly Slater Foundation. More →

Sean Penn Gets His Hands Dirty In A Charity Caravan May 1, 2008

Actor Sean Penn is on a mission to fight the war in Iraq, poverty, homelessness, and global warming – and he’s using some buses to help him. More →

Celebrities Send Signitures For Charity Auction Apr 30, 2008

Sometimes, if you really believe in a cause and you want some celebrity help, you’ve just got to ask. That’s exactly what Simon McGuinness, a British teenager who recently got a whole lot of star-power behind his mission to raise money for CAFOD, did. More →

Captain Planet Fights For The Environment Apr 29, 2008

Captain Planet is back! And thanks to Ted Turner, the super hero who has battled eco-villains such as the radioactive Duke Nukem and toxic waste polluter Sly Sludge is once again fighting for the very Earth that we inhabit. More →

Eco Tips From The Real World Apr 29, 2008

Going green is not just a week long experience at MTV, but a season dedicated to raising awareness of the 20th Anniversary of the Real World. More →