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Yao Ming Premieres The End Of The Wild Aug 21, 2014

Celebrities, conservationists, political officials and the media recently gathered for a special premiere screening of “The End of the Wild,” a new documentary that follows basketball legend and committed conservationist Yao Ming on a fact-finding mission into the heart of Africa’s wildlife conservation crisis. More →

The Elders Release Ethical Leadership Videos Aug 19, 2014

Inspired by the values championed by Nelson Mandela – equality, justice, compassion – The Elders have launched a new Ethical Leadership video series. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio Honored At Oceana SeaChange Summer Party Aug 18, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ted Danson, Dennis Haysbert, Laura Dern, Miranda Cosgrove, Austin Nichols, Oscar Nunez, Rachael Harris and Jenna Ushkowitz attended the 7th annual SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach on Saturday evening to support Oceana, the world’s largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation. More →

Shannen Doherty And Holly Marie Combs Bring Ice Bucket Challenge To Sea Shepherd Crew Aug 18, 2014

If you happened to be on Instagram or Twitter late Saturday afternoon, you would have witnessed an incredible challenge! Actresses and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society supporters Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs challenged the organization’s founder Captain Paul Watson and select Sea Shepherd crew and staff worldwide to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, currently sweeping social and entertainment media. More →

Kevin Spacey Wishes Bill Clinton A Happy Birthday Aug 18, 2014

With Congress in recess and President Clinton's birthday coming up on August 19, House of Cards’ Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) has found a new way to make mischief. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala Raises Over $25 Million Aug 15, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio hosted his first gala for the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation last month. More →

New Artists Added To Farm Aid Lineup Aug 15, 2014

Gary Clark Jr., Todd Snider and the Raelyn Nelson Band will join Farm Aid at its annual benefit concert at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre on Saturday, Sept. 13, the organization announced today. More →

New Documentary To Follow Sam Simon's Fight Against Cancer And For Animals Aug 14, 2014

Fusion today announced a documentary project with critically acclaimed television writer-producer Sam Simon. More →

Jo Frost Joins Blogust Campaign Aug 14, 2014

August is Blogust – a month-long digital dialogue, bringing more than 25 of the most beloved online writers, photo and video bloggers and Shot@Life champions together to help change the world through their words and imagery. More →

Emma Thompson Visits The Arctic With Greenpeace Aug 13, 2014

During a trip to the Arctic aboard a Greenpeace ship, Actor Emma Thompson has spoken out about what she describes as a ‘culture of guilt’ around what’s needed to protect the Arctic and deal with global warming. More →

Paul McCartney Helps Martin Guitar And The Nature Conservancy Save Elephants Aug 13, 2014

One of the most beloved Singer/Songwriters of all time is helping save one of the world’s most beloved species in honor of World Elephant Day. More →

Jane Goodall Speaks Out Against Plight Of Baboons Used For Research In Kenya‏ Aug 12, 2014

World famous primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall, DBE Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace and distinguished field biologist and conservationist Ian Redmond OBE, have joined the UK animal protection organization the BUAV to raise concerns about the sad plight of wild-caught baboons used in research at the Institute of Primate Research in Kenya. More →

Ian Somerhalder, Nikki Reed And Kellan Lutz Join Campaign To Free Bears Aug 11, 2014

It’s the light-hearted punch line to any overtly obvious question and yet – the honest answer to “does a bear sh*t in the woods” could just as easily be “no”. More →

Clinton Foundation Expands Climate Change Work in Ethiopia and Kenya Aug 8, 2014

The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), part of the Clinton Foundation, has announced an expansion of its climate change mitigation efforts with a new program mapping priority areas for reforestation in Kenya and Ethiopia. More →

Rashida Jones, Cobie Smulders, and Angela Kinsey Dive In To Help Protect Belizean Reefs Aug 7, 2014

A trio of Hollywood celebrities recently took their star power to Belize to help Oceana protect the largest reef in the Western hemisphere. More →

Bill Clinton Moderates Opening Panel of U.S.-Africa Business Forum Aug 7, 2014

Earlier this week, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Bill Clinton moderated the opening panel at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce. More →

Linkin Park And Thirty Seconds To Mars Team Up For Carnivores Tour Aug 4, 2014

The Carnivores Tour featuring internationally renowned bands Linkin Park, Thirty Seconds To Mars and special guest, AFI, kicks off August 8 in West Palm Beach, Florida, for 25 shows across the US. More →

Pamela Anderson Visits Faroe Islands To Support Sea Shepherd Pilot Whale Defense Campaign Aug 4, 2014

At a press conference held on Friday at the well known Hotel Foroyar in Torshavn and live streamed worldwide, actress and activist Pamela Anderson joined Sea Shepherd Global, Sea Shepherd USA and Sea Shepherd France to show her support for Sea Shepherd’s Operation GrindStop 2014 campaign and to shine a spotlight on the brutal and archaic mass slaughter of pilot whales and other cetaceans known as the ‘grindadrap’ or ‘grind’. More →

Richard Gere, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon And More Team Up For Henry & Me Aug 1, 2014

Producer Joseph Avallone announced today the upcoming release of the animated feature film Henry & Me, a baseball-themed tale of a young cancer-stricken boy’s magical and life-changing experience with New York Yankees old and new. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio To Be Special Guest At Oceana SeaChange Summer Party Jul 31, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio will be special guest at this year’s SeaChange Summer Party benefitting Oceana, the world’s largest international organization focused solely on ocean and marine life conservation. More →

Robert Redford To Be Honored At Eagles Benefit Concert Jul 30, 2014

The Eagles are set to play a special benefit concert for the Walden Woods Project at Citi Wang Theatre in Boston on September 16. More →

Pamela Anderson And Sea Shepherd To Speak From Danish Faroe Islands Today Jul 30, 2014

A press conference is to be held today by Sea Shepherd Global, Sea Shepherd USA, Sea Shepherd France and actress Pamela Anderson, who will be visiting the Faroe Islands to show her support for Sea Shepherd’s “Operation GrindStop 2014,” a multi-national land- and sea-based campaign featuring hundreds of Sea Shepherd volunteers who are there to protect pilot whales and other cetaceans from the brutal and archaic mass slaughter known as ‘grindadrap’. More →

Barack Obama To Take Part In Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Jul 28, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton announced the program and participants for the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting. More →

Jack White To Perform At Farm Aid Jul 25, 2014

Farm Aid announced today that its annual benefit festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, N.C., with tickets on sale to the public on Friday, Aug. 1. More →

Kate Flannery Gives Voice To The Birds Jul 23, 2014

The National Audubon Society and Toyota have enlisted Kate Flannery (NBC’s The Office) to help them create a PSA about a serious issue – how to prevent bird strikes around your home. More →

Emerson Hart Raises Funds For Linkin Park Charity Jul 22, 2014

Rallysong, the online platform where artists and their supporters rally for world-changing causes, has partnered with songwriter, vocalist and lead singer of Tonic, Emerson Hart, to raise $10,000 for Linkin Park's charity, Music for Relief. More →

Ted Turner - Our Future Depends On Her Rights Jul 14, 2014

In recognition of World Population Day on Friday, July 11, United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner released the following statement. More →

Bill Clinton To Travel To Asia/Pacific Region Jul 8, 2014

On July 16-23, President Bill Clinton will travel to India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia to visit the work of the Clinton Foundation and deliver remarks at the 20th International AIDS Conference. More →

Go Paddleboarding With Stefan Lessard Of The Dave Matthews Band Jul 7, 2014

A new online auction is giving you the chance to grab a friend and join Stefan Lessard and the Dave Matthews Band as their special guest on Friday and Saturday, July 11 & 12, 2014 for two nights of live music at the Xfinity Center in Hartford, CT. More →

Canadian Government Helps Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership Foster Youth In Colombia Jul 4, 2014

The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, founded by President Bill Clinton and philanthropist Frank Giustra, this week announced a partnership with the Government of Canada, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). More →