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'The Fabulous Beekman Boys' Get Engaged!

Posted 12.20.2011 | Gay Voices
Read More: Video, Brent Ridge, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Fabulous Beekman Boys Engaged, Glaad, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Same Sex Wedding, Gay Wedding, Fabulous Beekman Boys Engagement, Planet Green, Discovery Planet Green, Gay Voices News

What was intended as a preview party for their new skin product turned into a surprise engagement fete for the "Fabulous Beekman Boys," when Dr. Brent...

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It All Adds Up

Jim Gibbons | Posted 10.09.2011 | Impact
Read More: Donate Movement, CLASSY Awards, Goodwill Industries, Gap, Dresscue Me, Guidestar, Goodwill, Goodwill Industries International, Planet Green, Levi's, Family Circle Magazine, Stay Classy, Stay-Classy, Jim Gibbons, Hanes, Impact News
Jim Gibbons

Two billion pounds of used goods that aren't clogging up landfills have helped put 2.4 million people on the path toward self-sufficiency. That's what the Donate Movement is all about.

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Saving the Planet, one Sleeveless, Baby-Doll Mini-Dress at a Time

Jim Gibbons | Posted 06.20.2011 | Impact
Read More: Recycling, Donate, Shareen Mitchell, Goodwill Industries, Environment, Reuse, Upcycled, Goodwill, Planet, Repurpose, Planet Green, Discovery, Jim Gibbons, Donate Movement, Earth Day, Impact News
Jim Gibbons

When it comes to clothes consumption, our culture's collective mantra is more shop 'til you drop than reduce, reuse, recycle.

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Behind the Scenes with Chefs Ben Roche and Homaro Cantu of Moto

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Future Food, Iron Chef America, Fear No Art Chicago, Cuisine, Planet Green, Ben Roche, Moto, Homaro Cantu, Liquid Nitrogen, Edible Menu, Freeze-Dried Ice Cream, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

In this video, featuring chefs Ben Roche and Homaro Cantu of the renowned Moto restaurant, things get a little crazy in the kitchen and the creative sparks fly -- literally!

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A Book About Escaping to Upstate N.Y. Is Just Like Walden, Only Campier!

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Organic Farming, Goat Milk Soap, Local Farmers, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Farmers, Organic Gardens, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Beekman Mansion, Planet Green, Books News
Annie Spiegelman

Can a chic doctor and a successful Manhattan advertising executive leave the Big Apple and survive on a historic farm in upstate New York? I doubt it. But Josh Kilmer-Purcell give it a try anyway.

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Store-Openings and Surprises on The Fabulous Beekman Boys Season Finale

James Frey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Reality Television, Farming, Reality TV, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Small Farmers, Beekman 1802, Discovery Planet Green, Planet Green, Green News
James Frey

On episode 10 of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Brent goes to open a soap shop across the street from his soapmaker's soap shop. He goes to talk to her about it. It looks like it is going to go poorly.

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Babies, Recovery and No TV on The Fabulous Beekman Boys

James Frey | Posted 07.29.2010 | Green
Read More: Small Farms, Reality Television, Reality TV, Reality Show, Beekman-1802, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Small Farmers, Beekman 1802, Planet Green, Discovery Planet Green, Green News
James Frey

Looks like this episode of The Fabulous Beekman Boys is all about babies. I love babies. How can you not love a baby? Even a goat baby. This is going to be fun.

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Turkeys, Traditions and Families On The Fabulous Beekman Boys Farm

James Frey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Reality TV, Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, treehugger.com, Thanksgiving Traditions, Planet Green, Beekman 1802, Treehugger, Farming, Green News
James Frey

Thanksgiving on The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Oh my. It's either a great joy or a profound nightmare, depending on your familial situation and your propensity to binge.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Thoughts on an 'Unhappy Birthday' at the Beekman Boys Farm

James Frey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Reality Television, Television, Farming, Reality TV, Beekman 1802, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Organic Farming, Planet Green, Green News
James Frey

Another chapter in the epic tale of the Fabulous Beekman Boys. Brent shovels massive piles of cow manure while Josh makes fun of him. I can't think of anything I'd like less if I had a farm.

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My Thoughts on the First Episodes of The Fabulous Beekman Boys

James Frey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Organic Farm, Beekman 1802, James Frey, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Beekman, Planet Green, Green News
James Frey

Welcome to my first weekly recap of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, where I summarize Josh and Brent's farm adventures and decide whether I'll leave New York for a simpler life.

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The Fabulous Beekman Boys Leave the City Behind in New Reality Show

James Frey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Farming, Planet Green Series, Farmers, Planet Green, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Green News
James Frey

Many of us in the city dream of leaving of it. I suspect the reality is something different. And so it begins -- the show about their move, their transformation into farmers of some kind.

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Springtime Detox: A Carbon Fast

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Energy, Global, Carbon Emissions, Mother Earth, Greenhouse Gas, Environment, Pollution, Planet Green, Easter, Lent, Passover, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

Perhaps we need to undertake a Greenhouse Gas Fast during this holy season. How about giving up carbon emissions for Passover and Lent

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Everybody's Listening

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Meaningful Media, Bp, Oil Spill, Tapped, Deepwater Horizon, King Corn, Planet Green, Dupont, Monsanto, Impact News
Lee Schneider

Corporations worldwide are intently listening to what you share on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. You share -- they're listening -- companies as diverse as Planet Green, BP and Virgin America.

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Moto Chefs/Future Food Stars Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Bazer, Edible Menu, Hideout, Future Food, Chicago, Cuban Cigar, Molecular Gastronomy, Seafood, Moto, Homaro Cantu, Planet Green, Ben Roche, Oil Spill, Chicago News
Mark Bazer

Moto Chef Homaro Cantu and Pastry Chef Ben Roche stopped by The Interview Show to discuss their restaurant, molecular gastronomy, and their TV program, Future Food, airing on Planet Green.

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Values and Branding: Are You For Real?

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Apple, Livinghomes, Steve Glenn, Tapped, The Global Fund, Starbucks, Smarty-People, Causecast, Gap, Cause Marketing, Planet Green, Stephanie Soechtig, Impact News
Lee Schneider

Several brands of bottled water are actually tap water, rebottled by Coke and Pepsi. But, Planet Green won't talk about it because it might upset their advertisers, Nestle, Coke and Pepsi.

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Moto, Is This Really the Future of Food?

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Discovery Channel, Homaro Cantu, Planet Green, Ben Roche, Molecular Gastronomy, Moto, Culinary, Alinea, Ferran Adria, Fat Duck, Cuisine, Grant Achata, El Bulli, Dining, Heston Blumenthal, Cooking, Chicago, Food, Home News
Meathead

Is a restaurant like Moto just the next logical step in the march of chefs towards Hollywood, or just a fad? Are these innovations or perversions?

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Planet Green's Top 5 Amazing Animal Rescues (VIDEO)

Planet Green | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Animal Rescue Stories, Animal Rescue, Planet 100 Animal Rescue, Animal Superheroes, Planet 100, Planet Green, Video, Green News

With recent stories of animals rescues in the news, Planet 100 decided to take a look back at the top five animal superhero stories of the decade. Fro...

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Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Volkswagen, 24 Hours of LeMans, Power Stroke, 12 Hours of Sebring, Central Park, Peugeot, Cars, Planet Green, Vw, Guinness Book of World Records, Canada, Clean Diesel, Nissan, Santa Monica Daily Press, General Motors, Bailout, Kia, Manhattan, California, Gm, Tavern on the Green, Mouse-Motor, Jetta TDI Cup, Hypermiling, KCRW Left Right & Center, Living With Ed, Ford Motor Co, 24 Hours of Daytona, Ed Begley Jr, Dodge, Golden State, Geo Metro, Audi, Cummins, Green News
Steve Parker

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references ......

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Greening Hollywood: Alter Eco & Pharmaka (Greek, pl.) Remedy or Poison

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Alter Eco, Environment, Adrian Grenier, Downtown L.A., Off the Grid, Eco-Luxury, Pharmaka, Big Ass Fans, Byrd Development, Shane Guffogg, Mendocino Winde Co., Parducci Wines, Planet Green, Green News
Paige Donner

Beauty and the beautification of our surroundings, our world, certainly reside well within the domain of environmentalism.

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Consumer Trend: eBay Is Greener Than You Think

Planet Green | Tania Asnes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Penny Pinching, Green Packaging, Waste Disposal, Recycling, eBay Brand, Auctions, Planet Green, Ebay, Home News

eBay is essentially the world's biggest yard sale. Anyone with access to the internet can purchase or sell goods with a few clicks of the mouse. It'...

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Help! I Need an Intervention...

Laurie David | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Andrew Rice, Environment, Adrian Grenier, Green Living, Andrew Rice Oklahoma, Planet Green, James M. Inhofe, Green News
Laurie David

Andrew Rice is the perfect example of a passionate person entering politics for all the right reasons. He understands the disastrous effects that global warming will continue to have on the agricultural state of Oklahoma.

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Stars Come Out for Green: Tommy Lee, Maria Menounos, Ludacris and Ziggy Marley Celebrate Planet Green Launch

TreeHugger.com | Meaghan O'Neill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Tommy Lee, Discovery Channel, Ludacris, Maria Menounos, Planet Green, Ziggy Marley, Green News

If your eyes are as puffy as mine are from watching several sweet hours of Planet Green TV last night, you'll definitely want to check out what went d...

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Planet Green: Discovery Channel To Launch Environmental Network

The New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Planet Green, Discovery Channel, Discovery Planet Green, Green News

Can the environment make for entertaining TV? Discovery Communications is about to find out. On Wednesday, Discovery will introduce Planet Green, a n...

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