Richard's Blog - 2009

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Save our rainforests

A few weeks ago I filmed this video in support of Prince Charles’ campaign to save the world’s rainforests. The Prince has come up with a clever campaign built around a frog - which the Prince, his sons, Harrison Ford, Pele and Daniel Craig among others, have all been filmed with. You can watch my film here: Sign up against deforestation We all believe that more must be done to save the Rainforests for our children and the next generation. The forests are the “heart and lung…

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Fast for Darfur: day three

The final day of my three day fast for Darfur. Please join us and get involved in supporting the people of Darfur by going to www.fastdarfur.org and taking action.

Fast for Darfur: day two

Day two of my three day fast for Darfur. Please join us and get involved in supporting the people of Darfur by going to www.fastdarfur.org and taking action.

Fast for Darfur: day one

Day one of my three day fast for Darfur. Please join us and get involved in supporting the people of Darfur by going to www.fastdarfur.org and taking action.

You ask why we fast for Darfur? We fast in solidarity

The following is a statement from the thousands of people who have joined Mia and others in this fast.We fast in solidarity with the people of Darfur because they do not have a choice. We fast as a personal expression of outrage at a world that has allowed the suffering of millions of innocent people. We fast because as we simply watched, Darfur's defenceless people were forced into wretched camps where today they are facing starvation and disease. We fast because those in positions of authority…

Starting my three day fast to support the people of Darfur

Mia Farrow has long been committed to the people of Darfur. Over the last 12 days she has been fasting on only liquids in order to raise awareness for the horrible crisis unfolding in Darfur with the removal of 13 international aid agencies. Mia's health has taken a downturn over the last couple of days and her doctor has asked her to stop immediately. I have been asked by Mia to take over the fast starting next week, but I have also now asked Mia to stop and I am starting my three day fast tod…

Delighted to support Virgin Trains staff

Years ago I decided to bow out and let our companies tell their own product stories in their TV ads without my ugly mug detracting from their messages! But when Virgin Trains asked if I would support their first ad campaign to celebrate the fact that we can now shout loud and proud about our increased frequency and speed (which has resulted in millions of great value fares right across the network), wi-fi on all trains, uninterrupted mobile phone connection for your whole journey and the fact …

Air quality on planes

A lot of people are asking me at the moment about how safe it is to fly when swine flu appears to be spreading. So, to get the authoritative word on the possibility of catching swine flu on planes, I asked the experts at Virgin America about air quality and here's their response:'For Virgin America's Airbus A319, the volume of the cabin is 120 sq meters. The density of air (at sea level) is 1.2 kg/square meter. That means the total weight of air at sea level is 144 kg. Fresh air comes in at the …

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