Här kommer en intervju med Ian. Han blev intervjuad av Terron Moore från Ology.com om IS Foundation och Damon och Elenas framtid. Inga spoilers för er TVD tittare som kollar i svensk takt.

OLOGY: What’s your Ology?

IAN SOMERHALDER: ConserveOlogy. I’m all about conservation.

If I can ask, what made you get involved and create The Ian Somerhalder Foundation? A lot of people want to create social change, but people don’t always do something about it.

Just being from a really delicate ecosystem—I’m from the Gulf Coast in Louisiana—so it’s literally one of the most delicate ecosystems in the world. It’s so unique and amazing. 45% of all the wetlands in America are in Louisiana where I grew up. If we lose those, we’re screwed. Which we pretty muchdid, after BP. And that feeling of helplessness... I decided that no one should ever feel that way.

So our organization is all about empowering people through education. And it’s unfortunate, but the education in this country is lacking. There’s a lack of information out there, but the positive spin on that is that there’s so much media and social networking that we can now transfer information so quickly. And it’s really catching on. It’s absolutely awe-inspiring.

That sounds awesome.

I mean, think about it- 50% of all species will be extinct in 50 years, if we don’t do something about it.

How do you find time to do all of this?

No. [Expletive]. Idea. (Laughs) But the youth of the world… they’re a powerful group. It’s a new Generation X. And our outreach goes as far as Pakistan, India, Afghanistan… and then there’s the ISF Kids Army, and it’s kids from 6 to 15. A year and a half ago, a 6-year old girl sent ISF her tooth fairy money. She wanted to change the world. 6 years old. And she said “I know I don’t have a voice, but I want one.” So we said, okay, we’ll give you a voice. And now this kid has like 10,000 twitter followers. She’s 7 now, and she’s protesting and yelling and screaming at Obama and rallying all of these kids together. She sent me a picture [of her protest] and I retweeted it and it had over a million hits in a few days.

Wow, that’s really cool.

Yeah, there’s kids like that all over that don’t have a voice, but now these little guys get together and figure it out- they’re setting up recycling programs, they’re turning off their TVs when they leave… even showing their parents better ways to do things. It’s crazy. 

So let’s talk about The Vampire Diaries. Damon has done a lot of wrong to Elena over the years, but his reasoning for that has been good… right?

Yeah, killing someone’s brother is clearly the best way to say ‘I love you’! (Laughs) But there’s reasons we do everything.

So why is Damon so cynical?

You know, humor is a medicine for pain. It’s like a Band-Aid. There’s so much pain in these guys’ lives, and they use humor as medicine. And it works.

With the fanbase the way it is, people are very adamant that Elena be with either Damon or Stefan. But in your opinion, you see a point where the show ends and Elena doesn’t end up with one of the Salvatore boys?

Oh, I could totally see that. I mean, I think that the best thing for her would be to not end up with a Salvatore. But it’ll be tough. I have no idea. I mean, I think she’d be crazy to be with one of them. But love is weird, and love is odd. People always talk about this Damon and Elena relationship, and I just can’t see that happening. I mean, he is pretty enticing, and suave, and he’s charming. But he’s a dick. He really is.

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Spoiler för er som följer TVD i svensk takt!!

Sheriff Forbes kommer förbi Elena och Alaric och berättar att hon har hittat Elenas figeravtryck på vapnet som dödade Brian Walters (Merediths ex-pojkvän). Bonnie och hennes mamma Abby ska försöka på nåt sätt öppna kistan som inte går att öppna. Elijah är tillbaka och Klaus vill att dom ska vara bröder och försöka döda Stefan. Caroline och Elena hittar Carolines pappa, Bill, med en träpåle i sig. Grejen är ju att han hade fått vampyrblod av Meredith för att läka, blev dödad och vaknade till liv. Det betyder ju att... han håller på att fövandlas till en vampyr. Damon och Stefan har den där konversationen...Damon och Elenas kyss. Damon och Stefan går på en middag hos Klaus och Elijah....

Damon erbjuder dealet till Klaus och Elijah, han ger tillbaka den sista kistan och Klaus, Elijah och kistorna lämnar Mystic Falls.. Elena och Caroline pratar om vad var svårast för Elena att vara utan sin pappa och på slutet så kommer Matt. Bonnie berättar för Abby om hur hon tänkte på henne som död för det var lättare. Till slut verkar det som att dom fick kistan att öppna sig. Elena och Matt kommer hem till Elena och det visar sig vara blod överallt.. Och dom hittar Alaric med en kniv i magen och Elena dödar(!) Alaric så att han kan komma tillbaka normalt.. Alaric kom tillbaka men tyvärr så dog Carolines pappa. Och jag tror även vi får se en början av en ny broderskap mellan Damon och Stefan.

Elijah återupplivade hela orginal familjen. Och sen..Wow. Jag tappade hakan.. Esther, mamman, kom! Det var hon som var i kistan. Och Klaus trodde att hon skulle döda honom för allt han hade gjort.. Men nej, hon var där för att förlåta honom. Hon vill helt enkelt att dom ska vara en familj igen. Herregud, hur ska det här gå?

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Finns en tjej från Norge som har gjort två låtar för Ian Somerhalder Foundation! Den andra låten var födelsedagspresent till Ian som är i samarbete med andra personer!

Vad tycker ni om låtarna? 

En ny poster för TVD har kommit ut nu! Och inatt kommer ett nytt avsnitt i USA, avsnitt 13 "Bringing Out The Dead". Spännande!

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Spoiler för er som kollar The Vampire Diaries i svensk takt!!

Ian blev intervjuad av EW.com/insidetv och dom frågade Ian om relationen mellan Elijah och Klaus:

"Their relationship has been founded on a lie that’s 1,000 years old, and so it’s a huge deal. He’s gotten away with it for a while.” (Ian Somerhalder jokes, “Geez, I used to lie to my brother for a couple of weeks and he’d be livid.”)

Och om Damon-Elena-Stefan relationen:

“I want what’s going to be the most interesting to happen,” says Somerhalder. “I don’t really know. Julie [Plec] was here for five days and I didn’t get anything out of her. I think Matt or Tyler or even the family dog would have a better chance of getting Elena than Damon would. The things this man has done to this teenage girl, it’s insurmountable amount of bad.”

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Tänkte börja med nåt nytt och det är nämligen "månadens video". Varje månad så kommer jag välja ut en video och lägga ut den här och givetvis är det Ian Somerhalder video eller Damon Salvatore. Videon kommer alltid finnas i menyn i en månad så ni kan kolla när ni vill :)

Och ni får jättegärna tipsa om en video när ni vill. Maila till iansomerhalder.bloggplatsen@gmail.com eller kommentera osv... 

Här kommer första månadens video:

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Ian hamnade på en 23:e plats... 23?! Va? Tycker han borde ha varit högre upp men jag är varje fall glad att han är med på listan! Grattis till Ian :)

Här kan ni se hela listan: http://thevampirediariescanada.com/?p=6747 

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Ian blev intervjuad av Styleandwisdom.com om att använda kändisstatus för att lysa upp globala problem och om Ian Somerhalder Foundation.                                               

 You might recognize Ian Somerhalder from the popular CW television show, The Vampire Diaries.  He plays Damon Salvatore, the vampire who broods over his brother's love interest, Elana.  Another memorable role for Somerhalder was Boone Carlyle, from Lost. In real life, however, Ian is not only an actor, but an activist.  I think one of the best descriptions of him around is written by him,  on his Twitter page. Ian's one line bio reads, "dead guy on LOST, now undead on The Vampire Diaries, still happily contemplating Man's existential dilemma..."

On his 32nd birthday (December 8, 2010), Somerhalder created the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, which focuses on creating awareness about central topics: habitat conservation, species protection, and green energy initiatives.  The charity raises money to distribute to notable charities who work to protect each of the topics ISF tries to raise awareness for. One of the things that attracted this organization to me was that it really promotes working together. We're all creatures of the Earth, so any change that happens is going to need to come from ALL OF US. It's incredible for a charity to come along and say, "We're going to try to link everyone together." Most charities try to do their own thing.  

Somerhalder recently spoke in front of Congress to introduce ISF, in which he explained, "environmental conservation has not just been a passion of mine, but a priority." He went on to say, "When I began to find through my work as an actor that I was gaining an increasingly prominent platform from the American public, I knew immediately what I needed to do.  The IS Foundation is my attempt to use this opportunity of the share of the public's attention for the greater good."

Sarah Davis: ISF covers a wide variety of issues, from deforestation to animal cruelty to going green. What is your main goal? 
Ian Somerhalder: When you recognize that all life on this planet is inter-connected, it doesn't seem so varied. Every choice you make affects the whole, from the type of paper you use to the types of cosmetic you purchase. Each choice becomes an act, an act that either votes for or against the type of world you want to live in. We recognize that all the issues facing humanity and creatures are a web of problems and solutions that lie within our imagination. Our main goal is to inspire peoples' passions, with their imagination, to create projects around the world that inspire positive change that affects the web of life.

SD: You've mentioned that we all have to work together, with each other & with the planet to save it, essentially, has this idea been easy to instill in people since the creation of ISF?
Ian Somerhalder: We've learned a lot over the past year, and essentially yes, it's easy to instill the concept of collaborative action. There are kids, youth and adults all over this planet working in tandem together--some not even on the same continent! There is nothing more fueling and more sustainable than the human soul on fire. When you work with people who care as much as you do, it's rewarding beyond words. Even more so, when you can apply your natural talent to your passion, all the while co-creating with other people who are doing the same, it's nothing short of bliss.

SD: Deforestation- why is it important to spread the facts about what cutting down forests does to our planet? I love that you refer to it as "taking away the lungs" of the planet. 
Ian Somerhalder: I think the simplest answer is that without them, our planet cannot breathe. Do we really need to think further? They provide our oxygen, which last time I checked, was kind of essential to our existence. We must seek out alternative forms of "paper", our trees have taken thousands and thousands of years to become the bolstering forests we rape for paper products. We can't afford to continue deforesting and replanting. We need to look for alternatives to paper, PERIOD. We can put man on the moon, so why can't we do this?

Rose Davis: Can you explain a little bit about how medical research is affected by animal extinction? How much of an impact extinction of different species actually has?
Ian Somerhalder: Many biologists believe that we are entering the 6th Great Extinction in Earth's history, the 5th occurred with the dinosaurs demise. There is a species of cone snail that produces a potential pain killer that is 1000's times more potent than morphine. Polar Bears have the ability to teach us much about diabetes prevention, they carry so much blubber yet their insulin levels remain stable. Some of our oldest plants are threatened and these plants have seeds that are not covered, they have no shells. The most famous gift these gymnosperms have given us is a compound that contains amazing anticancer fighting strength (a drug called Taxol). This drug treats ovarian, breast and endometrial cancers. We think we are so much better than the "lower creatures" yet they do so many things much better than us. If we truly respect their capacity as change makers to the world we live in, it will be in our favor through continuing innovations in health and science. 

SD: What are your thoughts on the Internet & social media? It takes people farther and farther away from nature, but it allows organizations like yours to grow rapidly? Yay/nay?
Ian Somerhalder: The internet can educate people about nature like never before. They can see parts of nature they may never get to see in their lifetime and learn why our elements are so miraculous. It has the ability to inspire, educate and create action. The internet can encourage and spread social change by opening lines of communication with all the vast experiences, questions, and ideas floating around in minds across the globe. While I always think it's vital to one's sense of self to find time to electronically disconnect and physically relate to nature, the rapid developments in internet and social media create an incredible power for change makers who need to find the resources and channels for their ideas and inspirations.                           

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