We know. There’s nothing green about owning a 20,000-square foot house, or flying in a private jet, or stocking a wardrobe the size of a studio apartment. Famous actors indisputably leave a much larger carbon footprint than the average citizen. But their celebrity gives them a far greater ability to influence others, so their efforts toward eco-consciousness can make a difference. Two years ago Grist published a list of green actors. Now we give you an updated version: some younger, fresher faces whose greenness may not be as dark or deep as that of Robert Redford and Ed Begley Jr., but who could be on their way to becoming Hollywood’s next green dream team.
Orlando Bloom
Photo: Hengist Decius
He drives a hybrid, has a solar-powered house in London, works with Global Green U.S.A., and helped launch Global Cool, a campaign to fight climate change and encourage people to take small eco-friendly steps. “I’m very passionate about the environment, he told Elle magazine, going on to say he thinks it’s “terrifying” that the icebergs he witnessed on a Pirates shoot near Antarctica could be gone within a few years.
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Delay And Deny Posted 9:51 pm
26 Aug 2009
others, so their efforts toward eco-consciousness can make a difference.
Today I was in the library working remotely. On break I got the latest edition of Science magazine. I read how a group in China had discovered how to make fuel cells more efficient by using a porous material for the anode.
I think, if only these "superteens" could somehow send the message to their peers that perhaps doing their homework so they could become nanotechnologists and materials scientists would do the world more good than all the tawdry albums in the world, then...maybe...they would make a difference.Instead of marching, stomping feet and making leaflets, how about this for Environmental action:1. Go to the library every week and read Science magazine.2. Pay attention in Chemistry class. Take AP if available.3. Cheerleaders...date a nerd. Just one night a month is all it takes.4. Watch PBS...especially Nature and Nova. Learn about future technologies. Evaluate them and plan how they will be used in the 21st century.5. Go find an alternative energy startup, and not just a wind farm, but also maybe some guys who spend their whole day trying different compounds to get the best result. Voluteer to program their website, or bring them coffee, or do their laundry. Those are the gals and guys who are going to solve CO2 pollution...not Miley Cyrus.
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biscuits Posted 6:33 am
31 Aug 2009
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