During the '04 election, I lived in a "swing" state, and the best auto-dial voicemail message I got was from Jake (swoon). He told me to vote democratic.

I also got a call from Bill Clinton, telling me the same.

And look how that turned out. Sigh.

If I could afford $150 jeans, $40 t shirts and $10 loaves of bread I would also buy these products.  Get real, this crap is just so that self-absorbed celebrities can feel good about their impact on the planet.  The money involved in producing most of Hollywood's inconsequential movies could go to feed entire regions for a year.  I got rid of my tv and have vowed not to ever again spend a penny on a hollywood movie.  The self serving Hollywood stars are part of the problem, no matter how many babies they adopt or how many pairs of expensive jeans they wear.

People do not want to live in a world devoid of entertainment.

Where there is a demand for entertainment, there will be entertainers. Some will be well known.

These celebrities can choose to ride a bike, or drive a hummer. I know what I'd sooner they do, and I know the example I'd sooner they set for others.

By saying 'it's all or nothing', you are essentially saying that anybody in a position to publicly support the environment should either a) become an environmentalist, or b) cease to exist. The truth is, if the only people in the public eye who gave a crap about the environment were environmentalists and scientists, it'd be much easier for us to relabel that group 'boring wackos' and simply ignore them.

It's the community mentality we have. People tend to treat their favourite celebrities as if they are members of their local community. You feel you know them. It's like if Bob - the nice old guy down the street - told you that he was going to install solar hot water. You might have thought solar hot water was a waste of time, but because you know Bob, and you know he's not a one-agenda nutjob, your first thought would probably be 'maybe there's something in this solar stuff after all'.

Celebrity is a powerful tool, and if it's going to used (and it will), I'd sooner it was used to push the important issues.