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Wednesday, 09 April 2008

What would the green movement be without a little celebrity backing? Sure, celebs like Sheryl Crow and Al Gore can get a little preachy from time to time, what with telling us to buy expensive hybrid cars and limit our toilet paper use, but at least their hearts are in the right place. But who is the greenest of the green when it comes to celebrities and caring for the environment? Here is our list of six.
 

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GEORGE CLOONEY
PROFESSION: Academy Award-winning actor/every woman's dream
GREEN EFFORTS: Drives an electric, environmentally friendly Tango sports car ..... helped launch Oil Change, a program that aims to end American's dependence on oil

 

 

 

 

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SHERYL CROW
PROFESSION: Singer/songwriter
GREEN EFFORTS: Along with activist Laurie David, Crow is participating in “Virtual March,” a nationwide tour that deals with global warming ..... got rather feisty with Republican strategist Karl Rove on the topic of global warming during a 2007 White House event

 

 

 

 

 

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CAMERON DIAZ
PROFESSION: Actress
GREEN EFFORTS: Her MTV show, “Trippin',” featured Diaz and friends traveling the world and focusing on preserving and protecting the environment ..... joined Al Gore in announcing the Save Our Selves (SOS) Initiative — The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, which included last summer's Live Earth music festival

 

 

 

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LEONARDO DICAPRIO
PROFESSION: Academy Award-nominated actor
GREEN EFFORTS: Produced the documentary “The 11th Hour,” which centers on “human actions and their impact on the planet” ..... flies commercially, thus avoiding extra gas consumed via a private jet ..... drives a hybrid car, while his home features solar panels

 

 

 

 

 

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AL GORE
PROFESSION: Former U.S. vice president/Nobel Peace Prize winner
GREEN EFFORTS: A short list, in case you've been in hiding for the past four years: Starred in Oscar-winning environmental documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” ..... co-founder of Live Earth music festival ..... has been outspoken advocate on environmental protection since the 1970s

 

 

 

 

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JACK JOHNSON
PROFESSION: Musician/beach bum
GREEN EFFORTS: His record label, Brushfire Records, is a member of 1 Percent for the Planet, in which businesses donate% 1 percent of their annual income to environmental groups ..... his eco-friendly recording studio is powered by natural light

Clint Hale | 210SA

 

 
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