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Celebs Who Have Gone Green
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Leonardo DiCaprio
credits include:
Titanic, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, The Beach, Blood Diamond
Revolutionary Road,
Gangs of New York, Body of Lies
Leonardo has worked on multiple environmental projects, including "11th
Hour". He also founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. He is a
member of Natural
Resources Defense Council, Global Green USA and the International Fund for
Animal Welfare. "We all have to do
our part to raise awareness about global warming and the problems we as a people
face in promoting a sustainable environmental future for our planet."
Ashley Judd
credits include:
Ruby in Paradise, Heat, A Time to Kill, Kiss the Girls
Double Jeopardy, High Crimes, Frida, Bug
Ashley has become a spokeswoman for many environmental topics. She helped to
start Kentucky's first annual Green Team Kentucky Online Festival, which is a
contest of films judged on ideas on how to reduce energy consumption in
Kentucky. Recently she has spoken against the practice of mountain top
removal with coal mining, which destroys landscapes. "The solution is the
green collar economy. That is the future and the future must come now."
Tom Hanks
credits include:
Big, Forest Gump, The Money Pit, Charlie Wilson's War, Philadelphia
Sleepless in Seattle, The DaVinci Code, The Green Mile, Cast Away
Tom is a big advocate for electric cars. His production company is
housed in a solar powered building. he is an avid supporter and volunteer
for The Nature Conservancy. "I hope that the world gains an appreciation
for what's here and does everything it can to protect it."
Daryl Hannah
credits include:
Splash, Roxanne, Wall Street, the Kill Bill series
Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, Steel Magnolias
Darryl is a passionate activist and proponent for sustainable fuels and transport. She staged a 23 day
sit-in trying to preserve an urban community garden in LA. She remains actively involved in the Sustainable
Biodiesel Alliance and raising awareness about the damage done in the Amazon by the oil industry.
Also, her home is entirely off-grid, which means a home that is self sufficient
and doesn't rely on one or any public utilities.
Cate Blanchett
credits include:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Aviator, Elizabeth
I'm Not There, The Lord of the Rings series
Cate plans to equip the Sydney Theatre Company building with solar panels and rainwater collection
systems to make it completely eco-friendly. Sydney home is fully powered by solar energy, donates
to Forest Guardians. She promotes Earth Hour, where businesses and residents are urged to turn off all
lights for one hour, attempting to cut Sydney’s greenhouse emissions by 5 percent.
Willie Nelson
credits include:
"On the Road Again", "Crazy", Country Music Hall of Fame
The Electric Horseman, The Dukes of Hazzard
Willie is one of the founders and is President of Farm Aid, which has raised
almost $30 million. This great organization also started the Good Food
movement, which embraces family-farm identified, local food that is organic or
humanely raised. Also is a co-partner in the Willie Nelson Biodiesel
Company.
Adrian Grenier
credits include:
Entourage, Hart's War, The Devil Wears Prada
Adventures of Power, Across the Hall,
Alter Eco
Adrian is host of the show "Alter Eco" on Planet Green. He
is seen everywhere driving his Toyota Prius. He converted his home’s pool from
chlorine to the eco-kinder saline. In New York, he added recycled-denim
insulation to his three-story fixer-upper. "For years, I tried to get
producers to have Vinny sell his Hummer and buy a Prius. Then I realized this
show is entertainment. Right now, our culture isn’t necessarily green."
