Archive for the ‘cars-houses’ Category

Leo & Ellen Page Check Out New Green Condos

October 28th 2009

Leonardo DiCaprio took his Inception co-star Ellen Page to check out the penthouse in Los Angeles’ Evo South condos recently.
Seems like Leo’s in the market for some new digs and took his friend along to check out the space, reportedly worth about $2.1 million.

According to the New York Daily News, the loft-style condos are built [...]

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As Luke mentioned yesterday, Madonna is currently in Malawi for the groundbreaking of her new Academy for Girls school. We’ve been following her efforts to bring a school to the Southern African country ever since she announced the ambitious plans back in May of last year. Today, the 51-year-old planted a Moringa tree, also known [...]

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Yoko Ono Will Be Pleased: Bentley May Consider Going Hybrid

October 7th 2009

Back in August of 2007, we shed the smallest of tears for Yoko Ono after she publicly urged automakers to “make hybrid cars as comfortable as a Bentley”. We felt awful for her — and the millions of happy hybrid-owners who are oblivious to the uncomfortable and spartan interiors of their vehicles.
Thanks to a [...]

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Earthrace Completes Its Journey To The Dark Side

Attention Darth Vader: Your anti-whaling/Jedi boat is ready.

October 7th 2009

Sea Shepherd’s sleek, dark, new apprentice has arrived — and the force is strong with this one. And by force, I mean the two 540 horsepower Cummins Mercruiser biodiesel-fueled engines on-board capable of running circles around the Japanese whaling ships.
And so it begins: Earthrace, one of the fastest powerboats on the planet, has been given [...]

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Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Unveils House That Floats

October 5th 2009

We’re used to Brad Pitt’s green building foundation, Make It Right NOLA, revealing some new takes on sustainable design, but a house that floats when it floods? Now that’s something that truly raises the bar for sustainable and functional design in the face of adverse elements!
The home, which is the brainchild of Morphosis Architects and [...]

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The Green Picture: Rachel McAdams Bikes Toronto

October 5th 2009

Rachel McAdams was spotted yesterday going for a bike ride in her hometown of Toronto, Canada. The GreenIsSexy.org eco-gal appears next in the movie Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.

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Watch: Rush Limbaugh Hits Al Gore, Ed Begley In Jay Leno Green Car Challenge

September 25th 2009

Well, Rush Limbaugh certainly didn’t disappoint.
After a lengthy conversation with Jay Leno on his right-wing viewpoints (which unsurprisingly ended with the government taking away our liberty, rights to happiness, blah, blah), the radio host jumped into a Ford all-electric Focus and took to the racetrack.
Unlike Barrymore, who stuck her foot to the pedal immediately, Rush [...]

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Brad Pitt Receives Honor From US Green Building Council

Actor gives update on New Orleans re-building at Clinton Global Initiative in New York

September 25th 2009

Sporting a longer than usual goatee/beard, Brad Pitt took to the podium at the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative to give an update on his Make It Right foundation’s progress in New Orleans. “I don’t know how we build any other way anywhere else,” Pitt said, addressing the audience in New York. “We can no [...]

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UK Celebrity Chef Is A Dick To Cyclists, Provokes Outrage From Community

September 24th 2009

Celebrity Chef James Martin, who is somewhat famous in the UK for his cooking television series, is not someone who apparently likes cyclists. In fact, in a recent review of the all-electric Tesla Roadster (the guy also moonlights as a car critic for the UK Daily Mail), Martin baited the bicycle community with this:
God, I [...]

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Rush Limbaugh To Take Green Car Challenge On Leno This Week

That cardboard cutout of Al Gore doesn't stand a chance...

September 22nd 2009

In what’s definitely the most unlikely contestant so far, The Jay Leno Show has announced that conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh will take part in the Green Car Challenge this Thursday night.
For those just tuning in, the challenge puts celebrities behind the wheel of Ford’s upcoming all-electric Focus and has them race around a custom-built [...]

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