Archive for the ‘cars-houses’ Category

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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Watch: Drew Barrymore Avoids Hitting Al Gore, Ed Begley Jr. In Electric Car

September 21st 2009

Jay Leno’s Green Car Challenge finally kicked off last week — and, as we mentioned earlier — Drew Barrymore was the first celebrity to give the track a shot. The basic idea is to get around the 40,000 sq. ft. course in an all-electric Ford Focus as fast a time as possible; all the while [...]

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Drew Barrymore To Race Pimped Electric Ford On Leno Tonight!

September 18th 2009

On tonight’s Jay Leno Show, Drew Barrymore becomes the first celebrity to get behind the wheel of a tricked-out, track-ready, all-electric Ford Focus. It’s all part of the new “Green Car Challenge” segment which pits celebrities against each other in a bid to record the fastest times. The Leno crew even built a specially-designed racetrack [...]

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Electric Ford Focus To Get Star Treatment On “The Jay Leno Show”

September 9th 2009

Thought it won’t be be available until 2011, the all-electric Ford Focus will be making its prime-time debut on The Jay Leno Show next week as part of the new “Green Car Challenge“. The segment has Leno taking celebrities and throwing them into electric vehicles to race around a track outside the studio. We’re not [...]

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The Green Quote: Why Jay Leno Created The Green Car Challenge

September 3rd 2009

“I did it because whenever I would drive a green car, like an electric car, when I drove it to the show, the female guests would go, “What is that? Does that not use gas?” And a lot of times, without sounding sexist, the guys are interested in cars, the women could car less. But [...]

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