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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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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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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“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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It’s no secret that Brad Pitt has a passion for architecture. His most famous involvement in the industry is the sustainable rebuilding of New Orleans’ lower 9th Ward through his Make It Right foundation, but the actor is also involved in a green hotel project in Dubai. Or at least was. Since the worldwide economy [...]
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I’ve mentioned before how much I love the new 2010 Prius commericials — and now there’s a behind-the-scenes look at how it was all put together. Even more impressive is how many extras they used to complete the piece. Check it out below:
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Pope Benedict XVI, not content to let the Vatican steal all the green glory, has just finished installing solar panels on his Bavarian home.
The 82-year-old Pontiff is certainly the greenest Pope yet — though his analogy of “saving gays” as akin to “saving the rainforests” is where we draw the line.
For his home near near [...]
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There aren’t many environmentally-themed songs that you actually want to listen to. Sheryl Crow’s take was decent, Neil Young’s was described as “hideous”, Miley Cyrus had a hit with the tween scene, and Madonna’s was a train-wreck of lyrics and electronica. Now comes the “Electric Car” song/video from They Might Be Giants — and it’s [...]
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Yikes. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have bought the house adjoining theirs and are in the process of remodeling to create a 33 room mansion in London.
According to the UK’s Daily Mail, their “plans show they intend to knock through the connecting walls to create eight rooms on the lower ground floor, six on the [...]
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Back in the beginning of August, it was rumored that Jay Leno was considering a “Green Car Racing” segment for his new The Jay Leno Show on NBC. Now, it’s been confirmed as something that will happen 2-3 times a week. There’s even a custom track being built next to the studio. It’s expected that [...]
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