Filed under: cars-houses, transport, travel — Michael d'Estries @ 10:43 am
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 [...]
Filed under: cars-houses, thegreenpicture, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 2:35 pm
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.
Filed under: cars-houses, not green, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 11:07 am
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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Tagged: james martin
Filed under: cars-houses, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 1:15 pm
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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Tagged: drew barrymore, gary busey
Filed under: cars-houses, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 11:15 am
September 2nd 2009
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:
Filed under: cars-houses, transport, travel — Michael d'Estries @ 9:08 am
August 19th 2009
Originally slated for a 2009 release, Chris Paine’s Revenge Of The Electric Car documentary — the follow-up to his successful Who Killed The Electric Car? flick — has now been moved to a late 2010 release.
Speaking at the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach, California last week, Paine said the decision to move back the [...]
Filed under: cars-houses, film-tv, television, transport — Luke Warner @ 10:45 am
August 10th 2009
Last weekend, Criminal Minds star Shemar Moore was knocked off of his bike by a vehicle and his leg was broken. The story was picked up by a lot of media outlets and la.streetsblog.com’s Damien Newton has taken an interesting look at the way in which this incident was covered and the “media’s disrespect for [...]
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Filed under: cars-houses, film-tv, television, transport — Luke Warner @ 9:46 am
August 7th 2009
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that there’s been talk in Jay Leno’s writers’ room about a potential ‘green-car challenge’ segment.
The article says that, ”One idea for a recurring comedy bit includes a ‘green-car challenge,’ in which celebrities would race electric or hybrid cars. Tom Cruise has already asked whether he could do some practice runs [...]
Filed under: cars-houses, events: la, green and famous, products, transport — Luke Warner @ 11:06 am
August 2nd 2009
Now you can turn organic waste into ethanol right in your own home! Greenhouse (NOT the bar!) and E-Fuel launched its MicroFueler at a party held in the Pacific Palisades home of Greenhouse founder Chris Ursitti. It seems that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were in attendance along with more likely suspects Frances Fisher and [...]
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Tagged: corey feldman, frances fisher, heidi montag, spencer pratt
Filed under: cars-houses, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 5:28 pm
July 29th 2009
Jesse James has addressed his environmental side in a new interview — and he’s bringing some smack talk to companies pushing electric cars. The famous husband of actress Sandra Bullock recently topped almost 200mph in a self-built hydrogen vehicle earlier this summer — exceeding a previous speed set by BMW.
Despite signs that hydrogen fuel is [...]
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Tagged: jesse james, sandra bullock
