Funny man Will Ferrell has been in Dublin, Ireland promoting his new film Stepbrothers, while also sporting a “Stop Global Warming” bracelet. Good to see Ferrell continuing to support the environment. Want your own? Jump here — 100% of the proceeds go towards the Stop Global Warming Fund.

What book is model Elle Macpherson reading these days while traveling? “Currently, I’ve got four books on the go: The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook by David de Rothschild, which is actually fun (it’s got things in it like how to build a bat box, as well as useful tips on how to live) and..[Read more...]

Look for the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid to feature on J.J. Abrams new television series, Fringe. While she’s investigating strange occurrences around town, the character of FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, played by actress Anna Torv, will drive the green vehicle. “J. J. Abrams is a big environmentalist, and he wanted to have a hybrid vehicle on the show,” Ross Mackenzie of Ford Global Brand Entertainment said. “Since Olivia Dunham is the lead character, the Escape Hybrid was a nice fit.” [Read more...]

It appears Wentworth Miller wasn’t the only celebrity to arrive in some green wheels for FOX’s Television Critics Association Party at the Santa Monica Pier Monday night. Director JJ Abrams (Executive Producer of Fringe, Lost, and Alias) also showed up in a BMW Hydrogen 7 — but this one was flashing a different hue than the other models we’ve seen previously on the Raz.

According to sources, BMW shuttled folks in the H7 such as Jerry O’Connell, Jon Voight and Eliza Dushku to other FOX events throughout the day yesterday as well. Looks like the company is really making an effort to align its upcoming green tech with Hollywood.

More on the vehicle here.

Photo Credit: Vince Bucci/Getty Images for BMW

Perhaps you’ve seen the trailer for Cloverfield — the new monster movie from J.J. Abrams that shows NYC realistically being attacked by a giant Godzilla-like creature. Perhaps you also ran to the bathroom afterwards to throw up from queasiness after being treated to the first-person shaky cam footage. Either way, the underground buzz for this film — especially after a new viral marketing campaign hit online — is about as big as the lizard.

Take for instance this latest piece of “leaked” video. It show a Japanese oil rig in the middle of the ocean violently collapsing and sinking after some unknown disturbance below the sea. We could have told you instantly that it was the work of a pissed-off giant lizard (we’ve seen the God-awful 1998 Godzilla movie as a primer) — but instead the media have gone and blamed it all on some eco-terrorist group called T.I.D.O. Wave.

Whatever.

Unfortunately, it also appears that the monster has potentially caused a massive oil slick that’s headed for the Connecticut shoreline — so thanks a lot. The only redemption here might be if he/she also accidentally takes out Central Islip on Long Island while en route to New York City. That would at least neutralize the oil spill in my book. Check out the details below: