Hilary Swank is one of the latest celebrities to receieve the keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7 –- the world’s first hydrogen car for everyday use. Over the weekend, Swank officially broke the two million mile mark for this groundbreaking vehicle – since its introduction, more than two million miles have now been driven with the BMW H7. From the release,

Swank joins a litany of fellow green-minded boldfaced names, such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Pierce Brosnan, Gavin Rossdale, J.J. Abrams and Kristen Davis, as the newest member of the BMW Pioneer Program. The program gives industry leaders and prominent figures in entertainment, politics and business a BMW Hydrogen 7 for their daily use as proof that hydrogen-powered vehicles could be viable for everyday driving in the future.

Dear BMW: We’re still waiting for our keys. More info on the H7 available here.

The always adorable Kristin Davis showed off some green wheels last night at the Hollywood, CA premiere of Sex and the City at the Arclight Cinema. Joining the likes of Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Cameron Diaz, Davis showed up in the BMW Hydrogen 7 — the world’s first hydrogen-powered car for everyday use. 

As we profiled last week, Davis is a green-gal at heart with a brand new solar-powered home in LA. She has also done extensive work in Africa for Oxfam America to help alleviate poverty. Check out the photos below for more!

Photo credit: Vince Bucci/Getty Images

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Finally, I thought I would point out a new green website that I’m enjoying called Earth First. It’s a brilliantly fun and bold take on the green movement — a bit like Grist, but turned up to 11. Basically, they don’t take any BS and are quick to throw it right back at anyone they feel isn’t measuring up to true green standards. My favorite headline of the day: “Wildlife Refuges are the Place to Go for Illicit Hookups“. Yes. Yes, they are. [More...]

“I’m off the grid. I have a ladder that I climb up and I check my solar panels. They cover the whole roof, in LA, where there’s a lot of sun. And when the sun is shining, you can go and look and your electrical meter and it’s spinning backwards! It’s very exciting — and I have batteries to store the power in, and when the power goes out in LA, which happens a lot, you throw this switch and you’re completely off the grid!”

So, Kristin isn’t really off-gird — she’s more grid-tied — but in the event of a blackout, she can prevent the power from entering the grid and live off her batteries for awhile. Not bad.

The 43-year-old actress also talked about her work with Oxfam America — in particular her fight against poverty and desire to visit every country in Africa.

via Takepart