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October 15th 2008

Razzi Snap: Al Gore Travels Netherlands In Latest Audi Green Tech

Filed under: buildings and construction, cars-houses, film-tv, movies, transport — michael @ 2:07 pm

Al Gore is in the Netherlands all this week delivering his Inconvenient Truth slide show at a bunch of gigs. According to ABG, he’s also been shuttled around in in the latest in green luxury travel from Audi — the Audi A6 TDIe. The car (which for this occassion is using diesel fuel produced from natural gas) get an average of 44mpg. [Read more...]

Penelope Cruz has come under a steady stream of attacks from animal-rights activists after agreeing to star in the movie Manolete — a Spanish film about a legendary matador who was gored to death in a bullring at the peak of his fame. Cruz insists, however, that she was simply attracted to the powerful story and does not support the cruel sport in any way. “This is a film about a love story,” said Producer Andres Vicente Gomez. “There is no blood shown. There is one scene involving a bullfight but it does not show the animal suffering. In no way did bulls suffer for this film.” [Read more...]

Rachel McAdams has been busy making some eco-improvements to her new home in Toronto. She recently told People, “I live in an old house and I’m trying to do green remodeling. It’s been keeping me busy.” And you won’t see her making trips to Home Depot in a gas guzzling SUV. “I don’t own a car,” she told USA Today. “In Toronto, my bike is my car.” [Read more...]

January 22nd 2008

Razzi Snap: Alec Baldwin, Jason Priestley Push For Water Conservation

Filed under: campaigns, green and famous, not green, web — michael @ 10:46 am

Alec Baldwin, Justin Trudeau and Jason Priestley recently joined several other celebrities in raising money for the Robert Kennedy Jr. Waterkeeper Alliance at the Fairmont Banff Springs Celebrity Sports Invitational. Said Baldwin, “You (Canada) have so much of what people want here … Don’t do what other people have done, don’t do what the U.S. did, which is to put off until tomorrow what should be done today — protect the resources.” [via jam!]

I consider noise pollution a pretty minor offense for one-time bashes, but environmental officers (they really exist!) in England have not taken lightly reports that Heather Mills upset neighbors with her 40th Birthday party last month in East Sussex. Apparently, Mills’ loud partying angered neighbors and prompted them to make official complaints to the local council. Said one officer, “We received four complaints about noise from loud music and a generator.” Ah, but was that generator running on biodiesel? <grin> [via starpulse]

GreenIsSexy, the environmental website started by actress Rachel McAdams and two of her friends, has a new addition in the form of some ‘eco’ postcards sent by the ladies from around the world. I’m not sure if this is new - or if I just missed it — but we get such insights as Rachel skipping on showers, marveling at Chicago’s green roofs, and reusing yogurt cups. I love her. [via greenissexy]

Finally, actor Jim Carrey was spotted in Yorkville, Toronto wearing a “Bummer” t-shirt. For those of you that haven’t seen this one, below those words is a big, hulking picture of a Hummer. You can check out a picture of the tee and grab your own here. [Thanks, Scot!]