Cate Blanchett who plans to equip the Sydney Theatre Company building with solar panels, rainwater collection systems to make it completely eco-friendly. Her Sydney home is also fully powered by solar energy and the generous actress donates to Forest Guardians.
Richard Branson the Virgin Group chairman who was a global warming sceptic has joined the green side and pledged to spend all profits from his airline and rail businesses on investments in biofuel research and projects to tackle emissions.
Cameron Diaz has been known to publicly support Al Gore in the initiative, Save Our Selves (SOS) – The Campaign for Climate in Crisis, and regularly shows up at environmental events such as the National Resources Defense Council’s 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration. She has also done an MTV Series called Trippin’ where she and a group of friends travel to unlikely getaways from Chile to Yellowstone, on a quest to safeguard the environment."
Leonardo Dicaprio known for his feature length documentary on global warming called "11th Hour" has also started the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to promote environmental issues. It seems like he is one of the early birds on Green awareness. He also drives a Fisker Karma, a high end plug in electric car. Now that’s cool!
Orlando Bloom is joining the likes of Brad Pitt in green architecture. He plans to build an eco-friendly house in London. “It’s as green as I can make it. It’s got solar panels on the roof, energy efficient light bulbs – newer technology basically that is environmentally friendly. It might not be possible for everyone to live a completely green lifestyle, but we can do little things to help slow global warming.”
Edward Norton, who plays a Green Hulk is actually going Green as well, he has launched the BP Solar Neighbors Program in 2003 which matches each celebrity purchase of a solar energy home system with a solar installation in a low-income family home in Los Angeles. And in 2010, the two-time Academy Award-nominated actor was named as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
Brad Pitt studied as an architect before his acting career started and he is not putting his architecturial skills to waste by being a co-creator of ‘Make It Right’, an eco-friendly housing project/ design competition to build 20 affordable, reduced energy, environmentally friendly homes in New Orleans. He has also teamed up with Kiehl’s to support their new Aloe Vera body cleanser where his endorsement of the net profits will go to the foundation.
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