Earth Day: Celebrities Doing Their Part

By Heidi Oringer Posted Apr 22nd 2010 07:15AM

Leonardo DiCaprio, Miley Cyrus and Brad Pitt

On this Earth Day, celebs far and wide will work tirelessly to save the world from environmental peril. Through public service announcements and the like, they will make us aware of carbon emissions, our polluted drinking water and how we're all going to die a horrible death at the hands of our disgruntled planet if we don't act NOW.

If there were a Celebrity Earth Day parade heading down Hollywood Boulevard, the Grand Marshall would almost certainly be Ed Begley Jr. He'd be waving from an itty bitty solar powered automobile, billed as an even smarter ride than the Smartcar. Begley was one of the first well-known actors to put his celeb voice behind the cause -- though he now has more Earth juice than star power.

If he were going to have a co-marshal, it would be Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo is an outspoken advocate for environmental causes, using his financial resources, high profile and time to raise awareness among the general public about being green. He's a member of Global Green USA, and he fully funded the documentary '11th Hour,' which "calls for restorative action for a reshaping of human activity." In other words, people better stop drinking bottled water or we're all gonna freakin' die.

As the parade continues, Woody Harrelson will walk by wearing his hemp attire, and then maybe Daryl Hannah in a bikini made of leaves. Hannah's method of getting the green message across has sometimes been antic -- she spent three-plus weeks sitting in a tree to save a community garden in an urban area of Los Angeles -- but to her credit, she's also driven cross-country in a bio-efficient auto and writes a blog on ways to be green.

Miley Cyrus would probably be there, too, driving her Prius hybrid with "Hello Kitty" floor mats.

And what would a parade be without a float? We'd surely see a bevy of big stars riding together, maybe on a solar-powered number made of recycled tires. There'd be Brad Pitt, Christina Aquilera, Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom and a bunch of others.

Pitt's contributions to environmental advocacy include co-sponsoring a contest to build 20 energy efficient homes in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans. Plus, at the rate he's growing his own family, he may be responsible for mentoring an entire generation of environmentally-conscious thinkers and doers.

Christina Aguilera takes her spot for having joined Chrysler in creating an eco-friendly car, which was auctioned off to benefit disaster-ridden Haiti. Aguilera helped with the concept and signed the car -- with an environmentally safe permanent marker, of course.

And Harrison Ford, well, not only does he serve as the Vice Chairman of Conservation International, but he also has an ant named after him in Central America.

Believe it or not, the parade could continue for hours with other notable greenies, including Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Clarkson, Sean Penn, Cameron Diaz, Ludacris and Sharon Stone, but they all have work to do.

Whether or not we realize it, these Hollywood icons fight for the green cause not just on Earth Day, but every day. So, let's take time to recognize their efforts. After all, you know what they say, "Everyone loves a parade."

Comments

(10)

Thursday 22 April

By me

High Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

When Pitt, Penn and DiCaprio take those cigarettes out of their mouths, I'll take them seriously on Earth Day.

By John

You have to be kidding me! These Hollywood hypocrites jetting around in private jets and living in their huge mansions, are the biggest energy PIGS! I would love to see what each of there energy bills are for one year. The first one I would like to see is Al Gore's!

By Granny

I swear!! If I have to look at Brad Pitt again I am going to throw up! He has got to be the most discusting guy I have ever seen attempting to wear a beard, if that is what you want to call it. When is he going to start twisting the ends of his hair and quit washing it. YUK!

By themeeker

Highest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

Earth day is just another opportunity for publicity for these celebrities. I always think about John Denver and how he buried a 500 gallon gas tank on his property during the gas shortage. I'll bet many of these celebrities are doing hypocritical things like that on earth day. But it's ok as long as they get their name in the papers.

By aaa

Vote down Vote up Report this

When people like Dicaprio, Pitt,Jolie and Green Day and Al Gore start ditching their planes, yachts and 3 or 4 mansions that they own...maybe just maybe people will take them seriously. They fight for causes only to get their names circulating. As an individuals I think we do more for the environment than these hypocrites. It's funny how they tell us what to do but don't do what they preach. They are no different than politicians. They are exactly alike. They need to do what they do best "Act". Bunch of fakers...

By phurbee951

They're doing their part preaching to us while they burn millions of gallons of fuel jetting all over the world.

By lolabull

Screw Earth Day, let's hear more about the New York City "Revolution Muslims" death threats to the South Park creators for depicting Mohammed as a bear. When do the arrests start happening?

By marahnatha

I remember John Denver doing that also. Then he was arrested a few times for drunk driving which has the potential for environmental hazards & finally, buying himself an airplane. Don't get me wrong, I don't care what a person owns or how many children they have, but when they try to make everybody else change, like Leonardo DeCaprio says, (meanwhile, he goes through supermodels like a drunk goes through beer cans) they better shut up about telling anybody else how to live! Halle Berry and now Heather Locklear have been charged with hit & run driving. In my opinion, if they killed somebody or caused a gas rupture & they could get away without being seen, both would save themselves first. I will not turn off anything on earth day, in fact, I plan to turn on everything I can for as long as I can. I won't buy any products that any of these people try to sell or watch any of their crappy movies. I may even grill my supper & release carbon into the atmosphere (not to mention great aromas)
cooking chicken raised in cramped quarters and beef from Texas cattlemen. Face it, if breasts could only be enlarged using animal products, Pamela Anderson & all the other plastic people in Hollywood would be causing a meat shortage.

By Larry

Oh those celebrities battling the earth's demise with their private jets, Taj Mahal homes dedicated to excess etc..

Wednesday 05 May

I may be a little late but during earth week I had as many things on as possible.

Page 1 of 1