Celebrity

Many celebrities hopped on the Prius bandwagon a few years back. But, let's face it: with the type of money many of them are making, celeb environmental efforts should go further than a few gallons of gas per year. So, who's walking the walk by installing solar on their 7-bedroom-6-bath-2-pool Hollywood hills home?

Johnny Depp: Johnny Depp's private island (yes, island) is completely solar powered.... read more

Last week, actress Ellen Page appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, discussing the film she recently narrated:  Vanishing of the Bees.   The film discusses Colony Collapse Disorder, a phenomenon causing honeybees to disappear worldwide.  Check out this video of Ellen Page discussing the problems associated with the disappearance of honeybees.  ... read more

It's no secret that Matt Damon is an outspoken, politically active humanitarian.  He's passionate about Darfur (along with fellow keen and green celeb George Clooney) and has been working really hard at making clean drinking water accessible to all, through his organization Water.org.  

The star of the Bourne franchise has worked with PBS on the environmental program The State of the Planet's Wildlife where he warned that "something is terribly wrong with our environment."  ... read more

Hooray for Hollywood!

It's that time of the year...awards season!  Both the Grammys and the Oscars are this year, and both awards shows are going green.  

Here's how:... read more

• The red carpets are made from recycled water bottles.
• The food served will be local and organic
• The power will be 100% renewable.  
• The food will be served on reusable china and glassware.
• The silverware will be compostable.
• Food waste will be composted.
• All glass, plastic, and alumnium will be recycled.
  

I recently had the pleasure of talking to Joe Lamp'l, gardener, green media personality extraordinare, and host and executive producer of Growing a Greener World on PBS.  

About Joe Lamp'l

Joe initially got into horticulture as a child, after breaking the branch off a shrub, sticking it into the ground, and seeing a mere few weeks later that it had taken root.  

Joe how he has been interested in sustainability for his whole life, but "there was an a-ha moment."  That moment was when he was using synthetic fertilizer in a hopper.  He hit a root and the fertilizer spilled, and he knew that using more than the recommended about of fertilizer is bad, so he tried to remove some of it.   The following day, there was a huge dead spot on the grass where the fertilizer had spilled.  "That was a huge graphic demonstration to me of what was in that stuff," he said, "It really got me going."... read more