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| Celebs Who Claim They're Green but Guzzle Gas |
| 2006-10-25 |
| Hybrid cars are all the rage in Hollywood. Celebrities drive them like they're a badge of honor. You save a few gallons of gas, you save the planet. Right? Well, not when you hop on a private jet and burn enough fuel to propel NASCAR through 2050. Of course, the stars need to go here and there. The location shoots, the fabulous vacations, etc. But that's why God created United Airlines. G-IV's, on the other hand, were created in the image of precious celebs. See the pix and details on the 'crites at the link. And take the leetle poll at the bottom... where you'll see one who isn't a hypocrite. A bit of a surprise, actually. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #10 Hybrids are dangerous to drive. Don't believe me? Take a test drive and turn right (or even worse) left from a full stop where the damn thing has shut the motor off and into heavy traffic. No I won't attend the funeral. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-10-25 23:05 |
| #9 I watched The Aviator just for the scene where Hughes appeared before the Senate... Lawzy to be so wealthy you can tell a scumbag Senate circus the truth and then to fuck off, lol. I was actually stunned when I saw the bit on him. Never would've guessed. I actually felt bad for presuming he's one of the shitbags. Leo's okay by me, too. If anyone saved that link that floated through RB some months ago listing the Hollyweird flakes, please post on this thread. TIA. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-10-25 18:46 |
| #8 hmmm DiCaprio flies commercial... after "Departed", in which he was excellent, I'm starting to like the guy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-25 18:39 |
| #7 Poor, poor Georgie. Not only is he forced to take millions of dollars from TV and movies, he' made to ride in limos and private planes as well! Next they'll be inundating him with top-notch Hollywood trim! |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-10-25 15:24 |
| #6 Looks like someone is finally figuring out that liberals are elitist snobs whose policies only apply to the little people. Yawn. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-10-25 13:15 |
| #5 It's even worse than that. Global warming "scientists" blame air travel for anywhere from 3% to 10% of global warming emmissions (admittedly, the higher the estimate the bigger the nut job). The EU is even considering capping aircraft emissions (i.e. flights). These hypocrites cause far more damage to the environment than the masses they seek to blame. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-10-25 13:04 |
| #4 I'm as ready to bash the celebs as the next guy but wouldn't it be worse if they flew jets and then drove SUVs. At least they are trying to make a show of environmentalism where the little people will see their example. The numbers are also a bit skewed as they assume the jet took only the celeb and calculate the drive distance for them when for all we know the jet was going somewhere anyway (because a producer owned it or whatever) and the celeb was offered a ride in which case the net fuel usage might be less than if they'd flown commercial (just guessing here that a lighter faster plane gets better fuel mileage). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-10-25 12:59 |
| #3 I guess Al Gore didn't qualify, not being a celeb. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-10-25 11:29 |
| #2 Hybrid cars are all the rage in Hollywood. Celebrities drive them like they're a badge of honor Just bein' down wit' da homies. |
| Posted by: badanov 2006-10-25 11:10 |
| #1 Clooney's rep, publicist Stan Rosenfield, tells TMZ, "You clearly have no understanding of certain people's need for private transport," and points out that Clooney often has "no control" over his travel schedule. Jeez, Stan. Sorry about that. Who am I to question George Clooney? Who the fuck do I think I am? Ya think I was as important as...George Clooney, or some really really important person like that... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-10-25 10:36 |