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Honk if You Love the Environment

Environmental actor Ashton Kucher’s 7 MPG ride. I shit you not. Hollywood move star Ashton Kutcher blamed Republicans for the catastrophic BP oil spill last week while on the red carpet at the premier of his new film The Killers. … Continue reading

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Lifestyles of the rich and environmentalist: Thomas Friedman

“I’ll start acting as if it’s a crisis when the people who are telling me it’s a crisis start acting as if it’s a crisis.” – Glenn Reynolds That’s Thomas Friedman’s house, via Planet Gore. Thomas Friedman is a New … Continue reading

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Al Gore’s Owning a Houseboat Would Be Like Ghandi Owning a Burger King

“I’ll start acting as if it’s a crisis when the people who are telling me it’s a crisis start acting as if it’s a crisis.” – Glenn Reynolds Via Steve Gill via Dirty Harry’s Place. Here’s the alternative point of … Continue reading

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Green Beards for Environmental Hypocrites

From CBS via Sine Qua Non: Environmentally conscious Leonardo DiCaprio is practicing what he preaches these days. The actor recently added an eco-friendly apartment in New York City to his impressive list of earth-healthy possessions, which already include a hybrid … Continue reading

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Preacherman Talkin’ on the TV, He’s a-puttin’ Down the SUV

“Preacher man talkin’ on the TV / He’s a-puttin’ down the rock ‘n’ roll. He wants me to send a donation / ‘Cos he’s worried about my soul.” – Charlie Daniels John Edwards says Americans must give up SUVs: The … Continue reading

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Environmental Hypocrisy

Radar Online has a piece about environmental hypocrisy among celebrities and politicians. It’s a good article and you should read it, but I want to follow up on a particular point. One of the people in the article’s floodlights is … Continue reading

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