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2006-10-25 Home Front: Culture Wars
Celebs Who Claim They're Green but Guzzle Gas
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Posted by .com 2006-10-25 09:24|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#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||   2006-10-25 10:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org]  2006-10-25 11:10|| Front Page Top

#3 I guess Al Gore didn't qualify, not being a celeb.
Posted by CrazyFool 2006-10-25 11:29||   2006-10-25 11:29|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-10-25 12:59|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-10-25 13:04|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-10-25 13:15|| Front Page Top

#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">mojo  2006-10-25 15:24||   2006-10-25 15:24|| Front Page Top

#8 hmmm DiCaprio flies commercial... after "Departed", in which he was excellent, I'm starting to like the guy
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-10-25 18:39||   2006-10-25 18:39|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-10-25 18:46|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-10-25 23:05|| Front Page Top

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