Actress Daryl Hannah was handcuffed and arrested while protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline in Washington, D.C., in February. She's also the executive producer of the documentary, "Greedy, Lying Bastards," which explores climate change denial. She's just one of many celebs who've taken a stand or taken a chance to change the way the we power the planet.
Loading weather data ...
© 2013 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
After Hurricane Katrina leveled New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, actor Brad Pitt announced a plan to build 150 ecologically sustainable homes there. The homes, an initiative of his Make It Right Foundation, 
Actor Robert Redford 
Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. has made a living going green with shows like "Living with Ed." He dropped meat, avoids driving and tries to live off the electrical grid in a self-sufficient home. In February, he spoke during the "Forward on Climate" rally in Los Angeles for action on climate change/
In 2010, the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia, switched on the new rooftop solar panels on its historic home, The Wharf theater. Sustainability is part of the vision of the theater's artistic directors, actress Cate Blanchett and her husband, Andrew Upton.
Actor Edward Norton ran a marathon to support conservation in the east African grasslands, campaigned for sustainable energy and served as a United Nations goodwill ambassador for biodiversity. "I think catastrophic events like what's happening in the Gulf with the oil spill do highlight for people that there is enormous ramification for human well-being through a loss of biodiversity," 
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio gets green cred for his solar house and hybrid car, but he also produced and narrated the documentary, "The 11th Hour." The film detailed problems caused by global warming, and considered ways to heal the environment. DiCaprio attended an event for the film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
Actress Cameron Diaz starred in a short online film "Cameron Diaz Saves The World!" that sussed out Americans' feelings about the environment. She briefly hosted an MTV eco-show, "Trippin'." And who could forget when she announced she doesn't flush after urinating -- no water wasted! Time magazine even called her one of its 
Actor Morgan Freeman has spoken up over the years about finding clean, safe energy sources, and lent his voice to several projects, including PBS' "e² energy" series. He also owns a Tesla Model S, the high-end electric sportscar, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Sure, he's well-known because he's former Vice President Al Gore. But he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his efforts to combat climate change, and his 2006 global warming-warning film, "An Inconvenient Truth," won an Oscar for best documentary.
Dave Matthews Band had a long reputation of eco-responsibility, using a biodiesel tour bus, offering organic cotton fan merch and using carbon offsets for its tour. That reputation 
Actor Orlando Bloom falls into that hybrid-driving, solar-supporting celeb camp. He's a regular at green events -- like this 2010 Cinema for Peace Green Evening in Berlin -- and supports initiatives like Global Cool, an organization with a mission to raise awareness about climate change.
|