We all get to be told how to live our lives by a bunch of millionaires who wouldn’t spit on us if we were dying of thirst. We get to be lectured on being too wasteful by people with carbon footprints like Godzilla’s big brother. Yay!
Two enormously wealthy jetsetters in particular are way, way better than you:
Leonardo DiCaprio and Oprah Winfrey have been named “Greenest Celebrities in the World” in a new poll.
The “Titanic” star beat off competition from Bono, Brad Pitt and actor Ed Begley Jr to top the male category in the survey to find the most popular eco-friendly stars, reports Contactmusic.
The poll was carried out by GreenDaily.com and Bebo.com, to mark Earth Day on Wednesday.
Besides Begley, who really does seem to practice what he preaches, that looks like a list of Celebrities Who Talk About How Green They Are. Just as a reminder, here’s one of DiCaprio’s homes:
Yep, that’s a lotta green! As Counterpunch put it a while back: “Using Leonardo DiCaprio to tell people to ‘recycle, reduce and re-use’ is kind of like asking a crackhead to promote cocaine abstinence.” Except not as fun.
Remember when DiCaprio posed for the cover of Vanity Fair’s “Green Issue” a couple of years ago? Remember how ironic it was that the magazine flew DiCaprio to Iceland for the photo, and then put it on a whole bunch of dead trees? Yeah, so does everybody else. Which might be one reason Vanity Fair didn’t do a “Green Issue” this year.
As for Oprah, she’s even richer than he is, so I’m sure she buys lots of carbon credits and recycles her champagne bottles and whatnot. Oh! And she’s been cutting down on Hostess Cupcake pollution by hiding the empty wrappers under her mattress.
The next time a famous person tries to make you feel guilty for not living in a cave, eating crabgrass, and riding a skateboard to work, just remember that GREEN stands for Get Rid of Everbody Else’s Niceties. Their words are empty, and their sacrifices aren’t sacrifices at all. I got their carbon credit right here.
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It’s Earth Hypocrisy Day!
It’s nice out, and perfect for a drive through the country side in a noise and air polluting Lotus Elise.
I’ve been “celebrating” by tending my 4 Venus Flytraps and debating if I want to grow any from seeds now or wait until mine go to seed sometime around June. Oh and I also took pictures of my cute sunflower sprouts. I’m easily amused.
In honor of Earth Day, I drove my Suburban to work, by myself, at 80 mph, with the A/C on, while munching stuff from McD’s and throwing the empty wrappers out the window.
Take that Al!
I will gladly start feeling guilty about my carbon footprint the day that every politican, celebrity and do-gooder activist puts solar panels on all their homes and drive hybrids
How in the heck did Leo beat out Ed? Ed really does live the lifestyle while Leo tries to. I guess cuteness sells.
And because it is cold today in Ohio, I have the heat cranked up at my house while I am at work. My two dogs do not need to suffer in the cold today.
“I got their carbon credit right here.”
That should be on bumper stickers and t-shirts.
We traded in our Tahoe with its glorious 280 something horsepower for a Honda CR-V and it’s 4 cyclinders. Besides losing 2 inches from my penis I’ve noticed the mileage difference isn’t all that great and when we wanna take out the sister in law and her kids we now have to take two cars.
Does that make me green?
Where did Leo find solar panels that look suspiciously like roofing shingles? Does he have his yard mowed by one of those manual push mowers? Are his mansion walls made of hay bales or used tires, covered with stucco or some other mud substance? When Oprah needed a new mattress, did she stuff the cupcake wrappers inside her old one to keep from the manufacturers needing to make a new one? Does she use manual hand tools in her yards/gardens? When she is in Chicago to tape her shows does she walk to her studio instead of being driven?
Al Gore remodelled his TN mansion over to be “green”…..spent beaucoup of his money on it, but atleast the roof is pretty much one giant solar panel. Maybe Ed can proudly proclaim that, but the latest bunch to jump on this bandwagon missed the Eco 101 class.
Truth be told, we are organic farmers here at my house. We also raise goats and chickens and use them to clear, fertilize, and clean up around our place. People come for miles around to buy our garden produce, eggs, and goats simply because we raise them all like our greatgrandparents did. Healthy, no chemicals, and as close to nature as humanly possible. I *deeply* resent someone thinking they can do better than we do in trying to make the environment better already.
In honor of this celebrity driven cause I think I’ll go fire up the lawnmower and mow my 4 acre yard, then run the weedeater, then the edger. When I’m done with that I’ll get the chainsaw out and cut down all the trees in the woods behind my house….oh, then maybe I’ll get the boat out and speed around the lake a few times. That’ll make up for any star’s “smaller” carbon footprint…heehee
If anyone really cared about actually reducing carbon emissions, then they wouldn’t make “greener” cars more expensive than regular cars (actually this pretty much goes for washing machines, hot water heaters, insulation, etc.). My neighbor bought his new 2008 Prius for a little over 35k. I bought my used 2006 Cadillac Escalade for about half that– the way I see it, it’s going to take me about 50 years of driving the Escalade to make up the 18k difference.
Also, I’m really getting sick of being told to not flush my toilet, take two minute showers and not water my lawn while the big agro farms up north haven’t even bothered to switch to drip irrigation (although in their defense, what motivation would they have to switch since their water is Federally subsidized?).
The really funny part is how they turn people against an issue that when we stop to consider it, everyone with a brain actually supports. I mean, who walks around thinking ‘Gee, I want my grand kids drinking contaminated water inside a dome because they can’t breathe the air.’ I love nature. I hike, I hunt, I rock climb, and when I’m lucky enough to actually have the time I fish.
But after listening to these morons hop off their private jet and tell ME to stop driving my SUV, I feel like paving over endangered pandas, punting seals, and living a lifestyle so horrible they’ll be forced to assign me an entire tribe of crying Indians. I will call them the Pollutami and they shall worship me as a God. I shall dispense justice from a throne of styrofoam covered in lead paint while they battle for my amusement in a cage constructed from unrecycled aluminum and the bones of endangered species.
Or as Pasta calls it, Tuesday.
I want a Scott F t-shirt. To wear while I eat veal and spray my hair with CFCs.
Scott F. – FTW!
Stan – I have a CR-V as well and I drove it to work zipping along I-70 without a care in the world. I could have kept my Civic, but I needed something to haul my dogs along. When everyone starts living the way they tell me to live, then we will talk. And yes, Ed is pretty much recyling water, organic farming, etc at his house. I remember seeing a special on it and how they pretty much recycle as much as they can at his house.
Did anyone else notice that Leo “beat off” the competition? Bwahahaha!
I think we should all take our SUVs out to a pasture and run down a few cows. That way we’re eliminating a few methane-producers (worse for the environment than anything man-made), and offending PETA all in one blow! I mean, I love the outdoors and all (though animals kind of bug me); but, like Scott F. said, the way it’s constantly shoved down our throats by a bunch of hypocrites has really turned me against what would have been a good cause.
Okay, taking donations now for the “Scott F. for Congress” run. Seriously. We need people with brains in D.C. And, from the sound of it, he also pays his taxes. What more could we want?
I’ll have a tanning salon crankin’ full bore with A/C all day long Scott. Seriously. 400 amps blowing every second from 10 this morning ’til 10 tonight. Man I’m awesome.
Take that Earth!
**sniff, wipes tear from eye**
Omigod, you guys rock. I’d definitely spring for that Scott F t-shirt.
Ganzagwenie, is your friend’s Prius solid gold with titanium trim? We got our 2005 Prius with most of the bells and whistles for $23K. I’m having trouble believing Toyota jacked up the price 50% in the last 4 years, especially since gas prices fell off the cliff.
Even though I think Ed Begley Jr. is something of a nimrod, he does (AFAIK) live like he says we all should. Yay for him.
That said, tomorrow there’ll be photos of him eating steak in the back of a limo or something.
MC Mom: I didn’t check the receipt, so maybe he was exaggerating.
Mandy
Apr 22nd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Did anyone else notice that Leo “beat off” the competition? Bwahahaha!
I think I love you Mandy.
“she’s been cutting down on Hostess Cupcake pollution by hiding the empty wrappers under her mattress.”
I almost died.
The “Earth day” in itself is irritating, but this article just pissed me off. Especially, the Sephora part:
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/4-green-claims-to-be-wary-of.aspx
Hee. Stan, I was going to commend Mandy, but I’m still trying to turn over that (REALLY heavy) leaf.
The fact that Ed Begley Jr. lost to Leo proves to me how celebrities (and those who have nothing better to do than live vicariously through them), miss the whole point of sustainability by about as far as the Earth is from the sun. But perhaps all of this ill-deserved media attention is actually an evil plot to get them to suffocate on their smug emissions…one can only dream…
Scott F. is clearly ineligible for a position in the executive branch (paying taxes, what was he thinking), but he might just make it to Congress! Of course, if you decide to go with the whole tribal leader gig, can I sign up for the sycophantic harem girl job? I’m sure there is some stimulus cash marked for that…
I think it is interesting that if you talk to environmentalists and conservationists who actually work in the field (in other words, LIVE in the Third World country, rather than visiting for a photo op), they all agree that some consumption is acceptable and necessary. Realists agree that people as a whole should be more responsible with their resources, but it is only the overindulged that want everyone (else) to go back to the cave and eat rabbit food.
Awww I want to contribute to the campaign, too. Now…what am I qualified to do? Oh, I know, I’ll go door to door f***ing for votes…I meant, soliciting votes. *meekly awaits the brutal ass-kicking mercilessly delievered by deceiver e-community*
Ha! I am by far the greenest person here! I’m too poor to afford anything that pollutes! I take the bus or walk everywhere, I live in Fairbanks and thus need not worry about air conditioning, and I use wood and oil to keep my place warm in the winter!
Okay, so I do pollute a little. But I can’t afford a chainsaw, so there!
Scott F. for president!
Nati, doesn’t everyone “F” or get “F’d” for votes?
And by the way, Koka, you are living the dream. We don’t plant anything in our back yard that isn’t edible other than a few cutesy flowers, but the idea for Mr. Malanga and I is to buy some land and become more self sufficient.
I think that most of us do our small part, whether we believe the WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE crowd or not.
Anyone heard from Sheryl Crow recently? Or is she still busy rationing toilet paper? (For the rest of us, I mean.)
I find it Ironic that the new GREEN President Elect chose to fly his huge 747 with his full entourage to another state for one speech on Earth Day.
Guys, as always I am extremely flattered. Unfortunately, I am still too young to run for President or Senate. Also, considering I am a recently returned Marine, it’s probably not the best time for me to be trying to get into politics. I’m sure there will be all kinds of ‘I swear I’m not a right wing extremist’ hoops I’d have to jump through.
Oh I LOVE this webisite! You guys and gals crack me up!
Scott F, if you’re a recently returned Marine, it seems like a terrific time for you to get into politics (if you’re interested, that is). Or do you live in some crazily left-wing district and that’s why you’d have to jump through all the hoops?
Thanks for your service, by the way.
Beige, I haven’t heard from Sheryl Crow lately but if I see her I’ll try to restrain myself from pelting her with TP.
A few weeks back, I happened to catch Leo accepting his “Big Green Help” award on Nickelodeon.
I swear, I kept waiting for the Oompa Loompas to dance out onstage singing a little ditty about idiot greenies with gigantic carbon footprints.
Oompa, loompa, doompadee doo
I’ve got a little warning for you.
Oompa, loomp, doompadee dee
If you are wise, you won’t listen to Lee…
You gotta admit, seeing Leo sucked through factory tubes of rapidly decreasing size would be a titanic treat to watch.
Clever, under 35, recently-returned Marine…
…I think I just got a crush on Scott F.
Easy TP, I have a feeling that the vast majority of the ladies on this site would verbally beat you to a bloody keyboard if you staked a claim on Scott.
BTW Scott, welcome back and WELL DONE Marine.
**and this from a retired squid**
Scott F-
And you’re a Marine too?! I think it’s practically official that I want your babies.
I wish I could say I drove my F350 all the way up to the Upper Peninsula and back at 80mph just for s*its and giggles yesterday in honor of Earth Day, but I’m in Vagrant’s boat for this one- I don’t waste much energy because I can’t afford to. I gotta laugh when I see these wannabe-green celebrities “cutting back” and becoming “eco-friendly” when the amount of electricity their properties alone consume annually could probably power my apartment for about 30+ years. And I’m not even trying to be green, just frugal. Oh wait…I just remembered that I don’t have the money to get the catalytic converter fixed in my totally unremarkable economy car, so it IS my fault when we all get poisoned by anthropogenic emissions.
I attend a college that was recently deemed one of the more “sustainable” campuses in the upper Midwest by somebody or other, and it’s such a joke. It’s crazy how much energy and resources are wasted just in the daily grind of functioning as a college campus- it just can’t be helped. And that’s not even getting into the perks like free printing (not that I’m complaining about that) and a bunch of the buildings open with the lights on 24/7 for the convenience of a handful of students. If we’re greenish, then all the other colleges in the area must be having styrofoam cup bonfires every night and no trashcans. And that’s not even getting into all the faddish, ridiculously overpriced LEED apartment complexes springing up around campus that were, of course, built with conventional equipment and methods.
Scott F. – I forgot you are a Marine. Oh well, it was worth a shot
And the ladies can duke it out among themselves on who gets him. I have my own Army hero to go home too!
In all seriousness, there are a few people out there that are Congressmen and are younger than you. Maybe now is the time since people are po’d about you heros being labeled a terrorist.
Yeah, I gots the respect hardcore for Scott F., but no need to go out when I got my own. Marine, I mean. You dirtybirds.
Beige,
If that new leaf entails giving up whacking off and penis jokes then I say leave (get it?) it be.
“doesn’t everyone “F” or get “F’d” for votes?”
Hmmm, Chronic, you might be right. Well, since those tactics are so widely employed, I’d better step up my game then. I guess I could also offer them complimentary bags of some homegrown produce. What? I grow tomatoes in my backyard. Right behind the weed section.
Nati, the “weed section” you mention, is it Acapolco Gold, Cal Sensimillian or Panama Black section? Curious minds what to know!
“…there will be all kinds of ‘I swear I’m not a right wing extremist’ hoops I’d have to jump through.”
Well, that’s where I come in. I was going to solicit for votes at the left-wing and liberal neighbourhoods, anyway. I mean, what’s the point of soliciting those who already support you? It’s the liberals we are going to have to convince. So I’ll go behind enemy lines and try to convert the lefties. Ahhh that must be how all those missionairies felt. “Renounce ACORN, my child. Good. Now take off your pants.” We’ll call it “Mission: Voter Outreach”. Then I’ll sabotage your opponent. We’ll call it “Operation Rielle”. Actually, no…she was kinda fugly…and not too smart about the whole thing. Even I could do much better than that. Let’s call it “Operation Observe and Learn, Rielle”
White Widow, Swede, White Widow. Only the best for our voters.
I’m sorry, but “Departed” or no “Departed”, DiCaprio still reads as “twelve-year-old lesbian” to me. Even with the facial hair. ESPECIALLY with the facial hair.
I want to lounge in Nati’s garden.
Anytime, Chronic, anytime. There’s plenty tomatoes to go around for everyone…I mean, that’s why my garden attracts you so, right?
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?