Sexy sextagenarian Richard Gere may hold a special place in my sensitive-man–loving heart, but I can’t let this one slide. He’s recently diversified his resume to include running the Bedford Post Inn, a luxury B&B just outside of New York in Westchester County.
When the boutique hotel launched earlier this year, the green blogosphere was all a-twitter over his hinting at the sustainable potential of his new business venture:
The inn/bistro won’t open until Spring of this year. And we have no details on whether they’ll actually be serving organic foods or if the restaurant was built to be sustainable. But, Richard said that he hopes it will end up being a meeting place for environmentalists and A-listers.
Mr. Gere says, “There are a lot of people in this area who have been enormously successful and have done tremendous good work. It’s my hope that they will come and discuss and network at a very high level about how to have a positive impact on the planet.”
That statement makes me think (and wish) that the whole place is going to be environmentally themed, but we’ll just have to wait and see until more information is released.
And it was reported that the inn would feature a geothermal heating system, recycled building materials, and a focus on locally-sourced food.
Well, it hasn’t exactly turned out the way the tree-hugging community might have hoped. Over the weekend he chopped down 200 trees on his property without a permit, earning him a $50,000 fine from Westchester County. Gere contends that the number of trees was closer to 150, but either way, so much for having “a positive impact on the planet.”
It’s amazing how fast you can go from Earth-loving fool to tree-murdering hypocrite — with just the swing of an ax.
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Isn’t he was supposed to be a peace-loving Buddhist? I doubt Buddah would approve of raping the earth like that, for commercial gain.
Oh Holly you made my day with this. Just another sanctimonious git cut down to size … along with a couple hundred trees.
And once again, they’ve got it backwards.
Trees convert CO2 (that evil “greenhouse gas” that contributes to global warming) into oxygen. So if you cut down trees, you’re making the problem worse.
Unless you’re a celeb running a restaurant for the beautiful people. Then you get to do what you want.
Typical Left-Wing Liberal attitude; we have high standards until something rain on our parade.
Another “Do as I say” moment, brought to you by Eco-crites of America.
Another angle to this story is, “I’m a big shot actor, adored around the world, and don’t have to follow the rules (in this case, obtaining proper permits before the big chopperoo) like the rest of the peons.” It was for his horses! Who doesn’t like horses?
Gotta say – the $50K fine was probably cheaper (and definitely a whole lot faster) than the years of waiting/bribes to zoning officials that the job would have otherwise required.
What’s the point of this post, anyway? Is Gere a hypocrite, or the tree-hugging community that’s dumping on him? I don’t think he promised never to cut down a tree, and probably all the promises he DID make are still intact.
Gere wants it to be a place “[...]that they will come and discuss and network at a very high level about how to have a positive impact on the planet.” And, “it was reported that the inn would feature a geothermal heating system, recycled building materials, and a focus on locally-sourced food.”
And he has 200 trees cut down to make it happen. How is that a “positive impact” on the planet?
Come on, people, cut him some slack. He can’t control his actions.
The gerbil overlord in his @ss told him to.
Gerbil Man finally gets a taste of Big Government greenie-weenie’s backhand. Ha ha.
@Vince: SNERK. Well, I for one welcome the gerbil overlord in Richard Gere’s ass. I think I’ll send it some cutlery as a housewarming present.
The picture of Gore speaks a thousand words – he looks sleazy, I want to wipe that smirk off of his face.
Maybe he just realized (finally) that the Happening is CLEARLY warning us to KILL ALL THE TREES BEFORE THEY TAKE US OUT FIRST.