Ryan Reynolds is a green celebrity who advocated for the use of clean energy. He and former wife Scarlett Johanson had just bought and remodeled an older home in the New Orleans area near his gal pal actress Sandra Bullock when they started having marital troubles. But don’t blame Sandy! It seems as if rumor mills who speculated that Reynolds might have been attracted to his super hero movie co-star Lively were spot on accurate — because now that he is legally divorced, she dumped boyfriend and eco-friendly animal rights activist Leonardo DiCaprio and the two appear to be dating. Keep reading…
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New UK award honors Best Green International Celebrity
Gisele Bundchen supports the United Nations Environment Programme, designed a limited edition necklace for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and a portion of proceeds from a line of sandals bearing her name go to protect Amazon rainforest water sources. Miguel Bose, of Spain, is one of several green celebrity singers who participated on a 2010 release of “Gracias a la Vida” (“Thanks to Life”), a charity song originally penned by Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra in 1966; profits from sales on iTunes went to Habitat for Humanity. Sir Paul McCartney is active with No More Landmines. Who is the best international green celebrity? Keep reading…
Green Racing: Charitable Indy 500 champion dies in fiery crash
In the days before his death, Indy car racer Dan Wheldon participated in a fund raiser that netted over $40,000 for charity. Now, his sports memorabilia is being auctioned off to help raise money for his own family. INDYCAR, the governing body of the auto racing series where the young driver competed, has been working with GreenFuel Technologies to improve the energy consumption of the cars, to make them more environmentally friendly. Killed in a tragic accident that happened on the track in Las Vegas, Wheldon’s legacy will surely be rule changes made to protect drivers from suffering in similar accidents. Keep reading…