{"id":1466,"date":"2008-11-02T09:03:46","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T17:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2008-11-02T09:03:46","modified_gmt":"2008-11-02T17:03:46","slug":"green-goes-mainstream-celebrities-show-that-being-eco-conscious-is-always-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/green-goes-mainstream-celebrities-show-that-being-eco-conscious-is-always-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Goes Mainstream: Celebrities show that being eco-conscious is always in style."},"content":{"rendered":"

Before being ‘green’ became fashionable, and terms like ‘eco-chic’ were coined, being environmentally conscious was synonymous with words like ‘granola’ and ‘treehugger,’ generalizing the eco-conscious crowd\u00a0as a\u00a0free-spirited-Birkenstock-wearing-Grateful-Dead-loving bunch of Liberal hippies chanting ‘Peace, man.’<\/h3>\n

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But being green has definitely gone mainstream,\u00a0and from celebs like\u00a0Julia Louis-Dreyfus\u00a0with her lavish, multi-million dollar solar-powered home, to Pierce Brosnan,\u00a0aptly named the ‘Best Dressed Environmentalist’\u00a0by the Sustainable Style Foundation<\/a>, the stereotype of the gritty, unkempt\u00a0nature\u00a0wanderer\u00a0that once dominated the category no longer applies.<\/p>\n

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Recently, MSN posted\u00a0a list of the ‘Top 14 Green Celebrities<\/a>,’ which contained some long-time environmental advocates and a few surprising new additions, all echoing a commitment to championing this important cause through\u00a0various initiatives like Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary film about global warming, the 11th Hour<\/a>, featuring interviews with green leaders and a companion website <\/a>where everyone can sign up to take action in their local communities, and George Clooney’s Oil Change, a campaign\u00a0aimed at ending America’s independence on oil.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are a few other celebs using their star savvy to help make a real difference:<\/h3>\n

\"\"\u00a0Ed Begley, Jr. – <\/strong>About as rigorous an environmentalist as you can get,\u00a0in addition to his solar-powered home and line of eco-cleaning products, Begley’s Best<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Ed also hosts a domestic-focused reality TV show, Living with Ed<\/a>, and pedals for 10 minutes on a stationary hybrid bicycle every morning that generates enough power to operate his toaster.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"\"Edward Norton <\/strong>– Demonstrating a passionate —\u00a0and\u00a0financial —\u00a0commitment to the environment, Edward worked with BP to develop the BP Neighbor’s Program<\/a>, supplying solar power to low-income homes in\u00a0LA by getting celebrities to do their eco-part.\u00a0 For\u00a0each celebrity who installs a solar power system under the plan,\u00a0one will be\u00a0donated to a\u00a0low-income family.<\/p>\n

\"\"Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom – <\/strong>These Pirates of the Caribbean co-stars\/friends also boast eco-abodes.\u00a0 Depp converted his Bahama islands home to run on solar hydrogen technology and Bloom built an environmentally-friendly house in London with solar panel roof and energy-efficient lightbulbs throughout.<\/p>\n

\"\"Stella McCartney <\/strong>– Well known and regarded\u00a0 for her\u00a0line of high end\u00a0eco-fashion<\/a>, Stella refuses to use leather or fur in her designs, and has pioneered a way to make entirely vegan boots.\u00a0 In addition, her perfume line, Pampering, prides itself on absolutely no animal testing, and her latest eco-endeavor, Care<\/a>, is a beauty line using all certified organic ingredients, and contains no endangered plants, petrochemicals, paraben preservatives or synthetic fragrances.<\/p>\n

But the stars\u00a0of Tinseltown aren’t the only ones making environmental consciousness a hot commodity.\u00a0 Beverly Hills, home of the famous 90210 zip code, recently passed a Green Building ordinance mandating eco-friendly requirements for commercial and multifamily developments.\u00a0 And musician and activist, Jackson Browne’s Malibu ranch is completely off the grid.<\/p>\n

Even Ashton Kutcher’s\u00a0gossip-driven\u00a0new website, Blahgirls<\/a>,\u00a0gets in the game with their\u00a0unique brand of\u00a0adolescent humor with videos such as this one<\/a>,\u00a0putting\u00a0the environment in the spotlight\u00a0in a memorable way among their teen viewership, which can actually help to cultivate the eco leaders of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Awareness is the key.\u00a0 And these\u00a0critical environmental issues are getting widespread exposure through their celeb supporters. So, while this may be Hollywood’s flavor of the week, it seems\u00a0that green has become the accessory of choice for many celebrities lately,\u00a0and this eco-trend is one that can benefit the environment right from the red carpet.<\/p>\n

Photo Credits: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Weschler\/Grist; Pierce Brosnan, Sustainable Style Foundation; Ed Begley, Jr., Green Patriot; Edward Norton, Virgin Media; Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, People Magazine; Stella McCartney, Peter Larsen\/WireImage.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before being ‘green’ became fashionable, and terms like ‘eco-chic’ were coined, being environmentally conscious was synonymous with words like ‘granola’ and ‘treehugger,’ generalizing the eco-conscious crowd\u00a0as a\u00a0free-spirited-Birkenstock-wearing-Grateful-Dead-loving bunch of Liberal hippies chanting ‘Peace, man.’ But being green has definitely gone mainstream,\u00a0and from celebs like\u00a0Julia Louis-Dreyfus\u00a0with her lavish, multi-million dollar solar-powered home, to Pierce Brosnan,\u00a0aptly named […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":11803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[538,94,11,75],"tags":[2518,2519,2520,22,2521,2522,2523,259,2524,2525,2526,638,2527,1251,123,166,539,2528,2529,168,2530,2404,2531,2532,34,2533,2534,2419,2450,300,149,2535,1978,2536,2537,2538,2539,2540,2541,2542,2543,26,2544,2545,2546,2547,2548,2549,2550,2551,2552,1333,2553,2554,2555,2556],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/julia-luis-dreyfus_solar-home.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}