eco warriors

Free Spirited Isabel Appears In Adrian Grenier’s Free Spirited Doco (Presumably For Free)

1:33PM Clem Bastow | Isabel Lucas and Adrian Grenier are fast becoming a more interesting version of Alicia “vegan beeswax candles at my wedding” Silverstone and whoever her husband is when it comes to the eco-conscious celebrity coupling of the moment. Taking a brief timeout from her hectic dolphin saving schedule, Isabel has popped up in Grenier’s new vanity project eco documentary series for US cable, the wittily titled Alter Eco. Do you see what he did there?? Lucas, the Australian face of the anti-whaling campaign, is assisting and starring in Grenier’s debut producing project Alter Eco, a 13-part series for cable channel Planet Green. Set in LA, the show follows Grenier and his green entourage as they help people take steps to live more environmentally-sustainable lifestyles. “I’m helping out wherever I can because I think it’s a fantastic concept,” Lucas told Confidential from her parent’s home in Cairns yesterday. “Adrian has always been ecologically-conscious and we definitely relate on that.” Yes yes, very Important and Serious and Good For Your Digestive Health stuff, but what excites me more is the tiny tidbit at the end of the article that says “The former Home and Away star is in Australia visting her parents for two weeks before returning to Hollywood to begin shooting the big budget blockbuster Transformers 2.” FREE SPIRITED ISABEL IS GOING TO BE IN TRANSFORMERS 2 WITH THE LASERS AND THE ROBOTS AND THE EXPLOSION LOLS?! Why was I not informed of this important piece of news earlier? Lift your game, Future Husband Michael Bay! More »

Sting Beaten To Eco-Friendly Crown By Puddle Of Pond Scum – Oh Sorry, That’s Pete Doherty

11:00AM Clem Bastow | For all of Gordon Sumner’s crowing about the environment, and about how if we all had Tantric sex for eight hours a day the Earth’s alignment would right itself and global warming could be used to fuel electricity in the Third World (or whatever his particular thing is), it seems The Police’s megabucks reunion world tour might have done him some damage when it comes to his position as an eco-warrior. Worse for him, he wasn’t beaten – in a list of eco-friendly artists – by Bono or Deep Forest, but by old scungy mitts himself, Pete Doherty. Is there no fairness in the world anymore? NME magazine commissioned a survey of rock tours, with zero “as carbon neutral as Bob Geldof’s bathwater” and 10 “as good for Earth as an oil spill”. Babyshambles was given a four rating, with indie band the Cribs, due to playing small venues with fans not travelling too far. Radiohead was the best of all five bands, listed with a rating of just two, after Thom Yorke pledged to reduce their footprint. The Police came top with a rating of seven – the same as Kasabian. John Buckley, of Carbonfootprint.com, said: “At Live Earth in New Jersey where the Police played, the biggest emissions weren’t from the concert, it was the fans.” So there you have it – don’t go to The Police’s Australian shows if you know what’s good for you, apparently they’re a farty lot. Must be all the mung beans and cocaine. More »