Great Green Idea: Green Celebrities: Five Celebrities Who Are Leading the Green Earth Charge

Five Celebrities Who Are Leading the Green Earth Charge

Everyone lately has heard to support green causes, and most people love celebrity news. So who are the biggest green celebrities? Just about every green celebrity today has some cause that they endorse. These celebrities are just a few who have really been at the forefront of going green. They are proof that you can be wealthy, good looking and still care about the environment. Below are some of the biggest names in Hollywood that are really going green and the causes that tug at their heartstrings.

ED BEGLEY JR. BEST KNOWN AMONG GREEN CELEBRITIES
* Owns electric powered Toyota Rav4
* Owns a hybrid Prius
* Shown up on bicycle to meetings
* Solar panels on 2 bedroom house
* Recycles everything he can
* Composts
* Collects rain water
* Support green causes includes Solar Light Fund

DARYL HANNAH: GREEN CELEBRITY
* Lives totally off the grid in the Rocky Mountains
* Totally solar powered home
* Gray water system which collects and uses rain water
* Mossy stone sofa in home and is actually used
* Los Angeles' South Central Urban Garden is one of her support green causes
* Was arrested in 2006 after spending 23 days in walnut tree

LEONARDO DICAPRIO: A HIP GREEN CELEBRITY

* Has solar panels in Hollywood Hills home
* Apt in New York City is in a green building
* Drives Prius
* Owns an electric tesla roadster
* Flies commercial instead of on a private jet
* Founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation which helps several different eco-friendly causes

AL GORE: FOUNDING FATHER OF GREEN CELEBRITIES
* The Climate Project which tracks climate changes
* Started educating public on global warming before going green was consider cool
* Has received some criticism for his home, but ecofriendly got headlines

ED NORTON: OUTSPOKEN GREEN CELEBRITY
* Has solar panels on New York apartment
* Takes the subway instead of cabs or driving
* Ran a marathon to raise awareness for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund in Kenya

The green movement was boosted by celebrities who support green causes. There are a lot more ecofriendly causes and big Hollywood names that help raise awareness. These five are notable for reasons listed above, but they are not the only ones. Every green celebrity on this list has complete compassion for what they believe in. Ed Begley Jr. has been called kooky, crazy, and fanatical; however words will not deter him. He has his own line of household cleaning products. Daryl Hannah decided at age 11 never to eat meat again and thus began her roots in eco activism.

How many people are willing to stay in a tree for more than three weeks and risk going to jail? Celebrities are usually known for jet setting and not being associated with the common man, but Leo DiCaprio flies just like that to aid in reducing carbon footprints. Al Gore started speaking about changing habits and saving the earth when most people had no clue. Just as the founding fathers of the United States helped shape the country into what it is today, Al Gore has herded people into seeing the big picture and trying to change. Ed Norton may be a soft spoken celebrity but finds his voice when conservation, wildlife, and culture need him. Take a lesson from these green celebrities: stand up for something.