Posts Tagged ‘environment’
Jeff Bridges, Olivia Munn, Adrian Grenier Join Sierra Club’s New Arts & Entertainment Council
June 23rd, 2015 | 
Author: http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/jeff-bridges-olivia-munn-adrian-grenier-sierra-club-1201525598/, Olivia Munn and “Entourage” star Adrian Grenier are among the inaugural class tapped for the Sierra Club’s arts and entertainment council — a network of Hollywood talent and execs.
The grassroots environmental organization formed the council to raise awareness and finance future campaigns. The group has set a goal to eliminate fossil fuels and achieve a clean energy economy by 2050.
“We’re very fortunate when our entertainment partners are able to shine their powerful spotlight on our work to explore, enjoy and protect the planet,” said Melissa Sun, Sierra Club’s director of entertainment partnerships. “Whether they want to help get kids and veterans outdoors or combat climate change, we collaborate to ensure that moment makes an impact.”
Other notable names include filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Connelly and noted actress and activist Susan Sarandon.
Complete list of members:
Adam Gardner
Adrian Grenier
Amber Valetta
Andrew Reich
Ariel Schulman
Brooklyn Decker
Chris Day
Craig Newmark
Darren Aronofsky
Daryl Hannah
Dawn Olivieri
Debbie Levin
Elle Macpherson
Ellen Burstyn
Erin Potts
Eva Amurri Martino
Evangeline Lilly
Gene Kirkwood
Greg Laemmle
Henry Joost
Jack Johnson
James Degus
Jeff Bridges
Jennifer Connelly
Josh Felser
Josh Katz
Joshua Jackson
Lauren Sullivan
Nolan Gould
Olivia Munn
Paul Bettany
Rachel Kropa
Rene Jones
Susan Sarandon
Tate Donovan
Thomas Middleditch
Source : http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/jeff-bridges-olivia-munn-adrian-grenier-sierra-club-1201525598/
Posted in 2015, evironment, News Art & Entertainment Coucil, Olivia Munn | 
Tags: 2015, environment, News Art & Entertainment Coucil, Olivia Munn | 
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Olivia Munn – Green Your School 2012
Olivia Munn behind the scenes filming of Green Your School 2012 Burbank California.
Posted in 2012, Do Something.org, evironment, Green, Olivia Munn |
Tags: 2012, Do Something.org, environment, Green, Green your school, Olivia Munn |
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Olivia Munn Green your School PSA
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Posted in 2011, education, evironment, Green, HP, Olivia Munn |
Tags: Do Something, education, environment, Green, Green your school, HP, Olivia Munn, PSA |
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Tesla Motors finalizes DOE loan for Model S
Tesla Motors will receive a long-sought $465 million loan to build a factory to build its planned Model S electric sedan, the U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday.
With the loan, Tesla will be able to start making the Model S in volume during 2012 and ramp up to 20,000 units by the end of 2013. The location of the facility is expected to be in Southern California.
The Model S is one of a few highly anticipated electric cars coming out in the next few years. It’s designed to go over 300 miles on batteries, be large enough to carry five adults and two children, and still have lots of cargo space. The base price for the car will be almost $49,900.
For Tesla, the loan allows it to move ahead with its production plans in a difficult environment for raising the large amounts of capital needed to build a factory.
A number of other automakers invested in electrification will also receive Energy Department loans to encourage domestic auto manufacturing. Ford Motor received a $5.9 billion loan and the Energy Department has made conditional commitments to Tesla competitor Fisker Automotive and Nissan North America, which plans to introduce the all-electric Leaf later this year.
In a statement, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the loan program is an effort to “lay the foundation” for the electric-vehicle industry.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10439050-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Posted in cars, evironment, Green |
Tags: electric car, environment, Green, Tesla, Tesla Motors |
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LA fire likely to pass across Mount Wilson
The wildfire ravaging Northern Los Angeles County is expected to pass across Mount Wilson, home to TV and radio towers and the famed Wilson Observatory.
Mount Wilson Observatory Director Hal McAlister said Monday in an ongoing blog that the U.S. Forest Service informed him that passage of the fire across Mount Wilson was imminent. The USFS also said firefighters would battle the blaze from the air rather than on the ground.
Firefighers have already been pulled from Red Box, a major staging area about five miles from the observatory.
In his blog late Monday, McAlister reported:
Monday, 31 Aug 09, 2:46 pm PDT – I just spoke with Sherry Roman, Public Affairs Officer of the Angeles National Forest. She could give no updates as to the status of the fire in the Mount Wilson vicinity except that the USFS still considers that passage of fire across Mount Wilson is imminent and will be fought aerially rather than with ground personnel. Once the fire is through the area, they can assess the damage by air after the event before they can send in ground personnel. She also confirmed that firefighters have been removed from Red Box.This roller coaster has taken a dip downward.
McAlister’s latest blog (which mistakenly lists the day as Monday rather than Tuesday):
Monday, 1 Sep 09, 7:15 am PDT – …I do not at this point have any news – only what we can all deduce from Towercam and other sources. Towercam scenes continue to show thick smoke on the mountain with a concentration on the right side of the image implying activity on the mountain’s north side. It clearly has not reached the mountain and, if advancing towards us, it is only doing so slowly.
McAlister also reported that one of the two power lines to the mountain was knocked out by the fire. But the towercam showing the latest images is still online for now, allowing the Mount Wilson staff to monitor the flames.
The latest news from CBS in Los Angeles reports that the Station fire is still only 5 percent contained, and officials don’t expect full containment for another two weeks. At this point, the fire has destroyed 121,000 acres and 53 homes.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10323008-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Posted in diaster, evironment, Health, weather |
Tags: diaster, environment, Health, L.A. Wildfire, Mount Wilson |
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