Hollywood's new limo - chauffeur-driven Toyota Prius?

Does it make a difference?

"On the prettiest beach in Malibu, sprawled atop a sand dune built especially for her W photo shoot, Cate Blanchett is doing that thing she's known for: shape-shifting in front of the camera."

Sure, Cate Blanchett took a chauffeur-driven Toyota Prius to the shoot but, since Blanchett lives in Australia, she had to fly to the States for the shoot. Obviously, this caused far more pollution than would driving from Beverly Hills to Malibu and back in even the biggest, most polluting limo.

So, does her request for a Toyota Prius make any sense? Did she request that everyone that was part of the shoot take a Prius?

Cate Blanchett is one of the best actresses working today. In terms of movies I love her, and I believe her performance in Elizabeth was some of the best acting I've ever seen, but I have to give her a little crap.

I guess what I'm saying is, why don't all of Hollywood's rich global warming activists join Al Gore and start a private line of small green airplanes for all the Hollywood activists and others so concerned? Combined, they have the money to make a real difference.

I appreciate the fact that many of these stars drive hybrid cars, but it is their flying which causes their greatest carbon footprint. Why don't they put their activist focus where they do the most damage - in other words, put their money where their mouth is?

Save the words and speeches - I mean the blah, blah, blah - and take some real action.