Oscar Irony: Treehuggers versus GM

Many use the Oscars for treehugging cred

Hybrid haters often love to poke fun at the hybrid driving stars of Hollywood whom jet set around the world in private planes that cause more global warming pollution in one trip than the average American causes in a lifetime. Still, many stars in Hollywood are extremely committed to the environment, for example Ed Begley Jr., whom avoids even conventional flights - preferring to drive his hybrid. Other stars, such as Leo DiCaprio, have given up most private flights, flying commercial instead.

However, for many other stars the environment is hot, as is driving hybrid cars - both have good 'image value'. And being a treehugger for a day - at the Oscars - is simply good PR, especially at this year's event, where Al Gore might win the Best Documentary Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth.

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