Leonardo defends his air travel

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Leonardo defends his air travel

by Patricia Mayville-Cox (Subscribe to Patricia Mayville-Cox's posts)
Feb 1st 2008 @ 11:18AM

Filed under: Cars and Transportation, Celebrities

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Leonardo DiCaprio responds to the criticism of Hollywood's actors who promote "green" and then use jets to go all around the world:

"I've heard the stuff about artists flying everywhere, but we are also citizens," said Leonardo. "I do what I can for the sake of our planet but nobody is perfect.

"If I can influence anyone in any kind of way and get them to listen to these issues using my position, then that can only be a good thing."

Sounds good. But the thing is, a person can't have it both ways. If you use your celebrity to promote green causes, as DiCaprio does (and that is admirable), you are opening yourself up to criticism for the parts of your lifestyle that may not be all that green.

[Via Ecorazzi]

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2-01-2008 @ 12:50PM

Kamal said...

I ran a ecology club when I was in junior college and I once commented to a friend that I felt guilty about printing flyers (even though they were reused sheets of paper i.e. one side had already been printed on) to promote the club. He said to me something to the effect, "One must tread on a few flowers when getting our message across."

So, the fact that he flies is not a problem so long as the net result is a better educated society that become better stewards of the environment.

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