Eco-Beat, 4/17
Why did Will Ferrell drink his own pee? Want a bendable, fold-able, kinetically-powered cell phone? Which celeb gave their Beverly Hills Mansion a $15m eco-makeover? Today's Eco-Beat has got the scoop on all of the latest awesome green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 Will Ferrell Learns About Survival with Bear GryllsDrinking (his own) urine, eating reindeer eyeballs ... it's all in a day's work for comedic superstar Will Ferrell -- who is now officially a lot harder to kill. He recently survived an episode of Man vs. Wild in Northern Sweden, where he got "urine drunk." |
 Kyocera Developing a Kinetic Folding Cell PhoneThe more you interact with this soft-ish folding phone, the more kinetic energy it harvests from its piezoelectric generators. Open it up for wide screen interaction, then fold it up like a wallet. |
 Eva Longoria Parker Designs HEB Shopping BagsEva's teamed up with grocery chain HEB to design cute little bags for Earth Day. What's that? You already have reusable shopping bags? I don't care. Go buy some more. Do whatever this gorgeous woman tells you! Sorry, I just think she's hot. |
 Jennifer Aniston's House Gets GreenovatedJen's all about shrinking her eco-footprint. Her Malibu mansion recently got $15M worth of energy-conscious updates including solar panels, reflective roofing, and drought-resistant plants. She also traded in the Range Rover for a Prius. |
 The Cadillac Volt? Maybe?Rumor has it that GM's luxury brand may release a long-range hybrid based on the Volt in 2011. I'm trying to picture just how ugly the Volt would look in Mary Kay pink... ehhh. |
- The Obama administration is making the pitch for high speed rail.
- Study finds that only about, say, 98% of products that make eco-claims are greenwashing.
- Golden arches fall from sky and take out an SUV. Crazy.
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