Stars to Arrive at Oscars in Green Cars


DETROIT - Oscar nominees
Joaquin Phoenix,
Jake Gyllenhaal and
Frances McDormand are among those expected to step out of green vehicles and onto the red carpet at the
Academy Awards ceremony Sunday.


In all, 25 VIPs are participating in the fourth annual "Red Carpet, Green Cars" event sponsored by Toyota Motor Corp. and the environmental organization Global Green USA. McDormand, Phoenix, Gyllenhaal,
Jennifer Aniston and
George Clooney are all expected to arrive at the
Oscars in Toyota or Lexus hybrids, including the Toyota Prius, Lexus RX crossover and a hybrid version of the Toyota Camry, which goes on sale in May.

Event spokeswoman Kathy Kniss said the program began with just four participants in 2002, but interest in fuel-efficient vehicles has grown exponentially since then.

"There's a huge, huge following. People are flocking to the hybrids," Kniss said.

Other automakers are also getting into the act. Ford Motor Co. said Cathy Schulman, the producer of best-picture nominee "Crash," plans to arrive in a hybrid Mercury Mariner, while best-supporting-actor nominee Gyllenhaal's entourage is scheduled to show up in a Ford Excursion powered by clean-burning biodiesel.

General Motors Corp. also will be bringing VIPs to the ceremony, but its focus will be on luxury rather than fuel efficiency. GM spokeswoman Ryndee Carney said a fleet of 50 Cadillacs — mostly 2007 Escalade SUVs — will be used to pick up and drop off celebrities. Carney said the automaker also will run ads during the broadcast featuring GM's two other luxury brands,





Glad to see they got the balance right.......50 Cadillacs — mostly 2007 Escalade SUVs vs a puny Toyota Prius

Trouble is that they're not that efficient.

Clarkson managed more mpg over quite a few miles in a Polo TDi

Anyway, global warming is a media and government invention to generate sales and tax revenue.

ATB

Simon

global warming is real, however the causes and solutions are where the bulls**t comes in.

I think it's a given that global warming is a fact, which is a problem, BUT, the bigger problem is that most, (if not all), persons in authority are in the pockets of the oil companies, and so all the viable alternative to oil, ie Hydrogen etc, are pushed into the back seat. All the members of the Cabinett have awarded themselfs a new Jag each, see what I mean.

the oil companies are doing far more than anyone else to find viable alternatives. in the end oil will run out and they need alternatives in place ready to keep the money coming in.

how much energy and electricity etc does it take to stage and broadcast the oscars? they could save it all by not bothering.

atb

steve


PS - saw crash last night - watchable movie. A bit force feed in places, and quite exhilarating in others. the bit where the little girl survives being shot when protecting her father is particularly startling. you need to see the film to appreciate

No no not oil company! It's energy provider

"Beyond Petrolium"

Mike

Bit O/T but yeah Crash is a great film, saw it in the cinema when it first came out.

The girls didnt actually get shot though did she...

Focus point was a bit different to most recent films.

It was once explained to me that it takes more energy to create a car (ore extraction, smelting, refining, shipping, manufacture and so on) that it will ever consume in its lifetime...

David

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Originally posted by David Jenkins
It was once explained to me that it takes more energy to create a car (ore extraction, smelting, refining, shipping, manufacture and so on) that it will ever consume in its lifetime...

David

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