Julia and Danny were looking perfectly eco-friendly this weekend in Malibu with him filling up the Prius and her holding a bunch of wildflowers. Yet, that's only the beginning! The family is in the process of building a completely enviro-friendly home in Malibu, just in time for their new baby. The $20 million house will be solar-powered, built with wood from sustainably managed forests; even the bathrooms will have recycled tiles. Julia has been environmentally conscious since Erin Brockovich, but she recently told Life & Style that little Phinneus and Hazel have made her care even more. Here are highlights:
- "Motherhood is the big reason I started thinking more critically about the environment and global warming."
- Once she's done with the house, Julia plans to turn her focus to fuel. "I have a hybrid car, but I want something that runs on vegetable oil," she says, "I think it's a small price to pay to smell like a french fry!"
While the environment certainly needs help from everyone, it's great to have such caring super stars like Julia doing her part to make the world a cleaner place.
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subaru needs to come out with a hybrid!!! stat!
1and i'm curious to see her new house, must be awesome!
I forgot shes preggers.
2"I wear my sunglasses at night so I can, so I can watch you live and breathe your storylines"
love how danny is wearing his shoes! hahahaha.
3i like these two, mostly because i love when celebs decide to live "normal" lives out of the limelight, etc etc.
i think this julia is my favorite..the one i don't see all the time.
it must be nice to be rich and be able to do all that enviro-friendly stuff. me, i can't even afford organic foods.
too bad our gov't can't somehow be on the bandwagon to make it the norm for EVERY person, regardless of wealth.
4has anyone seen an inconvenient truth...
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i luv her cant wait 2 see her baby
6Yep her Family's must Important now.
7Julia is one of my favorites. Love her family too. She seems to have a great husband, very much in love. Not a high profile marriage. She knows what she wants and how to get it.
8yeah...now go fly in your PRIVATE PLANE Julia.
f*cking hypocrite wastes TONS of FUEL.....
9I just love how comfortable she seems in her life. She's not doing any of it for show, which I appreciate.
10Good for her! I love that she is setting a good example for others with her eco-friendly home. I hope she gets more press about it to inspire others.
11I would like to get some solar panels put in on my house but I did some research and they are soooo expensive, even with all the tax cuts/rebates you get for doing it. But I would LOVE to stick it to PepCo (local utility)
I didn't know she was having a baby!
"V.I.P 'cause you know I gotta shine..."
12love her and love her even more after watching the special with her & George a month or so back!
13Hey babsee, I feel the same sometimes. There are a lot of little things that we can do to save energy, that also saves us money, though....
-turning off any lights that aren't needed (ie, making the best use of daylight that you can, turning off lights in any room you're not in)
-deciding what you want from the 'fridge before you open it, then grabbing it quickly and closing it.
-dusting off light bulbs (you may need fewer lights on when the bulbs are clean)
-switching to low-energy florescent lights when possible
-riding a bike or walking instead of taking a 2 minute drive
-shopping at local farmer's markets and eating seasonal food (ie, apples in the fall, peaches in the summer, etc) so a ton of fossil fuels aren't used to get your produce to you (local produce is usually cheaper, too)
-turning down the thermostat a few degrees in the winter
-using a ceiling fan instead of an air conditioner, as the latter use a heck of a lot more energy.
etc, etc, etc. I'm a dorky tree-hugger, but a frugal (ie, broke and cheap by necessity) one.
14there are lots of things that you can do without spending tons of money i.e buying fruits and veggies from a farmers market or local growers, reusing paper bags at the grocery store or buying your own bag to carry them in, lower wattage light bulbs, riding your bike instead of using your car, even if its a couple times a week, it will still help and of course recycle,recycle, recycle. it doesnt take money, just paying a little bit more attention
15Tanning is not a skin color, Brian, its a lifestyle.
Good for her! She seems really grounded these days. Family life looks good on her.
16I think one of the ways that we can help the planet and this global warming is if we stop paying these celebrities MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars (Come on, now!) and start focusing all that money on what we can do to save our planet. I mean honestly, when our planet is going to go down the sh*thole in a couple million years, who's gonna be watching movies anyway?
17I am happy she has found IT.
18But I do applaud Julia for trying to make a difference.
19what's he doin there... stretching?
20what's he doin there... stretching?
21I really think it's all about the little things that EVERYONE can do (as beautifully stated by bpjedi)
22...sorry for the double post btw!
I think it would be totally cool if all of these celebs who are serious about global warming get together and spend their money on campaigning on this issue. Leo, Cameron, Julia, Brad, Drew and the rest should do something big together!
23They should make going green hip!!!!
24Apparently Danny's stretching out because he's decided it would be even more eco friendly to just run everywhere.
25i like julia...she's seem very normal, for a movie star that is. and i'm glad she's happy in her personal life.
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26"Tomorrow is no place to place your better days." Dave Matthews...Don't burn the day
right on!! I too am a dirt worshipping treehugger & I LOVE hearing about celebs who acctually care about the environment & are proactive about it.
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28Wooo what happened to my comment above. Anyway just wanted to say I
29Ok... why are my comments getting chopped in half?!?!?
30~*Elle Jay*~
I noticed that Elle. I wonder what's happening.
I really can't stand Julia Roberts. Even though I love Pretty Woman.
31Love Julia.
32love julia 2 - but does anyone find it ironic she is spending 20mil for an eco-friendly home?
33Julia is one of my favorite actresses! I love everything about her! She seems like such a great mom too!
34How very well adjusted of her.
35I guess this is better than spending $20 million on non-eco-friendly house, but it's clearly not an attainable goal for most budgets.
36ditto. I still think that there are things you are able to do around the house as stated above that would help rather than a 20 million house. It's just one house. ONE.
37Everyone who can afford it should follow her lead.
38I wonder what she's gonna name baby #3.
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