Some Celebrity SUV-Bashers Are Hypocrites

Some Hollywood celebrities are buying new hybrid cars but others who claim to support environmental causes are energy hogs travelling in limos and private jets.

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January 20, 2003, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


After a television ad suggested that owners of sport utility vehicles are helping terrorists, "The New York Post, ever vigilant for liberal hypocrisy, denounced several 'avid supporters' of environmental activism in Hollywood for either owning S.U.V.'s themselves or otherwise being energy hogs who enjoy limos, private jets and 'oversized Beverly Hills mansions.'... But in Hollywood, celebrities are lining up to demonstrate "their commitment to the environment" by buying fuel-saving cars like the Toyota Prius..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Sunday, January 19, 2003 in The New York Times

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