Sunday, January 09, 2011

If David Beckham is the "top" green celeb, I wonder what you have to do to be the "bottom" green celeb?

David Beckham beats Leonardo DiCaprio in top green celebs list - mirror.co.uk
David Beckham is more likely to inspire us to save the Earth than “green” stars such as actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Former US vice president Al Gore, a global warming activist, topped the Climate Week list. Cheryl Cole was in eighth.
2007: It's Private Jets Only For David Beckham
The rules in major league soccer in the United States state that players are not to travel by private jet so as to not seem different from the fans. That just wouldn't do for superstar David Beckham. The LA Galaxy got a special dispensation to fly Becks and the squad via private jet because Beckham is so mobbed by fans and there are security concerns.
Which stars have the biggest carbon footprint? | Environment | guardian.co.uk
David Beckham
His footwork may be fancy, but he gets the red card for his carbon footprint. Just one flight from London to Madrid releases 450kg of carbon into the atmosphere. Add together his international trips last year, and his emissions clock up to an estimated 15,000kg of carbon dioxide.

Once he gets to Los Angeles his pay will go into the stratosphere and so will his carbon emissions. And does he really need to own 15 gas-guzzling cars, including a Lamborghini, two Ferraris and a Bentley?
David Beckham's private jet - Female First
David Beckham is planning to splash out on a £7 million jet so he can travel between his European soccer commitments and US-based family.
The Beckham's New $22 Million LA Mansion | Celebrity-gossip.net
Despite recent feuding, the Beckhams are moving in down the street from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. After viewing more than 30 properties in Beverly Hills, Victoria and David finally settled on a six-bedroom "trophy estate", priced at $22 million.

According to Hello! magazine, "Set in a 13,000-square-foot plot, the Italian-style mansion will be Victoria and David's base when the Real Madrid player moves to LA Galaxy.

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