Hello and welcome back to the Planet Forward blog on this beautiful summer day here in Toronto. I recently came across an article in The Daily Green that highlighted the eco-achievements of 14 celebrities and what they have done to earn that moniker and thought we’d share a few of them here in case you missed it. We’re going to skip remarking on their looks and the like and just concentrate on how they walk the talk in their personal lives and spread green awareness.

Green celebrity Leo DiCaprio on bike image courtesy of igossip.com

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo drives a hybrid car, had solar panels installed on his home and rather than taking private planes (which many celebrities opt for to preserve their privacy), he flies commercial. He also wrote, produced and narrated the eco-documentary The 11th Hour and started the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation which encourages eco-friendly initiatives.

Rachel McAdams

Fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams applies green sensibilities to every area of her everyday life including her consumption of consumer goods, supporting tree planting organizations, switching her house to green power and unplugging anything with a plug. She also launched a website with two friends called Green Is Sexy which provides green tips that can be applied to everyday life.

Ted Danson

Ted has quietly been green for the past 2 decades through his support of Oceana, a nonprofit which fights pollution in oceans. He took that a step further and began his own nonprofit – American Oceans Campaign which has since merged with Oceana.

Alicia Silverstone

Alicia is a staunch Vegan (she authored the cookbook The Kind Diet) and lives in an eco-friendly house complete with veggie garden. She even created her own line of natural cosmetics.

Green celebrity Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Woody is a strict environmentalist and raw vegan and has been long before most knew to care. In 2009 he received an honorary degree from York University for his contributions to environmentalism and sustainability. He also ran the eco-friendly Website Voice Yourself for almost 10 years and once climbed the Golden Gate Bridge to protest a lumber company who was logging ancient redwood trees shutting down traffic for more than 6 hours.

Darryl Hannah

Hannah really does live a green life in her solar-powered home with graywater system and driving a call that runs on biodiesel. Even when she has to travel she makes sure she buys carbon offset credits. To get a better idea of serious Darryl takes being green and caring for the planet, check out her website dh love life.

Ed Begley Jr.

I think Ed is one of the more known green celebs who has been choosing eco-options going back to the 1970’s when he drove an electric car. Ed is also a longtime vegan who lives in a house powered by both wind and solar complete with a bicycle pedal-powered toaster. He is also associated with many environmental groups and hosts the Planet Green show Living With Ed.

Adrian Grenier

Adrian might be known for being self-indulgent Vinnie Chase on Entourage but in real-life his solar-panelled Brooklyn home uses insulation from recycled jeans and boasts many other green attributes. He also hosts the Planet Green production Alter Eco which shows viewers the changes they can make to go green. In the latest Entourage season premier, he even worked in a green reference when too many people driving too many cars showed up to pick him up. Hopefully we’ll see a greener Vinnie this season.

You can read the full The Daily Green list here and thanks for stopping by.