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Hollywood Pollution James Hirsen
THE LEFT COAST REPORT Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. Hollywood Pollution Variety released its environmental honor roll of showbiz, "Green Hollywood," which included the genuine article Ed Begley Jr., as well as a few questionable names like producer Steve Bing, actor Leonardo Dicaprio, and green media mogul Robert Redford. Left coast greenies better focus a bit more closely on the home front. A recent L.A. study found that the entertainment industry was the second largest polluter, coming in just behind the dreaded villain, big oil.
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This means that compassionate, environmentally-conscious liberals in Hollywood, whose power on sets, energy for studio office buildings, private flights to movie locations, and plasma TVs in dressing rooms are contributing to Al Gore's hot-air hypothesis. Some in Tinseltown are seeking solace in going "carbon neutral," a euphemism for solving environmental image problems the long-established Hollywood way — by coughing up cash. There are companies that absolve you of environmental sins if you pay them money to plant trees or otherwise work on reducing emissions. It's referred to in the green world as a "soft" offset. A "hard" offset is one that actually neutralizes a measurable quantity of CO2.
As an example, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) decided it was time to seek environmental forgiveness when its client, Roland Emmerich, made "The Day After Tomorrow."
CAA determined how much greenhouse gas it was emitting and subsequently cut a check to an organization so it could be declared carbon neutral. United Talent Agency followed suit. Some studios like Paramount Classics ("An Inconvenient Truth") and Warner Bros. ("Syriana") have created zero carbon productions. The Left Coast Report says only in Hollywood can Al Gore's doomsday predictions be averted by an eco-payoff. 2. Michael Richards and Jesse Jackson Want ‘N'-Word Banned Michael Richards' publicist, Howard Rubenstein, has confirmed that Richards has sought psychiatric help for anger management. Other folks will likely need some anger management therapy after their ire is raised by a suggestion from Richards and his absolver, Rev. Jesse Jackson. When Richards, during his apology tour, stopped off for an appearance on Jackson's radio program, the two discussed the use of the "n"-word. Richards and Jackson came to the conclusion that any use of the "n"-word should be banned by all races and minorities. The Left Coast Report predicts that if the Richards-Jackson policy is codified, rappers and comics will have to become mimes. 3. Gwyneth Paltrow Rates U.S. Dinner Talk OK, she's pretty, and she's won an Oscar. That said, Gwyneth Paltrow has once again proved that she'd be better off if she stuck to a script. It might also be beneficial if she kept her anti-American lips closed. Paltrow recently told the weekend magazine of Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias, "I love the English lifestyle; it's not as capitalistic as America. People don't talk about work and money, they talk about interesting things at dinner." The actress added, "I like living here because I don't fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans." Paltrow avoids "the bad side of American psychology" by residing in London with her husband, British band Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin. 4. BitTorrent in Bed with Hollywood Since 2001, one of the best ways to distribute big computer files on the Internet, such as feature films, television videos and the like, is through BitTorrent. But the company's efficient peer-to-peer technology has also been associated with illegal downloading of copyrighted material; in other words, piracy. In a move that stands in sharp contrast to the litigious approach taken with Napster, BitTorrent recently announced a lineup of partnerships with Hollywood entertainment firms including 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, MTV Networks (Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons Network, SpikeTV, The N, TV Land and VH1) and Paramount to post movies and TV shows on BitTorrent.com. The studios and the Motion Picture Association of America have come to the wise conclusion that piracy is not going away. They need to work with companies like BitTorrent to provide better quality with legitimate content in order to stem the illegal tide rather than sue tech-savvy teens. Editor's Notes:
The Left Coast Report is put together by James L. Hirsen and the staff of NewsMax — The Left Coast Report Archives Get your FREE copy of James Hirsen's new book 'Hollywood Nation' — Click Here Now.
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