Orlando Bloom
Summary
Orlando Bloom is an actor who has become an environmental activist. He has brought awareness to the climate change issue, especially to youth, declaring that 'It's Cool to be Green'. He traveled to Antartica with his famous photographer cousin, Sebastien Copeland, to create the book Antarctica: The Global Warming. He has supported several initiatives regarding climate change, such as the website 'globalcool.org'. He has also boasted about building a 'green' house and driving a hybrid.
Quotes
- "It's cool to be green".
- "If you think of the ice caps as the fridge of our planet, if your fridge at home died, the food you eat would go rotten and you'd starve. I'm still figuring out how to use a version of solar panels to run my home in London but all my light bulbs will be energy efficient." Source
Videos
Media
- Co-founder of globalcool.org, a website devoted to action on climate change.
January 28th, 2010 - 09:06
Icebergs melting in the sea? How can this make a difference, Mr. Bloom?
Ever heard of the Archimedes’ principle?