spectrum
illustration by
Julia Minamata
He Said/She Said
‘‘
You know there is some
guy right now jumping out of
a plane going, ‘Where is
‘‘
my dress?’
—Deal or No Deal’s Howie
Mandel referring to dresses
made from recycled parachutes and worn on his show
“If anything, I almost
wanted them to hit
me because it just
would have made
that much more of
an impact.”
—Heroes star Hayden
Panettiere on whether she
was afraid during a peaceful
protest of a dolphin
slaughter cut short by
threatening local fishermen
‘‘
My thing with the green
situation is: Even if you don’t
believe in global warming,
don’t you want to screw
‘‘
the oil company
or gas company
or utility company?
—Jay Leno on why he’s
greening his car collection
“Last week my kids were
in the pool—in October,
in New York.”
—Rosie O’Donnell
explaining how she knows
global warming is a problem
‘‘
I actually have little
races with myself, thinking,
‘Oh no, I’m not washing
my hair; I only need to
have a two-minute
‘‘
shower.’
eco speak
—Cate Blanchett
on her water-conserving
shower timer
> film
Roll Out the Green Carpet
In honor of the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Jon Stewart,
Plenty presen ts the First Annual Eco Film Awards, as nominated by staffers. These films may
not win a golden statue at the Oscars, but they have achieved some serious (and sometimes
tongue-in-cheek) green cred. And the winners are …
Shrek
Best Use of Public
Transportation
The Darjeeling Limited
The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Depiction of
a Superfund Site
Best Voice of an Animal in Peril
Best Global Warming Message
Greenest Leading Actor
The Simpsons Movie
Best “Conservation”
of an Actor or Actress
Eddie Murphy [Norbit]
Best Focus on Local Food
Ratatouille
ethicurean
\eth •i •kur•ee•an\ n. (adj.) A
person who seeks out tasty foods and ingredients
that are sustainable, ethical, local, and/or organic.
Originally coined by the blog of the same name; can
also be used descriptively.
Sample usage: “Hey, Sallie. What are you going to
do on your big trip to Oregon next week?” “Oh, Bob,
I’m so excited! Portland has so many great restaurants, serving dishes like grass-fed beef with local
produce—I can’t wait to get my ethicurean on.”
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Jerry Seinfeld
[Bee Movie]
Best Zero-emission
Transportation
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix
THE BIG PICTURE
by Bob Eckstein
Most Hybrids or Smart Cars in
an Action Film
Evan Almighty
Maybe This Film Could’ve
Received an Eco Award,
but We’ll Never Know Because
We Couldn’t Convince Anyone
to Go See It
Snakes on a Plane