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http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Begley also said he hopes the American car companies survive to make energy-efficient cars because he likes to buy American. (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/6386128.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Solar_Panels_in_the_Sun.jpgMargaret Toal - Chron (http://www.chron.com) - April 22, 2009
We should all strive to take green steps. --Ed.
Ed Begley Jr., a symbol of the "go green" movement, didn't immediately get solar panels and drive a hybrid car. He became an environmentalist in steps. And that's what everyone can do, he told an audience Tuesday night.
"You don't have to run up Mount Everest. Go to base camp and go as far as you can," he said about living green.
He has been living eco-friendly for nearly 30 years and he found his ways are "good for the environment and good for my bottom line." Saving energy and preventing pollution can add dollars to the wallet, he said.
One of the first steps is recycling. He called recycling the "gateway drug" to becoming an environmentalist.
The next step is buying products made from recycled items.
People can also do simple things like using compact fluorescent light bulbs and adding a programmable thermostat to their house and weather stripping to save energy. In addition, people can compost scrap items and grow food in their backyards with the compost.
Begley grew up in Los Angeles and became an actor, like his father, Ed Begley Sr., who won an Academy Award. Begley himself has been nominated for Emmy Awards for his role in the classic television drama St. Elsewhere and has appeared in hundreds of television shows and movies.
He has become more famous as an environmentalist in the past few years, including his reality show Living like Ed. His wife Rachelle is sometimes not so enthusiastic about... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/6386128.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Solar_Panels_in_the_Sun.jpgMargaret Toal - Chron (http://www.chron.com) - April 22, 2009
We should all strive to take green steps. --Ed.
Ed Begley Jr., a symbol of the "go green" movement, didn't immediately get solar panels and drive a hybrid car. He became an environmentalist in steps. And that's what everyone can do, he told an audience Tuesday night.
"You don't have to run up Mount Everest. Go to base camp and go as far as you can," he said about living green.
He has been living eco-friendly for nearly 30 years and he found his ways are "good for the environment and good for my bottom line." Saving energy and preventing pollution can add dollars to the wallet, he said.
One of the first steps is recycling. He called recycling the "gateway drug" to becoming an environmentalist.
The next step is buying products made from recycled items.
People can also do simple things like using compact fluorescent light bulbs and adding a programmable thermostat to their house and weather stripping to save energy. In addition, people can compost scrap items and grow food in their backyards with the compost.
Begley grew up in Los Angeles and became an actor, like his father, Ed Begley Sr., who won an Academy Award. Begley himself has been nominated for Emmy Awards for his role in the classic television drama St. Elsewhere and has appeared in hundreds of television shows and movies.
He has become more famous as an environmentalist in the past few years, including his reality show Living like Ed. His wife Rachelle is sometimes not so enthusiastic about... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/6386128.html