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Feb 25, 2007 9:29 pm US/Central
Leo Goes Green For Trip To The Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
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Leonardo DiCaprio, nominated for a best-actor Oscar for his role in the drama "Blood Diamond," was among several celebs who arrived at Sunday night's Oscar show in low-emission vehicles. (File)
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No gas-guzzling stretch limo for Leonardo DiCaprio.
The environmental activist rolled up to Oscar's red-carpet frenzy Sunday in an eco-friendly — and very trendy — hybrid car, the Toyota Prius. The "plug-in hybrid" can travel more than 100 miles on a gallon of fuel, according to the environmental group Global Green.
DiCaprio, nominated for a best-actor Oscar for his role in the drama "Blood Diamond," was among several celebs who arrived at Sunday night's Oscar show in low-emission vehicles.
"We need our leaders in Washington to listen to the growing chorus of scientists and experts saying that we must put in place binding emission reductions to combat global warming," DiCaprio said in a statement to The Associated Press.
Other stars taking part in Global Green's fifth annual "Red Carpet-Green Cars" campaign included Penelope Cruz, Forest Whitaker, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ryan Gosling and former vice president-turned filmmaker Al Gore and his wife, Tipper.
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