Hollywood is turning to green living? Well it might take some time that the whole industry shifts its gears towards green living but some celebrities are definitely making waves. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are pirating solar energy to light their homes while Brad Pitt is continuing with his Make it Right Foundation activities.

MSN Green reported that in 2005, Johnny Depp converted his Bahamas island home to run on solar hydrogen technology. Last year Bloom built an enviro-friendly house in London.”It’s as green as I can make it,” Bloom said on the green design Web site Inhabitat.”It’s got solar panels on the roof, energy-efficient light bulbs - newer technology basically that is environmentally friendly.”

Pitt, on the other hand, is planning to build 150 homes in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward, which was devastated by the levee breaks in 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. Raised three feet above the ground, these homes are equipped with solar panels and other enviro-friendly features. The homes will also capture rainwater to reuse for gardening and toilets. Pitt’s Make It Right project is being touted as the future model for our cities, MSN Green reported.

Hollywood celebrities are revered in almost all parts of the world and if they go green then we can see some massive changes in the attitudes of both the common folks as well as those at the helm of the affairs. Pakistan or South Asia, to be more precise, is not so attracted to Hollywood as it is to Bollywood (the Indian film industry). In one of my next posts, I’ll discuss the role of South Asian media in promoting green living. Keep your fingers crossed.

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