All three of these celebrities have one thing in common, apart from being great musicians - The are all avid supporters of sustainable, environmentally friendly and energy efficient products and projects.
Willie Nelson, world famous American country star is a prime example. Did you know he developed his own alternative fuel called 'BioWillie' ? Back in 2004, shortly after his wife bought a diesel car, that she made the choice to fuel only with biodiesel, Nelson became interested in biofuels. He was so impressed with the energy efficiency and performance that biofuels give and the potential therein, to end America's reliance on imported fuel, that he decided to develop his own brand of biodiesel. This also helped provide family farmers, who were going through seriously difficult financial times, the much needed work to produce it. With help from another interested party, he built two Pacific Biodiesel plants in Salem, Oregon and Carl's Corner in Texas.
Joni Mitchel, the often named mother of Canadian folk, has spoken out against clear cutting, the controversial forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down and uranium mining for nuclear weapons. Any environmentalist worth their salt, knows the classic track "Big Yellow Taxi" and the iconic lines, "That you don't know what you've got til its gone, they paved paradise, and put in a parking lot". Prophetic words that resonate deeply within the sustainability movement to this day.
Neil Young, the Canadian singer-songwriter and folk rock legend, has always had the allegiance and support of environmentalists. He has an immense passion for electric cars, so much so, that in conjunction with LincVolt, he embarked on converting his classic 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV convertible, into a hybrid-electric plug-in car of the future. His album, "Fork In The Road" was inspired by the movement to transform American petrol guzzling cars, into the electric vehicles of the modern age.
There are many more celebrities who act as shining examples for energy efficient practice and sustainability around the world and it can only be a good thing that they funnel some of their huge fortune into such environmentally sound projects and movements. Children are easily swayed by famous musicians, much like we were many moons ago and it is heartening to see people with such power to create positive change in the world, spreading such an important message. A message that could influence the young minds of the future, to work in harmony with nature, as opposed to the current trend of 'bling' culture and self fulfilment, that is unfortunately promoted by many of today's talentless superstars.
Post By Paul Patane for Just EPC
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