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Brad Pitt Seeing Green With New Project
Tuesday August 21, 2007
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com; Stephen Lovekin/WireImage.com
Tuesday August 21, 2007
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com; Stephen Lovekin/WireImage.com
Brad Pitt wants to help rebuild New Orleans one green house at a time. The actor, who has been involved with the Global Green USA project, sat down with NBC's Ann Curry to talk about his passion for the environment and his adopted hometown. Read on for excerpts from the interview, set to air this Wednesday and Thursday on Today.
On why he got involved with Global Green USA:
“Little steps like this-- I'm proud of it because it helps create a dialogue. It brings more knowledge and puts in-- puts these ideas into practice. There's a lot of people doing it, and we're happy to be a part of it.”
On making the New Orleans re-build eco-friendly:
“The first thing that gets sacrificed in affordable housing is lights, ventilation. You see here we got great light. There's windows everywhere. There is this great breeze coming in...And I think, for the family that's going to be here, especially being a father, that it's got to feel good to know that he's giving his family a better way of life. That he's able to contribute that way. Not only that, this house does not poison the environment.”
On the conversation that cemented his opinion that New Orleans should be rebuilt:
"I know a lot of the people here. I care very much for the area. I met a 60 year old man who...said [to me], 'I did everything right. I got a job. I bought a home. I raised my kids in that home. They did the same. Now...we're all split apart and we've been wiped out...What do I do?' And he's right...that's unacceptable. So any debate on 'should we rebuild, should we not' -- I'll take you on."
On the lessons of Katrina:
“It's a justice issue. What we saw [with] Katrina is that there is a portion of our society that's being overlooked. And so, in the aftermath, we're not going to be able to bring back the friends and family that are lost. We're not going to be able to bring back their heirlooms and their photographs. But maybe, this is a question we presented, maybe we can provide a better way of life. Maybe we can find some good out of this. And that has to deal with justice and fairness.”
On eventually eliminating America's energy bills:
"The idea that we pay utility bills is absolutely unnecessary...There's the sun. It's right there to be harnessed. You feel the breeze that's been created here. And we got water right out there. Any one of these can be harnessed...It's simple. It's smart. It's the way we have to be thinking. There's a lot of problems in the world right now because of our dependency on oil.”
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3:57 PM
Anonymous Says:
11:14 AM
Ms. Scorpia Says:
The thing that's so awesome about Brad is his ability to transcend across all color lines and more people need to do the same. He doesn't have to take time out to help those many people that lost everything in the Katrina. I hope that the rumors of him and Angelina fighting over custody is very false, I think they really help the world. Just my opinion!
7:07 PM
Anonymous H8R Says:
Hey, at least he's doing something, rather than typing away on a useless blog like the angry lunatics here.All the rest of you can do is criticize and make yourselves look even worse.
7:06 PM
Anonymous h8R Says:
Hey,at least he's doing something, rather than typing away on a useless blog like the angry lunatics here.All the rest of you can do is criticize and make yourselves look even worse.
6:40 PM
Anonymous1 Says:
More of the latter but either will work u can steal it!
5:23 PM
MCET Says:
I'm trying to negotiate this "jack b!tch" phrase. Is there supposed to be a comma in there? Like, "you don't know sh*t, man!" Or is it more like, "you don't know jack sh*t!" If it's the latter...I like it...and I'm working that into my own rotation. In fact, either way, I'm stealing it.
5:08 PM
Anonymous1 Says:
Hey Lake Summer dont talk about what u think u know I live here and you dont know jack b!tch!!!!
2:43 PM
MCET Says:
New Orleans "wasn't much"?? Not too big on culture, are ya?
2:36 PM
Lake Summers Says:
If Ann Curry gets fired from NBC she could could be a great clown.
2:34 PM
Lake Summers Says:
to 76&damned Says:
New Orleans is not in need of being rebuilt. Half the buildings are sitting empty anyway. New Orleans will never be what it was before(which wasn't much). Its a dying city.
2:32 PM
Lake Summers Says:
I wonder when Brad is gonna drop Magnum® on us.
1:16 PM
Anonymous Says:
blue steel - he is just really really good looking. Like really really good looking
1:11 PM
76&damned Says:
When it gets down to the nut cutn the man is trying/helping to rebuild. What the f*ck have any of you haters done? Seriously forget politics or what the community thinks of you and lend a helping hand after all thats all he is doing.
12:58 PM
MCET Says:
What is wrong with you people?? lol!
12:56 PM
blady02 Says:
I love smart, aware Americans who can spot the facade of the Pittiful and his tramp!!!! I second all the above comments regarding any attempts those two has beens have attempted in their selfish, idiotic, un-educated schemes. Who the hell do they think they are.... Please assist me and others in spreading the word to definitely BAN THEIR PRODUCTIONS, MOVIES, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS THEIR NAME ATTACHED TO IT!!!
12:50 PM
MCET Says:
Brad looks like he's giving his Blue Steel® look.
12:45 PM
Good luck with that. Says:
If Ann Curry didn't have on make-up and had short hair, she would look like Angelinas ex girlfriend.
12:38 PM
Anonymous Says:
p.s. because I'm not sorting my recyclables for some muther fvcker to get rich off me. I'm smart like that.
12:37 PM
Anonymous Says:
I put unbagged dirty cat liter in my recycling bin and they pick it up everytime. Good times.
12:28 PM
MCET Says:
He's probably doing more than any of you.
12:25 PM
madusa Says:
i saw the interview and it was AWFUL! this guy is a joke....
12:22 PM
MCET Says:
Ann Curry is the anti-Christ. I'm surprised Meredith didn't find her brakes going out on her, or her her radio falling into the bathtub, after being named Katie's replacement.
12:16 PM
Anonymous Says:
9:24, I wrote the comment, and I was talking about actual business people, not Stu-Pitt and Stu-Pitter, who are definitely not business people. When you factor in the loss of productivity caused by their "charity" and the moral decay they propagate into the culture via their movies and personal life, I am pretty sure that they are actually a net drain on the world economy. For example, Angelina helps set up camps for Palestinian terrorists, uh, I mean, refugees (cough, cough).
I still stand by my comment that business people make civilization possible. What if there were no mass production and motorized transport? Mass death. Not pretty.
11:49 AM
Anonymous Says:
11:28 AMEN
11:39 AM
Anonymous Says:
Good Lord that's a horrible picture of Ann Curry! She's such an attractive woman..but not in THAT photo!
Kudos to Brad!
11:35 AM
123456789 Says:
did you know that ancient penguins were 6 feet tall?
11:34 AM
123456789 Says:
But if some tried doing their part, others will eventually follow. its not going to happen over night, but perhaps decades to put this in to perspective. but everything a single person does to help counts. Heck when i was a kid it was the energy crisis and the problem with garbage, this stuff IS nothing new.
11:28 AM
anon Says:
I am so sorry but this country and it's actors and government kill me. They have my 7-year-old freaked about me going green. I recycle, all my major home appliances are Energy Right and my HVAC system is Puron (the good refrigerant) and such but I am so not a "green" person nor will I be anytime soon. It is like I tell my son. When they quit flying space shuttles with rocket fuel through the ozone then maybe I will worry more about what my meager existence does.
I am sure I sound stupid for saying this to some, but I get so tired of hearing all these people talking about what I CAN DO for the enviroment then they hop into a private plane and go home to their Bins and Escalades, mansions, motorcycles, yachts and whatever else they can afford to buy. I am aware not all are like...but the majority are.
11:20 AM
123456789 Says:
11:00 AM Eleanor Danger Abernathy Says:
123456789 - it took my awhile, but I just got the resuable grocery bags and everything. I'm really green at being green.
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I know, i am trying, its hard to make the adjustments when we are used to a throwaway way of life. Whenever i can, i ask for no bag at stores and I also have one of those reusable grocery bags. i live alone so its easy for me. i turn down my water heater when i am gone..but i need to do more.
11:17 AM
Eleanor you moron..... Says:
Shut the fuc# up....
