Comments on: ORLANDO BLOOM BUILDS GREEN HOUSE

By: evlogi petrov

evlogi petrov — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:33:39 +0000

Looks like he’s rediscovering his elfish roots again.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:40:49 +0000

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By: mala

mala — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:42:27 +0000

its great that people with so much publicity power finally do something good.
Individuals will be influenced and hopefully we will be able to change things for the better together

By: Aoife

Aoife — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:12:39 +0000

i also thinkit’s wonderful that it’s Orlando Bloom, i love theman and i now i am free to adore him much more.

By: Aoife

Aoife — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:12:05 +0000

i think it’s wonderful that celebrities are endorsing green ideals, you’ve got to ask yourself does the end justify the means? I am environmentlly aware and active, not just”pro-active” like most people and I am sick of hearing scientists tell me how the world is dying and they themsleves are scienttists ahs it ever occured to anyone how much resources is wasted on useless science, look at the hadron collidor! it’s the celebiteies inhtis wordl who will make the difference, not the scientis who waste our taxes on telling us things we already know.

By: Ellie Gooney

Ellie Gooney — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:04:39 +0000

heya! … im really confused is this site about orlando bloom or going green? if its about orlando bloom! HE IS AMAZING AND FIT! If its about going green lets all become naturists! xxxxx love ellie

By: charliee tyler

charliee tyler — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:01:36 +0000

Hyaaa Fittaay !, How you been i am not a fan but i think you are fit ! very fit ! … do you live in henley on thames ? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx i like pirates of the carrabiean !

By: Luinhind

Luinhind — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:30:38 +0000

In answer to the poster speculating that Bloom’s “green” home is his second or third, he only has the one that he bought a few years ago and supposedly has hardly lived in because of his schedule. As for the notion that adding energy efficient changes to an existing home is a “greenwash”, I think that to the contrary, it is a valid example. Bloom may have a lot of money but most people don’t have the cash to design and build a “green ” house from the ground up. He encourages people to do little things like switching to energy efficient lightbulbs and cutting power to devices not in use– things average people can realistically do that can make a significant difference if large numbers of people join in. The grand gesture of building a totally green home is probably less relevant than encouraging everyone to do what they can do.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:34:39 +0000

maybe the REALLY “green” thing to do is move into a house that’s already here and make it green. it would use far less of earth’s resources–and that, after all, is the point–and would cost far less. But no, that wouldn’t be cool.

By: ari

ari — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:04:03 +0000

yeah, but who’s the architect behind this wonder house?

i think it is interesting that he mentions solar panels and low energy bulbs, but the stuff that will really save you energy in a house design are the passive solar aspects, specifically having the building and its windows oriented to take advantage of sunlight. also, other boring things like insulation and thermal mass make a huge difference.

By: Snježana

Snježana — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:29:38 +0000

Original. One of the rare celebreties with such good influence on others, hope that the rest will follow his example. Good for you.
Caaalllllllllllllllll meeeeeeeeeeee or mailllllllllll meeeeeeeee!!! (I)

By: Maree Ann Peterson

Maree Ann Peterson — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:00:36 +0000

Good on you Orlando and Penolope, it takes Guts and determination, to truly make a difference to the Planet and Environment, Well Done!!

By: Mary Marlet

Mary Marlet — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:14:35 +0000

I think that living Green is the only way. It actually started in the 60’s with the back to landers. My husband and I built a Solar home 25 years ago, composted, etc. etc.. We need to teach our children to be earth conscious, and for those of us that have, can feel confident that we are making a difference as well as the Celebrities. So, cheers,
Orlando and “Teach Your Children Well.”

By: Emily K

Emily K — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:28:54 +0000

In response to the comment about Al Gore’s house, this is from CNN.com:

Gore defends energy saving efforts
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A day after actor Leonardo DiCaprio hailed Al Gore on the Oscar stage as a “inspirational leader in the fight against global warming,” the former vice president was forced to respond to charges from a Tennessee organization that his home consumes significantly more energy than the national average .

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research charged Monday that Gore’s “mansion” “consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year.”

“The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh — more than 20 times the national average,” the group charged in a statement.

“Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” the groups president Drew Johnson said in the statement.

But a spokesman for Gore quickly fired back Monday night, claiming, “The Gore’s purchase all of their power through the local Green Powerswitch program — it is 100 percent renewable power.”

“In addition, they are in the midst of a renovation which includes installing solar panels on their home, which will enable them to use less power,” Gore’s spokeswoman Kalee Kreider said in a statement.

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In the future, you might want to double check the information you get from “conservative policy groups”. ;o)

By: andrewkfromaz

andrewkfromaz — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:37:00 +0000

Well, at least his efforts are more than what Al Gore has done. A conservative policy group in Al’s home state of Tennessee found that Al’s mansion and guest house used more electricity in the month of August alone than an average home uses in a year. Al apparently paid $30,000 for electricity and natural gas last year.
I think what Orlando Bloom is doing is admirable.
Could he do more? Absolutely, in no way are any of his actions more than greenwash. But the act of giving a homeless man change does not by itself feed the person, but the collective smaller deeds of a greater population make a difference when counted together.