Going Green is Safer... Isn't It?

Celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Will Ferrell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen DeGeneres, Ewan McGregor , Brad Pitt, and many more own a variety of different hybrid cars. They are trying to do their part in raising awareness about keeping the environment clean.

According to InStyle Adrian Grenier doesn’t want people to confuse him with his cocky Entourage character Vince. "We're different because he drives a Hummer and I drive a Prius," Grenier has said. "I've been trying to get the writers to have Vince have a revolution about the environment, but it doesn't fit the character quite yet. Maybe next year." The actor is so dedicated to green causes that he won the 2008 Blue Sky Award for Environmental Activism at this year's Vail Film Festival.

Being a celebrity comes with responsibility. These celebrities understand that having the opportunity to influence people is something they should do to help the earth. By owning a Pruis, these celebrities are influencing people to take a look at their own lives and start contributing to saving the earth instead of killing it.

However, Toyota isn’t making it easy. Just this past week Toyota began another recall on this popular car. According to the New York Times, Toyota is recalling the 2010 Prius due to a brake problem. Toyota has been having a lot of difficulty with recalls on popular models and the recent recall on Prius will not help the company. “Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, apologized for the recent recalls at a press conference on Friday and said the company would cooperate fully with the U.S. authorities on the matter.”

by: Derrin Minunni