Laurie David Campaigns for Al Gore By Pushing DVDs

Hollywood Climate Change Diva Laurie David, left, wants DVDs of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" in schools. Unfortunately, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) disagrees. The NSTA does not want every interest group in America to use this as a precedent to hoist their propaganda on school kids. David criticizes ExxonMobil even though they support distribution of the DVD to schools. (Wash Post)

AAEA Supports LNG Facility at Malibu Pier Press Conference

The AAEA press conference in Malibu received significant media coverage in Los Angeles. The press conference was held on the pier patio on a beautiful day. The television coverage included background footage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers and storage facilities, diagrams of LNG facilities and file footage of the celebrity protest three weeks earlier.

Pictured at left is AAEA president Norris McDonald and two attendees from Los Angeles. Los Angeles Fox 11 (Ken Moore), Los Angeles UPN 13 and Los Angeles NBC 4 (Conan Patrick Nolan) reporters and photographers are pictured above right.

AAEA Press Conference Supporting Malibu LNG Project

The Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility is being proposed by BHP Billiton, which wants to locate the terminal 15 miles off the coast of Malibu. Opponents are trying to kill the project by complaining that the terminal fails to meet federal clean air requirements. Pierce Brosnan, Barbra Streisand, Cindy Crawford, Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Sting and Charlize Theron and other celebrities are protesting plans to build the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility. The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing a draft air pollution permit for BHP but is still reviewing public comments and will make a decision in 2007.

The Malibu City Council passed a resolution opposing the project.AAEA supports this project. Where are these celebrities when these projects are being proposed for minority neighborhoods. Nowhere to be found. It is a good project for the residents of California. We support a similar that is proposed to be located in the middle of Long Island Sound (Broadwater). We believe this project would provide a reliable source of low-polluting natural gas. Next the celebrities will be complaining that the project represents a disproportionate impact on rich, famous people and will be calling for environmental justice. BHP Billiton, an Australia-based company, has submitted an license application to construct a $800-million floating deep-water liquefied natural gas port terminal off the Ventura County coast. Public hearings by the Coast Guard and the California State Lands Commission will provide stakeholders with an opportunity to participate in the environmental review process, which will take into account economic, environmental, marine habitat and public safety issues.

The Cabrillo Deepwater Port, which would act as a receiving point for shipments of California-bound natural gas, would be the first such floating terminal on the West Coast. Stored liquefied natural gas would be converted to vapor through a heat exchange system and transported by an undersea pipeline to existing onshore natural gas facilities. BHP has stated that the terminal would also be placed outside shipping lanes. Once the environmental review process is completed, the Coast Guard will issue a recommendation on the review to the state Department of Transportation, which will ultimately decide whether to issue an operating license to BHP.

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Hollywood A Big Air Polluter: Where is Celebrity Protest?

A UCLA study has concluded that Hollywood is a big air polluter. Hollywood produces more smog gases than are produced by aerospace manufacturing, apparel, hotels and semi-conductor manufacturing. Hollywood must do something about this besides buying a Prius as the 6th car and bragging about it. Or sending out emails claiming some victory or movement.

Some movie studios are buying carbon offsets and The Matrix folk recycled the set. If Hollywood cannot set an example for the rest of the nation, then its salespeople (celebrity actors and directors) should stop shining us on.

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Bluetooth & the Brothers

Is it us or do the brothers 'play' the bluetooth more than others? The only people we see walking around with the bluetooth, for the most part, are the brothers. Of course, it does make sense as a fashion statement. And the brothers are into fashion. You know. Cool. So maybe the brothers see it as cool. Or maybe it makes some feel or look more important. Maybe it is the appearance of being busy. Wheeling and dealing. Working hard. Nothing wrong with that.

For some reason, we do not think it is cool though. It is pretentious. It is similar to the people that talk too loud on their cell phone because they are convinced that others are fascinated with whatever they are talking about. If you're not talking, then take the bluetooth out. We are close enough to the Star Trek Borg without these bluetoothers looking like the "Brother From Another Planet."

Tom Cruise Takes Control of United Artists

Sumner Redstone fired Tom Cruise becaue he knew Cruise was negotiating to gain control of his own studio. Redstone was insulted and pretended to be angry about Cruise's behavior over the past year. Cruise's behavior has been mildly amusing at best. Don't mess with Sumner's money though. And Tom decided to break out and compete with his boss. So now Tom Cruise and his partner, Paula Wagner, willl take charge of United Artists, which is owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (MGM) Inc., which is owned by Comcast Corporation and Sony Corporation.

Neither Cruise nor Wagner had to put up any money. They will produce 4 movies a year initially costing about $40 - $50 million with MGM distributing the films. Cruise will also use outside investors, such as Washington Indians owner Dan Snyder, and investment banks to spread the risk.