Global Green USA Delivers 'Good. Clean. Fun.' With Kate Bosworth and 'Animation' Hybrids

Los Angeles Students Roll Out the 'Green' Carpet for Eco-Friendly Message

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 -- Kate Bosworth (Superman, Beyond the Sea) appeared Tuesday at the El Camino Nuevo Charter Elementary School in Los Angeles to help drive home environmental awareness to children. Highlighting the program were Toyota Prius hybrids wrapped in artwork from Academy Award-nominated animated films Shrek 2, Shark Tale and Polar Express and this year's campaign slogan "Good. Clean. Fun."

Global Green USA, a national environmental organization, arranged the school visit to add another educational component to this year's expansive Oscar campaign, culminating with each decorated fuel-efficient car (plus one wrapped in "The Incredibles" art), arriving on the red carpet for the 77th Annual Academy Awards on February 27th.

"Educating children about tangible, practical solutions to air pollution and global warming is so important," said Kate Bosworth. "As we use the magic of Hollywood to help them connect to a solution like the hybrid car, perhaps we can inspire kids to use their own imaginations to dream up other solutions for our future."

Global Green's 3rd annual "Red Carpet-Green Cars" campaign sends a message about smart solutions to global warming and energy independence by send celebrities -- including Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek, Robin Williams, Natalie Portman, Morgan Freeman, Orlando Bloom and Tim Robbins -- to the Academy Awards in high-mileage, low emission hybrid vehicles.

"One of our key objectives is to raise awareness about pressing environmental issues among our next generation of leaders," said Matt Petersen, president of Global Green USA. "Linking these popular animated films with fuel-efficient hybrid cars helps educate children that we have the power to help protect the environment."

Alternative fuel vehicles offer a cleaner, more efficient transportation solution. The Toyota Prius, for example, is a partial zero-emission sedan EPA rated to get up to 60 miles per gallon in the city (55 mpg combined) producing almost 90 percent fewer emissions than the average vehicle.

Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International led by Mikhail S. Gorbachev, works in co-operation with individuals, industry, and governments to create a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future. For more information, or to join others in signing Global Green's "Pledge of Allegiance to American Energy Independence," please visit www.globalgreen.org.