At the 8th Global Green Pre-Oscar Party on February 23rd, environmental documentary filmmaker Sebastian Copeland took the stage saying “2010 has been the warmest year on instrumental record” and asked the crowd to not just support the organization but show how an individual can make a difference. It didn’t dampen the spirits of the gathering of 1200 in Hollywood. When asked to Tweet ways to reduce LA’s CO2 levels, the suggestions started rolling in.

Copeland, the photographer/eco-advocate/adventurer, who co-chairs the event with President Matt Petersen, said, “Events like the pre-Oscar provide a platform to broadcast Hollywood’s concern about the gravest issue facing humanity.” Speaking of social media, he’s said Global Green‘s online efforts are key to growing an activism base and “gives unprecedented access to a community that would be hard to reach otherwise without a very large marketing budget.” Along with global water advocate Alexandra Cousteau, Copeland is part of the team of ambassadors for Revo eyewear, which co-sponsored this fundraiser, Hollywood’s only environmental Oscar party.Appropriately, Revo’s collection of performance sunglasses are made from seeds of the caster bean plant instead of petroleum-based nylon. The frames also re-use materials that are 100 percent pre-consumer polymer resins. Think plastic scraps from the company’s sister, Oakley eyewear. Revo’s eco-friendly frames, were originally designed by a NASA engineer back in 1985, who was inspired by his favorite band Devo and the word revolution, naturally, to give the name a mash-up. carbon footprint of a city or region in cleaning up its CO2 emissions and what it’s doing to address the problem. “The index provides an easy-to-understand, accessible scoreboard that helps stimulate a desire for improvement,” explained Copeland. The index shows a city’s current status on greenhouse gas emissions and policies. Los Angeles is the pilot city which gets a C- grade for its current emissions – 50 million metric tons each year, showing lots of room for progress, such as Clean LA Solar ProgramThe theme of this year’s event, “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet,” was hosted by committee members including Copeland’s cousin Orlando Bloom, as well as Jim Carrey, Rosario Dawson and other eco-celebs such as Avatar‘s director James Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis Cameron. The Cameron’s unveiled the winner of the Red Carpet/Green Dress competition, who is Samata Angel, from London. The pinkish gown is created with sustainable textiles, organic hemp silk and chiffon with recycled beads from her necklaces and a re-used buckle from her mother.Speaking of recycled frames, other sponsors at the event included Planters’s goofy-looking bio-diesel Nutmobile decked out in solar panels and recycled window frames as well as a wind turbine. Also, Essentia offered a natural memory foam sofa to lounge on, and Kiehl’s, 360 Vodka, Pureology, Play Outdoors, and Chevy’s plug-in electric Volt were on display, too.The indie band Portugal. The Man took the stage, hailing from none other than Wasilla, Alaska, as notices to text 85944 to donate $10 to support Global Green‘s efforts with green schools were posted with images of the org’s efforts such as a school in Haiti with a solar tent and its work in rebuilding New Orleans.by

 Roberta Cruger, Source: www.treehugger.com