The news of Al Gore's hypocrisy in paying his own company for "carbon credits" to offset his enormous personal "carbon footprint" may be startling, but upon reflection should not be a surprise.  In the spotlight twice with his celebrity pals at the academy awards, one can gain some insight into Gore's Hollywood view of ecology by taking note of Cameron Diaz's MTV Show entitled Trippin  (short for eco-tripping) which is dissected marvelously by Marc Maranoh here  In this program Ms. Diaz and her A-list celebrity friends literally drop in by helicopter for short visits to remote locations in third-world countries such as Bhutan and Nepal in order to marvel at the pristine natural environments and lament about the first-world's alleged eco-crimes.  Whenever the impoverished denizens of these locales are noticed, it is to compliment them on their primitive lifestyle that is inherently "close-to-nature". Lack of indoor plumbing is notable...(Read Full Post)