Aaron Stoller of Backyard Productions directed this tongue-in-cheek, client-direct PSA for Greenpeace touting the “virtues” of the Carbon Regulatory Offset Committee (C.R.O.C.) program.
We open on Carl Cordova, chief press liaison for C.R.O.C., pouring motor oil over a tree in the wilderness and setting it on fire. He explains that he is simply redeeming his carbon offset points, noting that C.R.O.C. isn’t just for big polluting multinational corporations but also for everyday citizens.
Our next slice of life shows a woman who installed solar panels on her home, earning enough points to allow her to burn a pile of used tires on her front lawn.
A construction worker explains the crock–make that C.R.O.C.–program. “The government believes if you do something good for the environment, that allows you to do something bad to the environment, thereby negating the positive effects of the good you did.”
Next up is a couple who proudly tell us they drive a hybrid vehicle and celebrated Earth Day. This entitles them to now blow tops off mountains for coal mining.
Other outlandish examples follow, underscoring Greenpeace’s contention that carbon offset is the product of flawed, hypocritical thinking.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More