Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Sarah Silverman and more pitch fuel economy and alternative fuels
I am sure that you are familiar with the hit show, "Pimp My Ride", with the ultra-celebrity host: Xzibit (such an excellent lyricist too, may I add). A man known only as "Phin" has taken the theme to the next level with "Clean My Ride". The message: "clean my ride. flex my fuel." 'Cause the environment needs it, of course. Which takes care of the who, the what and the why... the only question left? How?
Oooh, oooh! I know! Get some star power! Video one features none other than Ben Affleck, dressed in a corn suit. Soon, we will see his buddy Matt Damon and his main squeeze, Jennifer Garner join in on the fun. Also appearing will be Jason Biggs, Sarah Silverman, Tobin Bell and more. With an all star cast and a message worth hearing, Phin hopes to get the attention of the public, who will then get the attention of lawmakers. The lawmakers, for their part, will force "Big Oil", the automakers and ultimately, the public at large to get with the program and demand cleaner cars to be filled with flexible fuels. Care to join in on the fun? Go to the website, watch videos one and two (three through six are apparently on the way) and decide if you'd like to add your name to the list of people who agree with the cause. Warning: some bad language in the videos.
[Source: Clean My Ride via The Detroit Free Press]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brian Dreggors 1:29PM (7/23/2007)
Ben Affleck can clean my *bleep*. His mere presence leaves me uninterested.
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Chris M 9:13PM (7/23/2007)
Rather amateurish, but good intentions.
My main complaint is his obsessing over ethanol and flex fuels, and not even a mention of all the other alternatives - butanol, biodiesel, hybrids, EVs.
Also conveniently overlooking the fact that there isn't enough E85 for the existing flex fuel vehicles, and it's unlikely there will ever be enough. Brazil managed to do it only because they are a tropical country with a much lower population density, and a smaller population percentage wealthy enough to own cars.
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GreyFlcn 11:39PM (7/23/2007)
Actually the reason Brazil managed to do it is because they only consume 4 barrels of oil per capita, and consume 3 through domestic oil drilling.
US we consume 27 barrels of oil per capita per year, and domestically we produce 11 through domestic oil production.
Only 13 percent by volume of Brazil's fuel is Ethanol.
And only 10 percent by energy content is Ethanol.
The rest is Oil.
http://greyfalcon.net/brazil
http://greyfalcon.net/brazil2
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Rick D 12:08PM (10/24/2008)
Damon,
So glad your willing to spread the wealth. I am a small business who can't afford to hire anyone and will probaby have to fire a few under an Obama admin. Send me a check will ya.
How is hollywood, sorry Moscowwood doing these days?