Everybody makes mistakes. George Michael kissed Maybe on Arrested Development. Rob Lowe left The West Wing. The framers of the Constitution gave Florida the right to vote. And Earthfirst.com put together a list of the 25 hottest women in green. Of course, we proudly stand by the retina-damaging hotness (and the eco-cred!) of our original 25, but want to make sure to give credit where credit is due: there are a lot of hotties that love the earth out there, and here are ten more.
10. Sheryl Crow
Yeah, not bad for a 46-year-old cancer survivor, huh? Sheryl is an environmental whirlwind, even after her romance with Lance Armstrong gave rise to rumors that cancer was an STD; she’s toured with Laurie David to drum up grassroots support on college campuses, continually addresses climate change at her concert dates, and is instrumental in Reverb, an organization committed to greening musicians and their fans.
9. Colleen Smith
We’re serious: after finding this girl, we had to take a few minutes to wait for our brain to begin putting words in order in sentences again. Of course, the six foot six inch tall Colleen is far more than just one of the world’s best volleyball players–she’s been on the AVP tour since 2002–she also regularly stumps for the planet on her blog, Sixfootsix, and has launched Colleen’s Green Team, a group committed to stopping global warming because, well, she’s a pro beach volleyball player, and if the oceans rise…no more beach volleyball. Wanna join (Emphatic yes–Ben)? FInd one way to change your life for the planet, and go here.
8. Amber Valetta
We know: another starlet. But hear us out, because Amber Valetta is the real deal–we didn’t know who the hell she was until we started searching based on green cred, and we’ve actually seen some of her movies. You can also consider us in mourning of her 1990s relationship with Leonardo Decaprio, which would have doubtlessly resulted in eco-freindly superchildren that were so attractive they made your head hurt. Of course, we’re not in the habit of giving out spots on this list for who your ex is, so here goes: Amber isn’t just effective as a spokeswoman in the environmental movement, where she volunteers her time to Oceana speaking about the multitude of dangers (mercury, overfishing, plastic, anything else we do) humanity imposes on the world’s oceans, she’s also lured Ted Danson (who’s on Oceana’s board) into the public light more frequently, most recently using their fame to support Wild Oats market’s commitment to sustainability and proper labeling on their seafood.
7. KT Tunstall
The Scottish singer-songwriter has long made her feelings on the environment well-known, playing Live Earth and personally ensuring that her tours are eco-friendly. She’s also planning a green renovation of her apartment with Global Cool, who will install solar panels and an energy-saving boiler in order to allow KT to live off of the grid entirely.
6. Norah Jones
Norah, the Bengali-American voice from above, has taken a simple, direct step that we wish other musicians would as well: she’s signed on with Reverb, a nonprofit org founded by Adam Gardner of Guster that promotes eco-friendly touring in all facets: venues, transportation, catering, energy efficiency: you name it.
5. Jill Danyelle
Jill, in addition to being Inhabitat’s fashion editor, may have done the coolest thing we’ve ever seen: fiftyRX3, a project to ensure that she was wearing at least 50% sustainable clothing for an entire year. She’s doing more than her part to make sure that style and sustainability intersect, and looking darn good doing it.
4. Rebecca Carter
Rebecca Carter should probably be on this list twice: she’s a co-founder of Ecorazzi, which keeps us dealing in enough green gossip that this list was far easier to come up with than you would imagine. This proud Florida Gator alum currently lives in Miami, where in addition to Ecorazzi, she runs Greener Miami all by her lonesome. Or, well, did, until Oliver was born–her first child has placed her on maternity leave, even while we’re placing her on the ‘hottest in green’ list.
3. Sarah Meredith Roe
Sarah is a Jetson Green contributor, and all-around environmental star: she’s renovating a home form the 1950s in New Hampshire, and is using her design background to explore sustainable options–including LEED, and the use of prefabricated components. Sarah is also an artist that’s actively seeking to make use of eco-friendly art supplies, a conservationist who wants to protect 10,000 acres in her lifetime, and will be teaching at Phillips Exeter Academy in the fall.
2. Noelle d’Estries
Let’s go ahead and get this out there: you should probably feel a deep, jealous sort of hate for Noelle. Not only is she smart (Rochester Institute of Technology), not only is she versatile (we’ve had other green authors on this list, but we don’t think any of them ever wrote about the environment AND cancer AND a bar scene), and not only is she athletic (4 years on RIT’s basketball team): she looks like that. We’ll give you a moment to compose yourselves. You can see her writing, among many, many other places, on Green Options and Planetsave, where she’s an editor, and her own site, Worst Cook Ever.
1. Majora Carter
Majora is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization devoted to replacing decaying infrastructure in the Bronx with green space and environmentally friendly community areas, including the demolition of the impassible Sheridan Expressway for riverfront housing. Majora was also selected to carry the Olympic torch in San Francisco this year, when she drew the ire of the Chinese security team by pulling a Tibetan flag out of her sleeve once the torch was in her possession.
