Edward Norton is Hot and Green

Actor Edward Norton didn’t just get green physically for his latest movie, the second incarnation of the Incredible Hulk on film. He’s an advocate of green building, too. Norton traveled to Washington, D.C. yesterday afternoon to testify to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on sustainable building.

SF Gate has it:

Norton told lawmakers the federal government should start a $5 billion fund to retrofit or construct better public housing that meets new environmental standards. He said low-income communities suffer most from pollution and high energy prices - and would benefit most from a shift to green buildings.

“We’re determined to include low-income housing in this conversation,” Norton said.

San Francisco was a pioneer a decade ago, when it enacted a law in 1999 requiring all city buildings to get the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.

Sigh. Edward Norton is dreamy. I think he was at his hottest in the movie America History X, in which he played a neo-nazi. Is that wrong? Anyway, it’s cool to see that he’s using his fame for a good cause and not just to show off or make himself look good. That’s what we like to see from ‘green’ celebrities.

Link [SF Gate] via [Ecorazzi]
Photo credit: Marvel Comics