Woody Harrelson’s First Foray into Environmentalism was Saving Ants
May 21, 2008 · Print This Article
Actor Woody Harrelson gets made fun of a lot in the media for being a hippie. And apparently, it all started when he was just a wee boy: he would put himself in a position to get beat up by other kids by defending a pile of ants.
From Ecorazzi:
“It got me into fights. But every day, I would run out just after class and stand there and stop anyone from stepping on the ant bed. I’d stay put until everyone had passed by and then I’d finally go home. I guess you could call that my first activism.” The actor sums it up: “With a name like Woody, I suppose my path was probably already established. It was inevitable that I’d be doing something like this. But people didn’t really give the environmental movement much importance back then. Now it’s a pretty hip thing to be green. But me, I’ve always been kind of a Hollywood hippie.”
Good for Woody. He went from a nerdy ant protecting kid to a crazed serial killer and porn king. No, but seriously, Woody Harrelson is one of those celebrities who really walk the walk. He lives in a solar powered sustainable community in Hawaii, runs his car on biodiesel and is heavily involved in a wide range of environmental and animal rights causes. You can read more about Harrelson’s activism at SFGate.
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Me, I used to take an aerosol can and light it and make a blow torch to burn up all the little ants in a pillar of fire
K-Man, you are one sick dude. Yes, I would once in a while step on an ant or kick something, but you remind me of that satanic kid in the Toy Story movie who blew up his sister’s toys. Get some help.
I am with K-Man on this one. I used to make very elaborate techniques to flood or burn, or burn and flood ant colonies using every kind of household chemical. I remember Scrubbing Bubbles or some kind of toilet cleaner that was a powder until you added water then it turned into a noxious blue foam of death. Oh, how I miss my childhood.
Have you ever done ant shots? It’s the latest thing at the bars around my school.
@Alice What is an an shot? That sounds crazy.
An Ant Shot is when they put a couple small ants in a shot glass with usually some high-end Tequila. I have seen it done with Rum also.