Who's the latest famous person to embrace the eco-craze? Why, it's none other than internationally recognized mass murderer Osama bin Laden! The terrorist criticized the Bush Administration's failure to take part in the Kyoto Protocol [1] in a video statement recently, saying, "...The life of all mankind is in danger because of the global warming [1] resulting to a large degree from the emissions of... factories..." While millions of American parents tried to explain that a Bad Man can sometimes say true things, President Bush felt ever more justified in his actions against the planet. Elsewhere, trendsetters have started the search for a new cause, now that the green movement is so widespread it's reached under a rock in a cave somewhere along the Pakistan/ Afghanistan border.

Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model is going green next season, it was reported this week [2]. Not only will energy conservation be stressed in the household, but the show will rely on a car that runs on biodiesel [2], and insiders report that organic [2], locally grown [2] foods are to be served in the meals the girls will pretend to eat.

Oprah Winfrey's been called a lot of things, but never an enemy to animals. On Monday a rumor surfaced that her pet dogs may inherit 30 million dollars [3] if they outlive her. Tuesday, the canines spent four hours sharpening their teeth and four more thinking of a way to make it look like an accident.

Early in the week, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hannah, and Woody Harrelson gathered at a fund raising event [4] for the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance [5] at the Times Square Hard Rock Cafe. Also in attendence were Rosie Perez, Kate Spade, and Steven Colbert, proving once and for all that biodiesel isn't just for stoned country singers [6], radical treesitters [6], and oxygen bar owners [7]. (It's also for movie stars, fashion icons, and fake newscasters.)

In the beginning of September it was announced [8] that Spike Lee will head a jury of an online film festival that will include a category for environmental and socially conscious films. While some of the young entrants will cater to Lee's softer side by building scripts around his favorite green causes, the smartest will no doubt make a sci-fi movie in which the threatened planet is saved at the last possible second by the New York Knicks.