Celebs Find Many Ways To Be Green, Good And Giving
By Tim Gaskin

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Entourage star Adrian Grenier will host a new eco-show on Discovery Channel’s fledgling new network Planet Green. The Green Life, will have green experts from different fields go out and help single home families, small businesses, college dorms, and film/TV sets green their “living” spaces. planetgreen.discovery.com

Paris Hilton’s new line of champagne-in-a-can from German company Rich Prosecco will benefit charity. 20% of sales of the bubbly will go to organizations helping people develop clean sources of drinking water.

This year’s tree at Rockefeller Center was draped with 30,000 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and dubbed the “first ever ‘green’ Christmas tree.” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg believes it will inspire “private-sector creativity” and allow the tree’s 500,000 daily visitors to “dream of a ‘green’ Christmas”. rockefellercenter.com

Britney Spears teamed up with paparazzi agency x17 to raise money for Unicef. The singer auctioned off a signed copy of her latest CD, Blackout, on eBay. unicef.org

On Tuesday night at the British Fashion Awards, Stella McCartney was named the 2007 Designer of the Year in recognition of her achievements such as refusing to use animal skins and fur and standing as an example of sustainable clothing design. britishfashionawards.co.uk

Pets of Bel Air, a popular celebrity puppy emporium, has been exposed for operating without a license for over 3 years. The Humane Society led the investigation and officially closed down the store for selling puppies from unlicensed mills, for at least $1,000. hsus.org

Julia Roberts and hubby Danny Moder have designed bracelets for Emporio Armani to benefit Bono’s (RED)™ campaign—which fights HIV/AIDS in Africa. The men's bracelet retails for $195, and the women's for $175. joinred.com

Pop star Gwen Stefani set up a college fund for victims of the recent San Diego wildfires. She donated $166,000 to the San Diego Foundation relief fund, which will administer the contribution. sdfoundation.org

American Idol is bringing back Idol Gives Back, after raising over $70 million on behalf of unprivileged children both in the U.S. and Africa. The charity-fueled segment of the talent show is slated to air Apr. 9 on Fox. americanidol.com

Several boldfaced names including Cindy Crawford Jessica Simpson, Eva Longoria, Josh Duhamel, Matthew McConaughey, Miley Cyrus and Sharon Stone, have designed their own pair of Uggs to be auctioned off for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. stjude.org

Allure magazine revealed singer Fergie sold her Hummer for $64,199.91 on eBay and donated all of the money to the environmental group Global Green USA. The Black Eyed Pea is now on the hunt for a hybrid. allure.com

Brad Pitt and wife Angelina Jolie were in New Orleans to speak about the first phase of his "Make it Right" project, building homes for Hurricane Katrina victims. He’s asking Americans to donate to the project this holiday season. makeitrightnola.org