Brad Pitt and Global Green USA
Brad Pitt is in New Orleans helping to promote a sustainable design competition for the area of New Orleans. He is co-sponsoring the competition along with Global Green USA.Sorry, but photo blurred for confidentiality. Read more info about the competition after the jump.
- Doobybrain
From Global Green USA:
On behalf Global Green USA’s board of directors and competition jury chair Brad Pitt, welcome to the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans – Advancing the Green Rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast!
This competition combines Global Green USA’s commitment to green affordable housing, sustainable cities, and climate solutions that work for communities, with Brad Pitt’s passion for intelligent architecture. The competition is a central component of Global Green USA’s sustainable rebuilding initiative for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, which began 10 days after the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. The idea for the competition developed from a conversation between Brad Pitt and myself at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City in September 2005.
This design competition is truly an opportunity to give back to New Orleans, the birthplace of great culture, music, food, and architecture. It is our goal that green design, clean energy and healthy building be central to the rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Using culturally, environmentally and climactically appropriate designs, materials and strategies, we hope the submissions to this competition will use great creativity and offer powerful ideas to help achieve this goal.
Global Green USA’s “Healthy Homes and Smart Neighborhoods Response Team” initiative for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region is an outgrowth of the organization’s decade-long commitment to improving the lives of low-income families through greening affordable housing, creating sustainable neighborhoods, and advancing climate solutions that work for communities. In short, focusing on community solutions that address two of our greatest global challenges: climate change, and poverty.
Global Green USA’s goals include: greening 10,000 homes (via policy incentives through tax credit financing and guidelines developed with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity); educating the public and professionals about green and healthy building (via our New Orleans resource center, education, and workshops); encouraging the greening schools and places of worship. With support from the Home Depot Foundation, Jerry and Ann Moss, and dozens of individuals (including staff members of Global Green USA), we opened a New Orleans’ office in February and a Green Building Resource Center in May. The office and center were established also in part to serve as a design collective – with a front end education center for the public and professionals with nearly museum quality display of products and systems that are green, of good design, and regionally available -- to help build the green building expertise of the local professional community. The competition will help advance this goal.
Also...
Competition sponsors Global Green and Brad Pitt have as their goal the generation of ideas for sustainable redevelopment in New Orleans, redevelopment that will encourage livable cities everywhere and discourage the consumption of non-renewable resources; redevelopment that will help lower their dependence on fossil fuels and their byproducts; redevelopment that will lead New Orleans to a position of prominence in the area of sustainable development and thus help recapture its reputation as a place of innovation and leadership.
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# 194 | +++ |
and that is why the X is a "used up has been" already. She had her what? 10 years of fame and now as she inches towards the big 40, she too will become nothing but a dried out ole dish cloth in Hollywood! She knows it! Hey!!! I can remember a "blind item" Ted C posted months ago...and he even he knows it!!!
She has gone by her "use by" date...and ya all know what that means!!! Toss the shit in the trash already!
Cheers Mateys!!! ":)
Thanks for the pic and thank you for blurring the girl´s face. I´m glad to see some boards are respecting Me Again ´s request despite other BAMZS boards.
yep tanned...older too.
# 174 |I see that|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Of course he looks older and i simply...LOVE IT!!
He is more masculine and sexy he has ever been.
# 91 | Gigi
Is your comment connected to anything posted on this thread?? I don't see anyone with "the real tita" name attached. Maybe to avoid name calling we should step off from the computer screens for a couple of minutes after reading inflammatory postings before replying. I really admire you all for your informed thoughts and strong mindedness(especially regulars of JJ), but sometimes in the heat of the moment we write things which we're apt to regret later on or that may offend some people (i hope this is not one of them too lol). I appreciate diversity of opinions, but maybe we could state our positions without resorting to demeaning everyone else's opinion. That goes to both sides. I don't know if i'm stating it right. I'm not american, so i don't understand the "republican/democrat" divide. I only understand "common courtesy" and "grace under extreme provocation". I hope I'm not offending gigi or real tita.
To Passing Through: I have a question if I may? I always read you referred to G.Bush as "Dubya", not to sound awfully ignorant but what does it mean?
Malaya: Are you still coming on this site?? I haven't seen you positn here for a while. Hope you're ok. Is it flooding in your part of the country. It's basically raining everyday here in the south now. I hope i don't have to paddle my way to work soon.
http://www.starmagazine.com/news_gossip/news/9145
I don't care how good the role, X just does not have the talent to win an Oscar.
201 | cycloneblondie
LMAO !!
# 203 | think positive! |
Hey positive +++!!! ":)
For once I am not annoyed that a guy did better trading in the "old" for the "new" hey!!! lol
If ya know what I mean like now gal! ":)
Hey guys,
I'm making a "Colbert Hearts Brad and Angie"video playlist on youtube. The first video on there is when Stephen first shows his love for Brad and Angelina at exactly 11 minutes and 30 seconds. Since it's the whole episode, wait til it loads than watch it.
Here's the link to the playlist.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=64A53C61C68C6FDA
Marianne Pearl said on the TODAY interview that Brad Pitt was the one who convinced her to sell the movie rights. # 77 | ROB is LIAR
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are all of you so naive as to not think that any offical statements are the "party line" I mean, c'mon. At this point, you don't think that Mariane Pearl is going to say "dang, I wish Lara Croft didn't want to pretend to be me. why couldn't they hire Halle Berry? Or someone who is not so well-tabloid-known?" Sheesh. You fngurls are so naive. Intern for a PR firm for a few days--you'll figure it out PDQ.....well, maybe the brighter ones among you.
Rob is right and MP is wrong, yeah and I'm the queen of England.
are all of you so naive as to not think that any offical statements are the "party line" I mean, c'mon. At this point, you don't think that Mariane Pearl is going to say "dang, I wish Lara Croft didn't want to pretend to be me. why couldn't they hire Halle Berry? Or someone who is not so well-tabloid-known?" Sheesh. You fngurls are so naive. Intern for a PR firm for a few days--you'll figure it out PDQ.....well, maybe the brighter ones among you.
# 209 | Rob is Right
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You obviously do not know that Marianne and Angie are friends. Marianne was spotted in Namibia paying Brad and Angie a visit. Are you not aware that Marianne is currently doing research in Cambodia, which is the birthplace of Brad and Angie's son Maddox.
# 201 | cycloneblondie
ITA, HW was cruel to actress hitting 40. Meg Ryan, Demi Moore were so hot in the late 90's, and now? ?? where are they? but at least this two had grown kid. X might ende up like CCox, anxiety over aging, seeking help with her new shrink.
# 210
Yeah Matey!!!
and truly...all this time...I have been impostering a chick from Oz!!! Truly now...I AM ANGELINA JOLIE in the flesh!!! Honest guys...I sooooo AM!!! ":)
Seeeeeeee...I have always shown you my "big lips" every single post! Tis' my "trade mark" don't ya know! ":)
ps. Stay tuned for tomorrow's post....ummmm...well later in the day....and I shall give you PROOF!!!
Hmmm. Rob is the next Stephen Huvane.
# 204 PI--Gigi was responding to comments by Tita on the
previous thread. She was not attacking her. I'll leave it at that.
Dubya is a nickname for George W. Bush, emphasizing the the
W to differentiate him from his father, George H.W. Bush.
Good morning Ladies...already 3 pages?...I saw Ann Curry this morning, her interview with BP will be on Monday at 7:30 a.m. , she will flying out to see him today for the interview. I can not wait.
Please ignore the negative remark, it's friday...happy just to be alive and well.
MP could have choose whoever she wanted to play her part.The fact is that she wanted Angie by the first time.Also MP and Angelina where good friends even before the movie thing.Heaven help us with the idiots.
# 207 |cyberblondie|-Hi there matey! Cheers! ;)
actually I should have type : "I saw Ann Curry on the Today Show this morning"
#188 Deedee, did you notice the Jen flattering article was written before her 3 consecutive flops? It also portrayed her as beeing weak, insecure: "The whole time we spoke, she held my hand. I mean, clutched it". But I can see that it's too subtle for you to see it. Regarding people flocking, to her, they feel sorry for the "poor" girl after she was dumped. I would never want that kind of sympathy, and I would not wish that kind of sympathy on any woman. I hold women in much higher respect.
As for BP becoming her advocate and protector on set, that's completely normal for actors that work together, who admire each other professionally.
Third, but not least, in that article, JA said she is not the star of Derailed. If she cannot claim to be costar in Derailed, how do you think she can dare claim to play the lead role in A Mighty Heart?
# 212 jojo---And it's not like X is a fresh-looking actress headed
towards 40, one who has taken care of herself. All the tanning,
partying and cigarettes put her face well on the other side of the
big 4-0. She'd better start looking for the unmarried sister/
neighbor roles because she can't do ingenue anymore.
People are commenting that AJ doesn't look like MP, but what
about JA? Do you all really think that JA would color her hair, get it
permed, and put in some dark contacts? No! Hell, she pissed
about her blunt cut during Friends for years. At least with AJ, she
can abandon her vanity, ie getting buzz cuts, bleached hair, etc.
to get to the character. AJ shows her emotions, especially the
darker ones, so yes, AJ could be an effective Marianne Pearl. JA
comes across as cold and distant, both professionally and
personally, and I'm pretty tired of this new-fangled policy, by the
press and her fans alike, to implement affirmative action for
her, under the nonexistent white subpar actress/millionairesse
clause.
And I want to add... if BP gave that part to JA, he would still get
criticized for it.
'Oh, he's trying to make things up to Jen because
he did her wrong...' 'But she's a TV actress with a lousy box office
record... not a wise producing move...' 'Oh, he's trying to lay
groundwork for a reconciliation...'
I could go on with this bullshit!
OK...WOW...Brad is smokin!...True love and fatherhood are being very good to him...he looks so mature and throughly masculine. I am praying for the day when he and Angie will appear on the red carpet together...if they show up, everyone else will just have to go home because the gorgeosity will have arrived...
One more thing...I think we should be respectful of the differing opinions of others on this site...even Angie who no doubt has strong views about certain things prefers not to broadcast her political views and malign others...I think all of us can do the same and show the same restraint and respect...
Marianne Pearl said on the TODAY interview that Brad Pitt was the one who convinced her to sell the movie rights. # 77 | ROB is LIAR
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are all of you so naive as to not think that any offical statements are the "party line" I mean, c'mon. At this point, you don't think that Mariane Pearl is going to say "dang, I wish Lara Croft didn't want to pretend to be me. why couldn't they hire Halle Berry? Or someone who is not so well-tabloid-known?" Sheesh. You fngurls are so naive. Intern for a PR firm for a few days--you'll figure it out PDQ.....well, maybe the brighter ones among you.
# 209 | Rob is Right |
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Sorry boo, but unlike X fans, most people have minds of there own, as much as this woman has gone through, wrote a book, etc.. I am sure she has NO problem speaking her mind, she is a grown women, and seemingly very intelligent. Her and Angelina have become good friends, and Her son and Maddox are friends and playmates. She went to Namibia to visit Angelina when Ang was there having her baby, They have things in common, the The X WILL NEVER COMPREHEND, BECAUSE SHE IS SO VERY VERY SELFISH.
Marianne Pearl, is happy with the choice for Angelina Jolie to play the part, because they are both careing consiouse people Unlike X.
# 221 | piper, with a low -ITA with you, the haters were complaining that AJ looks nothing like MP, but they think JA is?....wth, poor AJ, once again she is being blame for stealing JA's role?...now wtf, ...what if HB got the role?...I wonder if anyone would complaint that HB stole the role from JA?...a bunch of hypocrites.
# 105 | Be sane
Preach.....
I just keep thinking of all the great HW couples who worked together in some fashion or another such as
Bogie/Bacall
Shearer/Thalberg
Beatty/Bening
Cassavetes/Rowland
Ossie Davis Jr/Ruby Dee Tracy/Heburn
...........and nothing but death has split any of them up.
jpf
Jolie scores ‘Mighty’ role
Angelina Jolie didn’t exactly steal Brad Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston. Remember? He walked away — and willingly.
But now Jolie, 31, has nabbed the role of Mariane Pearl — widow of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl — in a movie Aniston, 37, was once on board with.
Pitt, 42, will produce “A Mighty Heart,” which is Mariane Pearl’s “agonizing account of her husband’s 2002 kidnapping by Pakistani militants who later broadcast his execution on the Internet,” reports the New York Daily News.
Pitt retained the rights to the film after splitting up the Plan B production company he co-owned with Aniston pre-divorce.
“I am delighted that Angelina Jolie will be playing my role in the adaptation of my book,” Mariane Pearl said. “I deeply admire her work and what she is committed to.”
Hmmm. Rob is the next Stephen Huvane.
# 214 | anon
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LOL
Could we please stop talking about Jen! Why on every Brad/Angie post are there more posts about Jen. Everyone on this site (especially the Angie fans) are obsessed with her. They have been seperated now for a long time. Jen and Brad have both moved on. Brad is happy and Jen is happy - end of story. Part of me thinks that it is because Angie and Brad are not that interesting if there is no Jen in the picture. For example if Jen wasn't mentioned on this board there would only be a few posts about Angie and Brad. Not much to say. A lot of the 2,000+ posts on some are about Jennifer. Take her away and there are hardly any posts. I challenge you to only post about Brad/Angie. I know that you cannot do this it will be impossible as there is nothing to say once you can't talk about Jennifer. And to those who say they are only replying to the Angie haters. You really don't think that they feel that way do you. They just come here and post because you react. Kind of like kids in school poking each other to get a reaction. And boy do you get a reaction on this board. It is kind of fun to play with you guys. It's pretty easy to say certain things and know exactly how you are going to react. I get a kick out of it. Think you can't talk about Jennifer? No way you guys can't stop yourselves because she is so interesting. Take her away and it's no fun anymore.
On the role. Is the lady who Jolie will protray not have darker skin? Would Halle Berry have been a better choice? She has won and Oscar and does roles well. Just wondering.