Earlier this month I read an article called “7 Reasons Vladimir Putin is the World’s Craziest Badass” and was very impressed. Not only did Putin put himself in the cockpit of a firefighting plane when flames engulfed the Ryazan region, but Kyrgyzstan has named a mountain after the Russian Prime Minister.

Putin Commends DiCaprio for his Efforts to Save the Tigers

That’s why I was surprised to hear that Putin praised pretty boy Leonardo DiCaprio for his efforts to save the tigers by calling him “a real man.”

But I can see why. Not only has DiCaprio pledged one million of his own to help save the tigers, but he has traveled throughout Asia in order to personally lend a hand.

DiCaprio Sets up Camera Trap to Help WWF Study Tigers

Dicaprio’s dedication has spread to the online community. He has teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund in order to create Save Tigers Now. The site is a global campaign to “double the number of wild tigers by 2022, the next year of the tiger.” According to the site, the current population of wild tigers could be as low as 3,022 and increasing this number would promote a healthy ecosystem.

In order to direct people to the site, DiCaprio’s Twitter account is packed with tweets about saving the tigers, urging others to join the fight and encouraging the cause’s loyal supporters to keep fighting.

Wild Tiger Babies

Despite his continued work in Hollywood (the actor will star in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar and Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby as both films’ title characters), DiCaprio has the time to devote himself to other causes as well. His New York City condo, which he bought in 2008, has rotating solar panels, low emission paints and a 24-hour fresh filtered air system.

DiCaprio's Eco-friendly New York Condo

It seems that his upcoming role as Jay Gatsby is not the only things that makes Leo great. Check out his collaboration site  with the WWF at http://www.savetigersnow.org/!

We all love gossip.  Admit it.  Maybe you don’t care about the “Housewives” (I know I don’t) or the sexual exploits of whichever politician has most recently been “exposed”, but you know there’s something – be it fashion, Hollywood, international affairs, whatever… about which you like to hear the scoop.  And if it’s the do-gooding ways of celebrities who care about the environment, civil and social rights, animal welfare, charitable causes – or are just all around compassionate, Lindsay’s Celebrity Low-Down is your new best friend.  Check out her post on Green Is Sexy co-founder, Rachel McAdams here.

Lindsay’s reaction to finding a good scoop!

Using her own brand of dry wit mixed with carefully mined information, Lindsay’s upcoming posts are sure to be fun, fast and thoughtful.  Welcome to the GWG team, Ms. Berg!

Given her latest rude role in Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris,” I think it’s important to get Rachel McAdams back some of her good girl image.

McAdams & Owen Wilson in “Midnight in Paris”

Although many actresses, McAdams included, do not own a television set, McAdams also does not own a car! The Ontario native takes the bus or rides her bike to work each day, in order to reduce her carbon footprint. Not only is this a good way for her to be “green”, but it clearly helps her to stay in shape.

Pedal Power!

A vegetarian, McAdams is so devoted to the cause that she co-founded a blog with her friends, Megan and Didi, called GreenIsSexy.org. The blog’s purpose is to promote an eco-friendly lifestyle and encourage people to make a difference through small, yet effective changes in alternate transportation, veggie food choices, etc.  (And we’re proud to note that Green With Glamour is listed on the site as one of the things they love!

It seems that McAdams’ commitment to a green lifestyle has rubbed off on those closest to her as well. Her boyfriend, Michael Sheen (the two have been dating since filming “Midnight in Paris” together in 2010), has recently been seen at Aberavon Beach helping the students of Sandfield’s Comprehensive School clean up the litter. And for Christmas, McAdams bought her father a composter, in order to make his eco-friendly trash-sorting a little bit easier.

It seems that this is just the beginning for McAdams. She plans on continuing her efforts even after she has passed. “I don’t want to have a tombstone,” McAdams said of her death in an interview.

“You can now be made into a reef! I was reading that they can make your remains into a reef and put you in the ocean, and the fish can feed off you! I just want to go back into the earth the same way I came.”  ~Rachel McAdams

Beverly Hills, 78704

Call me old fashioned, but sometimes it just seems more interesting to lounge around with champagne in a rocks glass, thinking about the hazy, smoke-and-mirror Beverly Hills days than it does to text and Tweet about my new poly/schmoly/meteor-influenced engineered bathmat.

But, to really lounge in a manner that would make Greta Garbo proud, you do need a few things. First, it’ s absolutely essential to have a diaphanous dressing gown, because anything else would, well, create strap marks. Two, you need a chic chaise or settee to faint upon when the world makes you weary and three, you must vant to be alone with your thoughts on occasion.

It’ s a good thing Greta hasn’ t called, because she wouldn’ t have had anywhere to faint upon, at least until very recently. On a hunt for the perfect Hollywood-style settee for my new living room in Austin, my husband and I happened on this sofa under a tarp at an estate sale.

Dowdy and dull, but full of potential…

It was damp. It was torn. It was perfect.

The wood was in great condition even if the springs and upholstery weren’ t, and it was just begging for a martini and long lost conversation with Slim and Frank, so I bought it and immediately took it to my new artist of foam and fabric for a makeover, silver screen-style.

The plush-and-lush remnant fabric says “ action!” , and the new cord and rebuilt cushions should be able to withstand any drama that might befall them – even the histrionics of a passed-over starlet.

Hey, just because my zip code is Austin, Texas doesn’ t mean my living room can’ t be a little West of that. And Greta, Marlene, Rita – call me.

Father’s Day is around the corner, people!  Whether your father, son or husband is a big music man, a dapper don or even a beach bum… Celebrate dad with eco-minded and super stylish  gifts!

Great and “green” Father’s Day finds!

#1 -Facet cuff links, ($230) by Kirsten Muenster

#2 – Model L ipod dock, cd player, am/fm, speakers & amplifier with stand, ($1398) by Geneva Sound System

#3 – Sun Ranch V-Neck, ($41) tee by Topo Ranch

#4 – Magazine Street fragrance, ($135) by Strange Invisible Perfumes

#5 – Bubinga wood sunglasses, (Orig. $350 NOW $210) by Iwood EcoDesign

That’s right, people… get it while you can!  This clutch has already proven itself in user-friendliness – the Fall 2010 edition sold out tout de suite and garnered fans such as Thandie Newton.  Now, for Spring 2011, it’s been made from fantastic, but oh-so-current vintage fabric!

This week ONLY $69 (from $99)!