Jay Leno is going green.

Jay Leno is making a difference…even if it is a small, expensive one.

The comedian drives a different car everyday (ya, he has that many) and he gets a lot of flack for not being kind to the environment, but in reality, he is doing much more than most environmentalist could even dream of.

After getting sick of the critics, he decided to do something about it.
“There are people who say, ‘Well, you should sell all your cars and ride your bicycle. No. I’m not going to do that, but what else can I do?”

What else can he do indeed, and how will he do it? He’s got a lot of money, thats how. He has a 54-kilowatt solar-power system installed on the top of his 17,000 square foot garage that holds his 150-vehicle collection. On an average day, he generates 33 kilowatts. That’s enough electricity to run the air conditioning, overhead lights, and his power tools with enough to return some power to the city.


Although Leno believes in global warming, he knows some people don’t. He put it lightly that his “thing with the green situation is: Even if you don’t believe in global warming, don’t you want to screw the oil company or gas company of utility company?”

In addition to the solar panels, he has a wind turbine on his roof, and many other systems inside the garage that are designed to reduce toxic waste. He uses eco-friendly part cleaner that uses microbes to eat away the grease and grime. Yep, biodegradable.


He admits that what he does is expensive, around half a million to be exact, but he thinks that if people like him test out new ways to help the environment it will become more affordable to everyday households.

So thanks Leno, more rich people need to be like you.



http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/highway1/la-hy-throttle7nov07,1,53312.story?ctrack=3&cset=true