[Chat] Prius at the Oscars

[Emil Volcheck]

Cameron Diaz among stars arriving at Oscars in hybrid cars

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (March 22, 12:11 p.m. PST) - Star gazers won't see Cameron
Diaz stepping out of a stretch limo at Sunday night's Oscars ceremony.

She's  one  of a handful of celebrities who will be chauffeured to the
gala in hybrid cars powered by both gasoline and electricity.

Also  arriving  in a Toyota Prius, courtesy of environmentalists, will
be Harrison Ford, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams.

"This  is  to  show that there are people who care about lessening our
dependence  on  foreign  oil and increased fuel efficiency," said Matt
Petersen   of   Global   Green   USA,  an  affiliate  of  Green  Cross
International.

Alternative fuel vehicles "are part of the solution to global warming,
pollution and lowering our gas bills," Petersen said.

Because of the war in Iraq, organizers canceled the splashy red-carpet
arrivals at the Kodak Theatre.