resize_article_photo.jpg- Spokesperson for Earth BioFuels and frequently talks up green issues on Oprah and other TV shows.
- Decided to convert from a hybrid to a vegetable-oil-fueled auto despite the danger of smelling "like a French fry."
"Because we did create the problem little by little and that's the way we're gonna have to fix it, little by little, the best we can."
- Has gotten political with her efforts to promote biodiesel fuel, especially for school buses.
"Every time I go to the grocery store carrying my grocery sacks back from the time before, I feel happy," she says. "All the tiny things, I think, really do make a difference."
On the ground: Roberts drives a Prius, which gets (at best) 60 miles to the gallon, shaving 30 miles off a normal car's mpg.
In the air: Chicago/LA, 1,749 miles in a private jet, the route she took with Rupert Everett while shooting "My Best Friend's Wedding."
Gas guzzled: 2,100 gallons of jet fuel.
Prius Penance: Julia would have to drive 30,000 miles, or roughly once around the earth and then some to even out her consumption in the air.
