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Oh, hellooooo.We’ve discussed that perhaps sometimes Harrison Ford goes a tad overboard on ways he raises environmental awareness, so it’s a little refreshing that this time around, his activism is taking the form of sitting in front of a camera and answering questions.

The website Big Think has a multi-part interview with Ford, asking questions that range from “Is Indiana Jones an environmental hero?” to “How has your love of nature informed your acting?” But the most interesting answer, I think, comes from the question, “Can we live green and also live well?” To that Ford answers, in fact, we have to live green to live well. As he continues, Ford hits on a very important point regarding our depletion of the earth’s resources

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A slew of celebrities including Harrison Ford, Bo Derek and Robert Duvall have come together to support the World Bank on Monday in their mission to help save tigers from becoming extinct. The World Bank is mostly known for its efforts to mitigate poverty around the globe, but it has also taken on wildlife conservation efforts with the help of governments and scientists. Their new Tiger Conservation Initiative aims to tackle threats to tigers like the illegal trade of their skins, meat and body parts, which are used in traditional Asian medicine.

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GREENEST BLOG #1 / Prius Now Sunny Up

If simply owning a Prius isn’t enough satisfaction these days because now everyone else has one (I hear it’s actually a law in Los Angeles you have to own at least one), now you can Prius to the max by replacing your hybrid’s roof with solar panels to get that extra boost of non-gasoline power. Read Blog

GREENEST BLOG #2 / Puttin’ On the Garbage

Ecoist is turning trash into fashion. The Miami-based eco-design firm is riding a fast rising star in the burgeoning world of eco-friendly fashion with their elegant handbags made entirely of recycled materials. Read Blog

ODDEST BLOG / Harrison Ford Waxes Poetically?
Harrison Ford waxed his chest a while back to raise awareness of the destruction of the rain forests, and I wrote about it and we were all kind of confused. Well, luckily, YouTube is here to set everything straight. Yep, we have the video online now of Harrison Ford being interviewed by a former Spice Girl, and then having his chest waxed. Read Blog

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Gets Oily!

Now peak oil is getting some sultry attention from Oily Cassandra, who is pretty confident that her oil-conservation-inspired strip tease will get you worked up and ready to take action. Read Blog

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Top 10 Ways Indiana Jones Saved the World : #3 (find #1 and #2 here)

3) Meeting Karen Allen’s Marion Ravenwood

OK, again this may not have “saved the world” but Marion Ravenwood is amazing, and I would argue the most amazing thing in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. As many big blockbuster Hollywood pictures continue to degrade women and proliferate stereotypes, the latest Indiana Jones gave us a woman (an older one at that!) who didn’t put up with Indy’s crap and was tough enough to fight on her own most of the time. Her spirit lights up the screen and illustrates how women should be portrayed more often.

Here’s an interview with Allen:

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Top 10 Ways Indiana Jones Saved the World : #2 (find #1 here)

2) Archeology is Cool and Teaches Us Things (which helps in saving the world)

OK, OK, being an archaeologist isn’t necessarily saving the world, but learning about our past and sharing that information no doubt helps us all to be better as people and as a society. Plus, when you live in a world where ancient objects can mean world domination, Archeology becomes super important!

Watch this clip about archeology from Bill Nye the Science Guy:

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It’s Indy mania! Stay tuned to the TakePart blog over the next week to see the Top 10 Ways Indiana Jones Saved the World and how you can be just like Indy and save it too! Each new entry will have action links that allow you to do what Indy did - in the comfort of your own home of course. For now, here’s are first entry:

1) Stopping Child Labor in The Temple of Doom:

When a town full of children are missing, Indiana Jones comes to the rescue. After crash landing in India, a small village claims that a valuable stone is missing (along with the children) and our amazing Jones gets down to business and in the process finds out the children aren’t really missing… They’re working in a mine!

Speaking of the mine - here’s a classic scene from the flick.

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How YOU doing?Harrison Ford waxed his chest a while back to raise awareness of the destruction of the rain forests, and I wrote about it and we were all kind of confused. Well, luckily, youtube is here to set everything straight. Yep, we have the video online now of Harrison Ford being interviewed by a former Spice Girl, and then having his chest waxed. If it weren’t Access Hollywood, I’d swear this was some sort of Warholian art project to see how far the American people can be taken for a ride. But it’s real. Video, after the jump.

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I wonder why he's grimacing.You know how sometimes, you have so many things to say about something, you’re actually rendered speechless?  This is one of those times.  Because, you see, to highlight the “pain involved in deforestation,” Harrison Ford went ahead and had his chest waxed.  On Access Hollywood.  With a Spice Girl there to document.  Obviously.  The 65(!)-year old is a dedicated environmentalist, having worked with the group Conservation International for fifteen years.  His hope is that this action shocks people into thinking green.  Which I suppose is a totally logical leap in logic.

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Don’t miss some of our most popular articles of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

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