I’m sure there’s some sort of noise pollution or blowing hot air joke in this somewhere, but I’m not really up for it, so I’ll just go ahead and tell you that City Car Club has named Simon Cowell the world’s worst-polluting celebrity. Per whatcar.com, the average emissions of Cowell’s fleet of cars is 457g of carbon dioxide per kilometer driven, which would make a lot more sense to a lot more of us if it weren’t in metric. Silly foreigners with their measuring system based around something that is actually logical.

The top ten list also includes David Beckham, 50 Cent, and Justin Timberlake. Number two, however, is Jay Kay. It took a lot of reaching way back into my brain to remember that he was (is?) the lead singer for Jamiroquai. Which apparently still qualifies you as a celebrity. Though, really, how cool was that moving floor trick? Answer: Very.

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Idol Gives Back is on tomorrow night and celebs coming our more than ever. this annual event is causing an online stir, here are just some of the many mentions of Idols efforts:

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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. Check out our most popular articles of the week on a variety of subjects, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Dean Karmen Shows Steven Colbert How To Filter Water

St Patricks Day Goes Green with Green Beer: Top 10 Eco Beers

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Nicole:

East Meets West at Dubai Art Fair, But Shadow of Migrant Labor Remains

TakePart’s “I Am Voting For” Campaign Wants You To Vote the Issues

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Giulia:

Simon Cowell Gives Big

Scarlett Johansson Dates For Charity

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Gina:

Top 10 Easter Films

Top 10 Films That Have Helped to Frame the War in Iraq

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Kerry:

Aqua Colbert Massage In a Bottle

Dakota the Mummified Duckbilled Dinosaur Gets Its Rocks Off

Today’s Oprah show had me in tears (as usual). The program introduced us to Amy and Randy Stoen, parents to three-year old Madelaine who was recently diagnosed alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that had spread to the left side of her face. To try to save her life, doctors started chemotherapy right away but the time and money spent on their daughters treatment has left the couple in a financial struggle and fearful that they may loose their home.

Inspired by Oprah’s new show “Oprah’s Big Give” Simon Cowel from American Idol generously paid off the Stoen’s mortgage. Cowell wrote the family a $162,000 personal check and offered to continue his assistance to help relieve some of the couples stress. While Cowell’s donation can’t cure Madelaine’s disease, it will certainly help ease some of the burden this medical situation has created for the Stoen family.

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