The Activist Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah, who is a famous Hollywood actress, is also a very dedicated environmentalist. 1) ________ . She has acted with many famous Hollywood stars and worked with top directors like Woody Allen and Quentin Tarantino. But did you know that she has a very different lifestyle to other Hollywood stars?

 

She doesn’t drive a luxurious car that consumes a lot of oil. Instead she drives a truck that runs on bio-diesel. She has also converted some cars to use alternative fuels. 2) ________ . She grows sunflowers on her farm and is able to produce her own bio-diesel from the oil that is produced by the plants. She always says that natural sources aren’t infinite and if we aren’t careful about protecting the environment, we will have serious environmental problems in the future.

 

She lives on a ranch in the Rocky Mountains and her house is an environment-friendly one. Her house is made from the pieces of an old carriage house. It’s placed into the side of a mountain so it’s heated and cooled down with the help of earth. She is trying to use natural sources of energy like solar energy and wind power as much as possible. 3) ________ . She grows her own fruit and vegetables and takes care of the animals around. 

 

She is known to organize campaigns about environmental issues and be an activist. 4) ________. Her aim was to support farmers to save LA’s urban community farms. She was arrested for the second time while trying to draw the attention of the people to a mountaintop removal. 

 

She is highly motivated to help educate people and spread information about environmental awareness. There are times that she feels overwhelmed, but she tries to stay focused. She will definitely keep on trying to raise awareness about environmental problems.