Kevin Costner: "I've Lost $40 Million Plus" On Failed Green Initiatives

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Hollywood actor Kevin Costner has squandered more than £20million of his fortune on doomed investments to save the planet, he admits.

The Oscar-winning Dances With Wolves star plunged the cash into "green technology", forming two companies to develop his passion.

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- 1will I'm a Fan of 1will 34 fans permalink

He's got me beat. I've only been forced to piss away a few hundred extra dollars on Ethanol.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:32 PM on 10/01/2007
- Tator I'm a Fan of Tator 10 fans permalink

I look forward to the day the Liberals will actually practice what they preach. They are always tell us we have to change our ways but when you look at every major city, the bastion of Liberalism, all you see is cars to the horizon. When will we see the Liberals abandon their cars and start to ride bikes?

Once you moonbats actually start doing what you preach to everyone else, then maybe you will be taken seriously. Until then your just hypocrites.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:42 AM on 10/01/2007
- robinhood1 I'm a Fan of robinhood1 11 fans permalink

I doubt if either Kevin Costner or Al Gore ride the bus on a regular basis. But then I doubt whether GWB ever rode the bus before he became President, or that any of those rich Holy Roller preachers do either. The unfortunate reality is that rich people, whether they are Liberal or Conservative don't have to limit their energy use. They can afford to buy pretty much what they want to. Conservation is for the rest of us.

Can you imagine what the monthly utility bills must be like for someone living in a 10,000 square foot house? But then, if you can afford a 10,000 square foot house, you don't have to worry about the cost of electricity in the summer or heat in the winter.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:00 PM on 10/01/2007
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robinhood1 writes: "I doubt whether GWB ever rode the bus before he became President"

Yes, but the diference is, GWB is not encouraging legislation that would mandate that everyone other than GWB rides a bus.

That's the problem the opposition has with Al Gore (and AGW in general). Gore wants to pass laws requiring Americans do things he has no intention of doing.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:56 PM on 10/01/2007

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:50 AM on 10/01/2007
- Trittydi I'm a Fan of Trittydi 70 fans permalink
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less than interesting.
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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:04 AM on 10/01/2007

a casino??? NASA???? Strange bedfellows for an 'environmentalist' of any stripe.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:07 PM on 10/01/2007
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There is plenty of technology out there like solar and wind that just needs good marketing, sales, and installation talent.

If I had 40 million dollars to invest I would become a distributor for existing alternative energy products.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:44 AM on 10/01/2007
- loki I'm a Fan of loki 134 fans permalink
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Well at least he is trying to do something.
Thats more than most Americans can say.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:42 AM on 10/01/2007
- ceasenake I'm a Fan of ceasenake 8 fans permalink

Better you than me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:44 AM on 10/01/2007
- zendem1 I'm a Fan of zendem1 113 fans permalink

He should have put the money toward acting lessons.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:43 PM on 09/30/2007
- kfdan I'm a Fan of kfdan 22 fans permalink
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You've got to give it to Costner. He puts his money where his heart is rather than playing the markets on anything that will make money!
It is advisable to really consider practical matters where green schemes and concepts will take us. After all, there is only a certain amount of money that even Costner can afford to throw away!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:07 PM on 09/30/2007
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I guess Kevin paid his stupidity tax.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:06 PM on 09/30/2007
- WolfLarsen I'm a Fan of WolfLarsen 34 fans permalink

I guess his movie "Dances With Wolves" describes his investment strategy also.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:33 AM on 10/01/2007
- kroses98 I'm a Fan of kroses98 13 fans permalink

I was just going to also say that he couldn't be too bright!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:10 AM on 10/01/2007
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Remind me not to joint venture on anything with this guy!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:40 PM on 09/30/2007

Mr. Costner, if I could address you personally, I would say:

Thanks so much for your efforts. Still, maybe you don't have to be so ambitious? Starting completely from scratch, developing entirely new technologies, is high-risk.

I keep looking for investment opportunities in renewable energy through the stock market. I'm finding them, and I've made decent money on quite a few of them.

Meanwhile, when I have to buy something (and I generally avoid buying anything -- consumption itself is part of the problem), I make sure that I keep the future of Earth in mind. There's a Prius in my driveway, and solar photovoltaic panels on my roof.

Cheers.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:23 PM on 09/30/2007
- Ginzaman I'm a Fan of Ginzaman 12 fans permalink

If he was smart he would have returned my messages and let me invest that money for him. But nooooooo! He had to do it HIS way :).

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:55 PM on 09/30/2007
- Doug I'm a Fan of Doug 13 fans permalink

"I can't get a part in a movie so I'll raise my public profile by saying I've spend $40 million dollars to appease the liberal religion and its followers in Los Angeles." - Kevin Costner

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:00 PM on 09/30/2007
- maxfusion I'm a Fan of maxfusion 12 fans permalink

The fools, and their money, will soon part company.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:56 PM on 09/30/2007
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