KEWL Magazine's Top 10 Greenest Teen Celebs
04-22-08

10. Matthew Underwood
Matthew got out and volunteered at last year's Coastal Clean-Up Day, near Santa Monica Beach. But you don't have to wait for  a special event, or need to live by the ocean, to get involved. "You can go out and get all of your friends to help clean up a park... That's what my world revolves around; changing the world, making it a better place." And he doesn't do it for the ‘good publicity' it could bring him. "I wore Gap RED shirts for an entire year. Gap didn't even know I was doing it." He did it to help people in Africa. That's putting your money where it counts! And using your body as a billboard for good causes is the kewlest definition of style.

9. Sara Paxton
This ex-mermaid does her part by being an avid recycler, and hopes that the green advice of celebrities can make a difference with teens. "Sometimes parents don't always address it with their kids, or kids don't want to hear it from their parents, so it's nice to have the information coming from as many people that kids look up to as possible." says Sara. "It's good to get the word out there that you alone have the power to make a difference."

8. Emma Roberts
Emma is always thinking green! "There are a lot of easy things you can do for the environment that help in a big way. Just recycling… it's really important. Or not driving huge gas guzzling cars. And if you see trash lying around, pick it up! That's what I try to do and I think it does help." Seeing ways to help in your everyday routine can make a huge difference, even where you live. "I think it starts with one person. If everyone thinks they can make a difference, then together they can." If you can't remember to be green, just think of Emma's sparkling green eyes! That should help!

7. Corbin Bleu 
Corbin wore green last year to the Environmental Media Awards. He's big on recycling and donates much of his time to charities such as City of Hope and The Pediatric  Aids Foundation. "There are little things you can do to make a difference, like recycling. If everybody would recycle it would make a huge difference." And when he's right, he's right! Corbin's been caught taking many steps to help in the Los Angeles community to help kids eat better, and get a head start on their schooldays. Why don't we all get more involved in his recycling idea too!

6. Miley Cyrus
This pop sensation follows a vegetarian lifestyle (which isn't for everyone!) and lends her star power (and large donations) to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. She just donated a signed handbag to be auctioned off for The Nature Conservancy, donated a signed director's chair to Variety's Kids to auction off, designed Uggs and T-shirts for charity, and is one of the newest members of the Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet. Miley is taking care of people on earth and that's pretty green too!

5. Selena Gomez
Selena gets involved in greening her life by planting trees with Disney costars and TreePeople in LA. She loves clothes shopping at thrift stores and even gardens with her grandma, using compost from their own kitchen scraps. She's also been spotted wearing a World Wildlife Federation "Hotter Than I Should Be" T-shirt. "It's sad to go up to kids my age right now and talk about global warming. They say, ‘What's that?' It hurts me.  I would love to educate kids more. You can say, ‘I'm only one person, what can I do?' But everything  counts; from recycling a bottle to turning out your light bulb when you're not really using it..."

4. Zac Efron 
When Kewl talked  about going green with Zac last summer, he was switching out his old-school light bulbs for new CFLs. Since then, he's really gotten into the green of things by wearing his "The Future  Is Green" tee around town as well as OmniPeace shirts to show his support of the organization devoted to ending extreme poverty in Africa. Zac even arrived at last year's Teen Choice Awards in an all new ‘eco-limo'! 

3. Hilary Duff 
Last year Stuff by Duff partnered with the pattern company McCall's, to help kids and parents get away from mass-produced mall fashion and create personalized fashions at home with fabrics of their choice – organic anyone? She's auctioned some of her fav styles to raise money for Kids With a Cause, helping poor kids around the world and wears vintage and earth-friendly clothing to red carpet events. But it doesn't stop there! She's been giving her star power (and large donations!) to charities like Keep Memory Alive (Alzheimer's disease), Return to Freedom (a Wild Horse Sanctuary) and USA Harvest (helping  Hurricane Katrina victims). Good habit, if you can get into it!

2. Bindi Irwin 
The child of late "Crocodile Hunter", Steve Irwin, has been doing more than her share. Her new clothing line features eco-friendly styles and shoes (with soles made from recycled rubber) - and 100% of the profits will go to Australia Zoo's conservation programs! Bindi Wear International has 130 pieces in the collection to mix and match, and help bring recycled materials and the eco message to kids in a way they can totally relate to!

1. Hayden Panettiere 
"It's time, more than ever, for a change, and I definitely want to make a difference." This real life eco-warrior has traveled around the globe to help bring about legislation to prohibit whale hunting, and even risked her life to put her own body between dolphin hunters and dolphins. "Dolphins and whales are the barometer to the health of our oceans...as go the dolphins and whales, so go the oceans, and as go the oceans, so goes life on earth… That's why its time to Save the Whales Again!" She even sold her clothes online to raise money for The Whaleman Foundation! At home, she's a vegetarian, has re-usable totes in her car for all of her shopping, and last year, she switched out her SUV for a Prius. She's also one of the celebrity spokespeople for the Declare Yourself campaign, to help inspire young people to vote and get their voices heard. It's nice to see someone taking their ‘Hero' status so seriously!

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