Lauren Matison

Rail Europe, the France Guide, and Air France are hosting journalists May 16-21 on a cultural trip through five cities in France. I am so looking forward to being back!

This image of the blond bespectacled actor on his bike is something of a childhood memory for me. I grew up within a mile of Ed Begley Jr. in Los Angeles, and I still get warm fuzzies thinking about how he and I once shared a Studio City zip code. (The fact that Jack Nickelson and Tiffani Amber Thiessen also lived nearby didn’t seem to interest this National Geographic reading, mountain-hiking kid who loved to compost.) When I had the opportunity to catch up with the Hollywood hero last month at the Go Green Expo in New York, I didn’t hesitate to say hello.

It doesn’t matter how many times you hear or read his panoply of pleas about going green, even to republicans, Ed’s got a mouthful worth listening to. Quite simply, and without needing a script, he knows just how to get the serious message across–often by making light out of how to lighten our carbon footprint.

I followed up with the eco-friendly father, husband, and hybrid-trotter over email about his upcoming big project, some easy next steps for greenies, and what Ed Begley Jr.’s climate bill would look like if he knew Congress would pass it. Continue Reading