Wednesday, September 12, 2007
FIRE SALE
Seeking a second-hand Humvee? Contact pop group the Black Eyed Peas, whose members - beginning with singer Will.I.Am - are guiltily discarding their classy carbonators:
At the Live Earth concert at Wembley [in July], the full-stopped crooner vowed to blow up his Hummer ... for the good of the environment.
Anyone spot the flaw in that one? Reduce the harmful combustion-based emissions of your bling-wagon by setting it on fire? Hmm. Why not just set light to all those nasty oil wells to stop people putting the stuff in their cars, too?
But Will (as he’s known to his mates) has seen the error of his ways. With the benefit of hindsight and a nice calming cup of tea, he’s agreed instead to dispose of his Hummer by other means. “He’s going to crush it up and recycle it,” said a Black Eyed Peas spokesman.
His bandmate Fergie has another approach. She’ll give a Hummer to the highest bidder on eBay:
"After performing at Live Earth and realising everyone has a role to play in protecting the environment, Fergie decided to sell her Hummer and donate all the proceeds to Global Green USA.,” the eBay advert reads. “Auction Cause is also donating carbon emission credits for 10 years to help offset the impact."
"This is Fergie’s actual vehicle, and will come with a letter of authenticity from Auction Cause, the premier auction management agency. The Hummer was completely ‘pimped out’ by the guys at DUB too."
Beats me how it’s better for the environment that someone else drives that Humvee rather than Fergie, but it would be wrong of us to question the wisdom of singers.