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If you haven't seen "Living with Ed" on HGTV, you're truly missing out. We all know of Ed Begley, Jr. the actor, but through "Living with Ed" we learn about Ed Begley, Jr. the green homeowner and activist.

The show, while being laugh out loud funny, also educates us as Ed greens up his property and teaches his friends and neighbors to be green. Nothing goes to waste in the Begley household. Not Ed's nasty office chair, not apple cores and not old dog bowl water as you can see in this hysterical video clip:

While it's apparent Ed is a bit of an...eccentric in Hollywood circles, it's clear his wife Rachelle Carson Begley has the patience of a saint. What I find refreshing is that after reporting on Hollywood luxury and excess for the past year, Ed and Rachelle have a small cozy home without a lot of unnecessary bells and whistles.  How many homes do you know have an Academy Award above the cat box?

And though there are times Rachelle appears to be losing patience, it's clear she cares about the environment and has no problems doing her part to help take care of the earth. Check out her one thing everyone should do to be green. It's easy, it's inexpensive and we can all do it.

You gotta love a man who drives his environmentally sound electric car to the Academy Awards and isn't afraid to place a big red rain barrel in front of his home. If only we could get more of Hollywoods A (and B and C and D...) listers to follow the Begley's example. More civilians wouldn't be too far behind.

For more information on "Living with Ed" visit the HGTV website. I promise, you'll be hooked.

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