November 6, 2007

Off-Grid 101

Cate Blanchett – off the grid down under

Cate Blanchett
Off-Grid goddess

Cate Blanchett’s hot off the set of “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”, but she won’t be indulging in any wasteful showering. Dailysnack.com reported that the 38-year-old Oscar-nominated thespian had a timer installed in her shower, limiting her shower-action to just four minutes.

“I heard something silly the other day that I’d stopped washing my hair to cut down on using even more water but that’s not true,” she said. “I’m just trying to do my bit. I do live in a desert called Australia you know.”

This environmental concern is nothing out of the ordinary for Cate, who lives in a solar-powered apartment in Sydney. And she recently announced plans to take the Sydney Theatre Company off-grid.…

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