Eva Mendes & Rosario Dawson Get Their ‘Green’ On At Environmental Media Awards

By Michael Lopez

Yes there are tons of entertainment award shows happening at the moment. So many in fact, that we’re running out of initials to label them by! For us, the EMA’s stand for MTV’s upcoming Europe Music Awards, but in Hollywood this past weekend, they stood for the Environmental Media Awards. Honoring eco-friendly movies, TV shows, and stars, the gala brought out celebs like Eva Mendes and Rosario Dawson.

Image: EMA

Seeing how this particular awards show is all about helping the environment and keeping things ‘green’, we’ll let them slide on the whole copycat EMA thing. And we’ve got to admit, they definitely took their cause seriously. The meals were completely organic and served on compostable dinnerware. Plus, the whole event was sponsored by Toyota’s Prius.

Not so much of a competition, the EMA’s sought to recognize entertainment properties that spread the message of keeping it green. One obvious honoree was Avatar, which we think did a great job of stressing the importance of nature (sadly no Na’vis were on hand to accept the award). Shows like 30 Rock and Wilmer Valderrama’s Handy Manny were also recognized for their contributions.

Though Rosario and Eva didn’t take home any awards, they did catch a lot of attention for the shimmering dresses they wore on stage (biodegradable perhaps?). Joanna Garcia also presented (with Lance Bass), giving top honors to mogul Ted Turner. When speaking at the podium, Turner delivered some inspiring words for anyone wanting to get involved in ecological causes,

"Even people who are not conserving, they know about it, and knowing about it is really important, because you can change. You can change from somebody who doesn't care much about the environment to somebody who's very concerned about it."

Source: [Huffington Post]

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Tags Avatar, Award Shows, Ecology, Environmental Media Awards, Eva Mendes, Health, Joanna Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Ted Turner