Cameron Diaz Too "Selfish" to Save Environment

Thu, 05 July 2007 12:00:00 ET

Cameron Diaz refuses to let go off her car to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.

Cameron Diaz won't stop using her car to save the environment. The 'Shrek the Third' star, who is due to appear at one of the Live Earth concerts on Saturday (07.07.07), is too "selfish" to reduce her carbon footprint. ,br>Cameron is quoted in new book 'The Green Book - The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time' as saying: "I don't want to be running around barefoot, pushing my car like Barney Rubble. I don't want to go back to the Stone Age. I just want to maintain what we have for a long period of time - forever. How nice would that be? I'm very selfish."

Last month, the actress came under fire for carrying a bag bearing the political slogan of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong in Peru. The voice 34-year-old visited the Incan city of Machu Picchu carrying an olive green bag emblazoned with a red star and the words "Serve the People" printed in Chinese.

The bags are considered a fashion accessory in some parts of the world, but in Peru it is a reminder of the Maoist Shining Path insurgency that fought the government in the 80s and early 90s in a bloody conflict killing almost 70,000 people.

Cameron said afterwards: "I sincerely apologise to anyone I may have inadvertently offended. The bag was a purchase I made as a tourist in China and I did not realise the potentially hurtful nature of the slogan printed on it."

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