Coming back to the story about the ‘Best Practices Guide for Green Production,’ the biggest pollution problem for Hollywood seems to be transport. While the stars drive a Prius, trucks and equipment are still running on dirty diesel.

“Movie production is an inherently high-polluting business. You usually must move large numbers of people and equipment fairly long distances, often to remote locations,” a consultant with the GreenSpeed Automotive Group said. “Once you get situated you have to power lots of lights and other equipment, many times by using diesel generators that are not especially clean.”

“Throw in a few special-effects explosions, and you clearly have left a significant carbon footprint along with many other types of pollution.” Yeah, that’s what I said. So if you are into the environment, think about what you are enjoying when Tom Cruise blows up the next car.

Disney is launching a nature film label, originally called Disneynature. “Our goal is to bring event films, as only nature can tell,” Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, said. Trying to release one green picture a year, the label will be run by Jean-Francois Camilleri, also responsible for the box office hit ‘March of the Penguins.’

The first movie will be called ‘Earth’ and will be released on Earth Day April 22, 2009. Other projects are ‘Chimpanzee’ and ‘Big Cats,’ both filmed in Africa.

Did you know Hollywood was the cause for major pollution? Well, you do now. Just count all the explosions in one action movie. Can’t be healthy. But in a plan outlined by major studios this friday, they say they want to seriously reduce their ‘carbon footprint and workplace waste.’

Virtuously called ‘Best Practices Guide for Green Production’ the guide gives tips on eco-friendly filming, transport, post-production and green makeup. “Hollywood’s film studios have come a long way since they started recycling in the 1970s,” Gary Petersen (environmental member) told the AFP.

They sure did Gary, they sure did.