The Malibu Hollywood elite would have us believe they are staunch environmentalists. They talk the talk but do not always walk the walk. How many of them are using solar power to heat and cool their 10,000-square-foot megahomes? Do they drive electric cars or even fuel-efficient cars? SUVs and Hummers do not qualify.

These people don’t have a clue what they spend on heat and electricity, yet they are adamant that they don’t want that liquefied natural gas facility in their back yard. They suggest I should wait around for 20 years or so for alternative wind energy to kick in. I live in the real world. I don’t know about them.

— Betty Moore, Oxnard