Daryl Hannah: Eco-Warrior

Even super-green Ed Begley Jr. looks up to her.

Daryl Hannah may be a shy environmentalist who doesn't like to tell people what to do, but she does a fine job of leading by example.

Hannah has been an environmentalist for decades, beginning in her childhood when she became a vegetarian (she's now vegan).

Hannah has been driving on 100 percent biodiesel for years. She's appeared on The O'Reilly Factor to promote the biofuel, managing to somehow win over the conservative host.

Hanah's vlog—dhlovelife.com—is her platform for sharing her passion for the environment with others. She offers a window into issues and the people behind environmental activism.

In one video Hannah talks to members of Critical Mass, a movement dedicated to riding bicycles instead of driving, and in another she explores biodynamic wine. In a video about biofuel she even licked her gas cap, saying the toxicity of her fuel is "somewhere between table salt and Maple syrup."

Her vlog also now includes Love Life Goods, an online eco-store carrying products at a wide range of price points. Begley's Best household cleaner (yes, that's Ed Begley Jr.'s product) sells for $6, while a gorgeous bamboo snowboard is pricier but still not a bad price at about $500. The heftiest price tag: A solar boat selling for $30,000. While the inventory isn't huge, the products are undeniably eco-friendly.

In June 2006 Hannah made headlines when she was forcibly removed form a walnut tree during a protest. She'd spent 23 days in the tree on L.A.'s South Central Urban Garden in a bid to save the garden from demolition and development. After being arrested, Hannah told People it was worth it.

"I spent the last 23 days down at the South Central farm, which is the largest urban farm in the nation and provides food for hundreds of families," Hannah told People. "The subsistence farmers are from one of the poorest communities. This farm should be a model for sustainable urban agriculture. It needs to be replicated, not eradicated."

Hannah told People she got involved in the protest while making a video for her eco-vlog. "I went down to the farm to shoot a segment on it and fell in love with it and the farmers and committed myself to stand in solidarity with them and on principles to save the farm."

Hannah also used her star power as the host of Sierra Club Chronicles, a documentary series on LinkTV that explores environmental activists.

Her principles are so important that Hannah has lived off the grid for more than a decade. She has a home in the Rockies and a place in Southern California which both run on solar power and graywater systems. And whenever she travels, Hannah buys carbon offsets to cancel out the carbon generated.

For someone who describes herself as shy and admits to struggling with agoraphobia - a fear of open spaces - Hannah is remarkably outspoken about environmental issues. In a 2006 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Hannah spoke candidly about eco-celebrities and Hollywood putting its money where its mouth is.

"The fact that there's not any really progressive green show on television right now is bizarre. There are a lot of people in the TV industry who are interested in the field, but when I approach them about doing something, everyone's like, 'Oh, it's a niche market.' Well that's bull--."

No pulled punches in this corner.