Billie Eilish and her mom Maggie Baird, Nikki Reed and Bill Nye were among the notable names recognized at the 2022 Environmental Media Association Awards Gala presented by Toyota on Saturday night…
were among the notable names recognized at the 2022 Environmental Media Association Awards Gala presented by Toyota on Saturday night at Sunset Las Palmas Studio.
“I work with brands and we make things in the fashion industry — which I’m such a big fan of and really involved with — it’s just horribly upsetting the way that people aren’t really thinking about it first,” Eilish shared. “I mean, people kind of think about it, or are pretending to think about it, and I would just say that my mom has been … she’s always thinking about it in this way that I’m just so in awe.
The gratitude flowed from both sides as Baird also thanked her husband and children for putting up with her eco-conscious whims throughout their formative years, noting how “nobody really enjoys it when you forbid them from using paper towels” or single use plastics in their home. Though, it’s clear some of her lessons made a lasting mark on her children.
“When they were little, we sat in the park with a lot of kids and talked about books. And as they got older, of course, you get a lot of dystopian novels, as you do. While we read those dystopian novels, all I could think of is we are fucking living in a dystopian novel. We are living like we’re on page 10 of book one. We’re on book four, like page 325. If it’s ‘Harry Potter,’ it’s like, 782. We have to start acting like where we are in that novel. This is urgent,” Baird said.
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