Kudos to the person (my guess, an underpaid intern) over at USAToday.com who matched this particular picture and story about the Divine Miss M in yesterday's online edition.
(Link: Midler wrongly fells 200 Hawaiian trees - USATODAY.com)
Now all this sounds pretty bad, but even the headline suggests it is an honest mistake... particularly given Bette's pretty sincere commitment to the environment (campaigns for composting in LA and highway trash cleanup in NY).
I'm guessing the recommended $6,500 fine won't affect the 61-year old soon-to-be Vegas headliner's checkbook too badly... particularly when it's regarding your nearly 11-square mile piece of property on Kauai!
I've read this article on many different sites recently and the one thing that sticking in my mind is HER OWN PROPERTY! Its not like she was building condos or a landfill, christ, she was just planning to plant NATIVE species there. This whole permit bullshit has just gone too far! Just another way for the government to make money where they have no business doing so. Zone for conservation of what?
Posted by: Scot | Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 11:57 PM
By the way, is that picture of Rick Springfield AT 58 or is it an older picture of a younger Rick?
Posted by: Scot | Friday, August 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM
What difference does it make if they're native or non-native? A tree is a tree. She needs to go back to school
Posted by: Jonono | Monday, December 08, 2008 at 11:15 AM