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In 2007, Julia Roberts built a solar-powered Malibu home using recycled materials and sustainable wood. 19 years later, her eco-friendly choices still shape how she lives

American actress Julia Roberts has said motherhood changed the way she thinks about the environment. In a Life & Style Magazine interview in 2007, she said having children was a major reason she began thinking more critically about the environment and global warming, as per a report.

At the time, Roberts was planning a $20 million eco-friendly home that would be solar-powered, use wood from sustainably managed forests and feature recycled tiles in the bathrooms, as per a People report. She also said she wanted a vehicle that could run on vegetable oil, adding that smelling like a French fry would be a small price to pay.

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