GEORGE CLOONEY - CLOONEY TO BECOME BOARD MEMBER OF GREEN ENERGY FIRM

CLOONEY TO BECOME BOARD MEMBER OF GREEN ENERGY FIRM

Movie superstar GEORGE CLOONEY has been named as an executive board member of a new environmentally-friendly Swiss energy company. Clooney will sit on the board of the currently-unnamed firm, which is being set up by Swiss billionaire Nicolas Hayek - the chairman of watch company Swatch Group - to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in energy consumption. However, Hayek admits he wasn't sure whether to invite Clooney or former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore to join him in his new venture. Hayek decided on Clooney because it remains unclear whether Gore will run as a candidate in next year's (08) U.S. presidential election, and the mogul was worried the former Vice President and Oscar winner wouldn't have the time for his eco-energy firm.