Sean Penn to lead biodiesel-powered Dirty Hands Caravan from California to Louisiana

April 28, 2008

In California, actor and activist Sean Penn announced plans to lead a biodiesel-powered, 300 person, 1800 mile caravan from California to New Orleans. The Dirty Hands caravan will leave Southern California today, arriving in New Orleans on May 4 in time for the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The actor said that caravan participants will volunteer for local organizations along the way to New Orleans.

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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Consumers & Fleets