(FORTUNE Magazine) – LOS ANGELES -- Monday night ((saw)) the biggest celebration ever of Hollywood's commitment to its favorite cause, the environment. Nearly 700 of the town's elite, including . . . Robert Redford . . . and Jane Fonda, streamed into a glitzy movie set ((to)) pay tribute to . . . shows . . . that have effectively used environmental themes . . . A number of the stars and executives who showed up . . . seemed defensive about their way of life. ((Norman)) Lear, for example, a prominent and outspoken liberal . . . acknowledged in an interview: ''We're like every other human being. You do what you can. It's very damned hard reorienting your life . . . I asked how can I be an environmentalist and not buy a fuel-efficient car. I'm sorry. I wasn't ready to do it. I bought a Mercedes . . .'' -- From a news report in the New York Times.