Some might say having to dress up in a corn costume would signal the end of your career...

I'm not sure how you feel about Hollywood stars lending their celebrity to motivate political opinion, but you're probably aware that Ben Affleck has been pretty open about his leanings. He was so vocal, in fact, that there was even rumors he had aspirations to run for public office at some point. Most recently, he, along with other stars like his buddy Matt Damon and his wife Jennifer Garner, have lent themselves to promote awareness of Flex Fuels and its upcoming vote in Congress. Here's the first video of the mildly humorous series, Project Phin:



More about the project, and other videos can be found here. Like I've mentioned before, I'm still a bit confused as to what the prevailing alternative fuel will be in the future, whether it be bioethanol, biobutanol, biodiesel, BioWillie, etc., but getting Congress to increase mileage standards for cars to 35 mpg by 2020 sounds like a step in the right direction.