Environmental heroes Ed Begley Jr. and his wife Rachelle Carson will be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey show tomorrow, April 29.

Oprah will be interviewing Rachelle in studio while Ed gives a tour of their home via Skype. According to Wikipedia, the Begley home is 1,585 square feet and utilizes solar power, wind power via a PacWind vertical-axis wind turbine; an air conditioning unit cooled by Greenway Design Group, LLC.; an electricity generating bicycle used to toast bread, and he pays around $300 a year in electric bills.

The couple currently have a reality show about green living called Living With Ed on Planet Green.

If you’ve experienced some bad luck courtesy of Mother Nature, there may be some environmentally friendly hope that will help you pick up the pieces. A home insurance company is offering owners of destroyed or damaged homes a chance to rebuild with green materials, without breaking the bank while doing so.

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies will pay to rebuild using environmentally friendly materials, low-impact processes and ultra-efficient heating and cooling technology after an insured loss. Chubb will pay the difference between rebuilding the house as it was and rebuilding “green,” up to the amount of GreenWise insurance purchased.

Providing insurance to this growing sector is a means to support the development of the alternative energy marketplace,” said Peter Thompson, vice president, Chubb & Son, and worldwide energy manager for Chubb Commercial Insurance. “With this initiative, we will gain a deeper understanding of the industry and identify new product needs for the array of businesses involved with or affected by renewable energy.”

Policyholders can purchase 10 percent to 100 percent of the insured value of the home, while other insurers typically provide only up to 10 percent of the dwelling limit for “green” coverage.