The man had read on Munter's website that she was buying an acre of rainforest for each race.

CNN: She's racing to save the environment

The man asked Munter to suggest a way he could make a similar purchase as a birthday gift for his spouse.

CNN: She's racing to save the environment

Munter understands her celebrity gets her a platform other people don't get.

CNN: She's racing to save the environment

But the judge, California Superior Court's John Munter, decided that the case could move forward in the state court, saying it was not federally preempted as the banks had argued.

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Gibson said that Munter has made the team think more about recycling and now they take bins to the track to make sure they don't put cans and bottles in the trash.

CNN: She's racing to save the environment

And NASCAR is doing better, too, Munter said.

CNN: She's racing to save the environment

Munter, who says when her racing career is over she'll be a scuba diving instructor, e-mailed CNN.com saying it was important for her to fly halfway around the world to get out the message of the film.

CNN: She's racing to save the environment

If not in the race cars, she hopes it will do it at least in the big rigs that haul the cars from race shop to tracks all over the country, burning so much diesel it makes Munter cringe.

CNN: She's racing to save the environment