Nicole Richie wants to save America's lampposts

Pregnant socialite Nicole Richie wants to save America's lampposts & is planning to launch a campaign to prevent dogs from peeing on the country's streetlights.

Richie is promoting Swedish inventor Lennart Jarlerbro's dog urinals which are tied to street lights to prevent them from being eroded by the animals' urine.

Nicole - who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Joel Madden in January - said: "This invention is just so clever. It's a cute rubber cup attached to the post and a hose that pipes urine into the gutter."
Jarlerbro came up with the idea after getting annoyed at seeing lampposts prematurely corroded.

He said: "The average lamppost has a lifespan of 30 years but my invention could add a further 15 years."

Meanwhile, Lionel Richie, Nicole's adopted father has revealed the 'Simple Life' star is expecting a son. 'Nicole is having a boy,' he tells America's OK! Magazine. 'She even has a few names picked out.'