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Human Rights Activist, Charity Demand Leonardo DiCaprio Return "Ill-Gotten" Donations
2016-09-12 06:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reporter: Save Rivers, which is active in Malaysia, and Ambiga Sreenevasan, recipient of the U.S. International Women of Courage Award, are the latest to speak out about money linked to a corruption scandal. Leonardo DiCaprio dropped by the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday to present the world premiere of his latest environmental doc Before the Flood, directed by Fisher Stevens, to a packed audience at the Princess of Wales theater. The film, which follows the Oscar-winning U.N. Messenger...
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Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Before the Flood' hopes to make climate change an election issue
2016-09-10 09:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hollywood heartthrob and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio said he rushed to release his upcoming climate change documentary "Before the Flood" ahead of November's U.S. presidential elections to issue a clarion call to U.S. voters in time to influence their decisions. "We wanted this film to come out before the next election because ... the United States is the largest contributor to this issue," DiCaprio said to the audience after the film's world premiere at the Toronto International...
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Leonardo DiCaprio's global warming doc is the most depressing world tour ever
2016-09-10 09:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Verge: Celebrities are keen on adopting righteous causes, but few are as vocal as Leonardo DiCaprio about his quest to save the planet from ecological collapse. "I am consumed by this," DiCaprio told Rolling Stone in a profile earlier this year. "There isnt a couple of hours a day where Im not thinking about it." With Before the Flood, DiCaprio is asking us to sample his daily two-hour burden. Directed by Fisher Stevens, Before the Flood documents DiCaprio as he jet-sets from Greenland, to Indonesia,...
Leonardo DiCaprio Releases First Look at Climate Change Documentary 'Before the Flood'
2016-09-08 15:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Complex: Leonardo DiCaprio has long had a passion for getting peeps educated on the dire reality of climate change. Even way back in 2007 (i.e. the year of things like Plain White T's and Spider-Man 3), dude was getting the message out with expansive documentaries like The 11th Hour. A lot has happened since then, such as DiCaprio finally nabbing an Oscar and, yes, the continued destruction of our planet. To get everyone caught up, DiCaprio is back at it with Before the Flood. Leo dives underwater while...
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Leonardo DiCaprio pushed to repay donations tied to embezzlement scheme
2016-09-06 09:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tribute: Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental charity is under pressure to repay some donations tied to a Malaysian fund that also backed his film The Wolf of Wall Street. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) is allegedly being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice after it was revealed that some of the foundation`s donors and investors are involved in a $3.5 million Malaysian embezzlement scheme whose "misappropriated" funds also bankrolled the actor`s 2013 film. According to the U.S. Department...
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