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DiCaprio Unveils Climate Change Film 'Before the Flood'
2016-09-10 04:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Leonardo DiCaprio has unveiled his climate change documentary "Before the Flood" at the Toronto International Film Festival, saying the film is intended to "give the scientific community a voice." The film was directed by Fisher Stevens. It chronicles DiCaprio's exploits around the globe to raise awareness about climate change. DiCaprio is a United Nations Ambassador of Peace. He was greeted by fans outside the film's premiere Friday. The Academy Award-winning actor says, "We are truly at a turning...
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DiCaprio debuts climate change documentary
2016-09-10 02:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News.com.au: Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio says he rushed to release his upcoming climate change documentary Before the Flood ahead of November's US presidential elections to issue a clarion call to US 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 Film Festival on Friday. "We cannot afford,...
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Do Teachers Climate Change Beliefs Influence Students?
2016-09-10 01:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: A North Carolina State University study of middle school science classes explored whether teachers` beliefs about climate change influenced students` perceptions. "The answer is yes and no," said Kathryn Stevenson, an assistant professor in NC State`s College of Natural Resources and lead author of a paper describing the study, published in PLOS ONE. "While students generally mirror a teacher`s belief that global warming is happening, when it comes to the cause of climate change, students reason...
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DiCaprio´s ´Before The Flood´ aims to make climate a U.S. election issue
2016-09-10 00:24:00| 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 issuea 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 Film...
California Just Doubled Down on Fighting Climate Change
2016-09-09 23:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MIT Technology Review: As the worlds sixth-largest economy, California wields huge influence not just in the U.S., but around the world. So when Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law Thursday aimed at reducing the states greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, it put the world on notice that the Golden State aims to be a major player in the fight against climate change. The thing is, its far from clear just how the state will go about achieving that target. In 2006, Governor...
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