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Rainforest Charity Pushes for Leonardo DiCaprio to Return Donations Linked to Malaysian Corruption Controversy

2016-08-30 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

People: Leonardo DiCaprio has been urged to pay back all funds he and his environment-focused foundation allegedly received from individuals accused of embezzling money from a vast Malaysian fund amid a sweeping corruption probe. In a letter to the Oscar-winning actor, Bruno Manser Fund, a Swiss-based rainforest charity, asks DiCaprio to disclose any funds he may have received from Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's stepson Riza Aziz, his associates Jho Low and Tan Kim Loong as well as Aziz's...

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DiCaprio urged to return 1MDB money he allegedly received

2016-08-26 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Malaysiakini: International NGO Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) has urged Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio to return all funds that he and his eponymous foundation allegedly received from 1MDB-linked individuals. In a letter to the actor, BMF asked DiCaprio to disclose and return any funds that he may have received from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's stepson Riza Aziz, his associates Jho Low and Tan Kim Loong as well as Riza's production company Red Granite Pictures. "We are deeply disturbed that Leonardo DiCaprio...

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Leonardo DiCaprio Oscar Speech on Climate Change Makes a Difference Based on Statistics

2016-08-08 02:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: It's no surprise how celebrities can cause a huge impact on world issues. In fact, thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar speech on climate change, it got people talking. A study done by a group of researchers from San Diego State University prove that DiCaprio certainly made an impression. John Ayers led the research along with colleagues from the University of California San Diego and Santa Fe Institute. They studied the statistics and how DiCaprio's speech on climate change affected data analysis....

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Why The Rio Olympics And Leonardo DiCaprio Get Your Attention On Climate Change

2016-08-06 07:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Forbes: If you watched the Opening Ceremony of the Rio Olympics Friday evening, social media was buzzing about the bold inclusion of a segment on climate change. The segment highlighted the perils of sea level rise on vulnerable nations and cities and also showed Ed Hawkins compelling visual spiral indicating global warming. I also noticed more activity on my social media platforms from people that normally do not talk about the topic. The overwhelming comments where things like wow, that was a wake up...

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