These men do not simply sign on for a movement because it adds to their bottom line. They don't need a movement to add to their fame or their fortune. They sign on because they see the reality and it is unconscionable to look the other way.
Leonardo DiCaprio is involved with Russia's effort to protect tigers. He made a rather dangerous plane flight, because of the weather, into Russia to appear at a meeting regarding the tigers. No one has to question his resolve, it is absolute.
January 31, 2016
By Nancy Dillon and Nicolel Hensley
Record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change are the new normal for residents forced to endure their changing environment, the actor learned while filming the movie in locations that included Mexico, Argentina, British Columbia and Alberta.
“We shot at high altitudes in Calgary, and weather conditions were unprecedented," DiCaprio, 41, said Saturday, speaking backstage at the SAG Awards in Los Angeles.
"The locals had told us they’d never had weather extremes like that since they’ve lived there,” he added. “And you realize that 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history, December was the hottest, you know, December in recorded history.”
