Posted on 09/24/2015 9:40:42 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Actor an environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged to divest from his fossil fuel holdings and increase his investment in renewable energy companies, an environmental group announced Tuesday.
DiCaprio attended a meeting of the Divest-Invest Coalition in New York City Tuesday, where he pledged to end his personal and his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation’s investments in the fossil fuel sector.
“Climate change is severely impacting the health of our planet and all of its inhabitants, and we must transition to a clean energy economy that does not rely on fossil fuels, the main driver of this global problem.” the Departed actor said in a statement.
After looking into the growing movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in climate solutions, I was convinced to make the pledge on behalf of myself and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. Now is the time to divest and invest to let our world leaders know that we, as individuals and institutions, are taking action to address climate change, and we expect them to do their part this December in Paris at the U.N. climate talks.
According to the organization, more than 400 institutions and 2,000 individuals have pledged to divest fossil fuel holdings ahead of the planned UN climate change gathering in Paris later this year. The organization claims the value of divestments accrued already tops $2.6 trillion.
Divest-Invest also touted other organizations that have made the pledge, including California’s Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the University of California system, the Canadian Medical Association, the Norway Pension Fund, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and the World Council of Churches.
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i wonder if this means hes going to sell his aircraft carrier size yacht
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
So, did the pudgy-faced has-been promise to walk everywhere, or not?
If he was honest he would buy a lot of walking shoes and some bicycles and sell his SUV’s and any other mode of transportation that pollutes the air.
I wish he was Departed
I was so waiting for Leonardo to do this.
My life is now complete...
Poor Leonardo won’t be eating, sleeping, living in a house, going to the bathroom, turning on the lights, driving...
What a dumb ass.
I’ve heard that Hollywood has an enormous gluttonous carbon footprint.
Making movies and TV shows on Hollywood sets consume enormous amounts of energy. Filming on location somewhere else also consumes huge amounts of energy and results in a huge carbon footprint for the entertainment industry.
How can these Hollywood idiots stand to work in a business which is a gross polluter by any measure????
So - that mean he’s gonna swim when he use to jet-set across the ocean for both work and play?
100% solar-powered auto? Because even a plug-in electric is likely to get some of its power from fossil fuels.
What about any fabric or shoe that contains any product made from petroleum?
Isn't he the guy who painted the Mona Lisa...or something?
Every now and then a Hollywood weirdo comes along and does this crap. It wears off after a short period of time.
No, that was Mikey DeAngelo.
I thought that DiCaPrIo-kid was a rapster from Ontario who only rapped in French.
Maybe he can remember his lines, but he isn’t all that bright or good looking, either.
He owns FOUR yachts.
Wonderful!
I can expect to see the fruitcake on a bike, if he ever comes to our city.
Does this mean he’ll be bicycling around, not taking a plane or a limo anywhere? I doubt it, it’s just for show.
Don’t forget that real rubber tires come from trees and synthetic rubber tires comes from oil byproducts.
Having met DiCaprio in person, I can tell you that he is very pretty...like a girl sort of pretty. And he has eyes that are so beautiful, they almost make you forget what a douchebag he is.
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