Monday, March 5, 2012

All About Celebs Making an effort to End Global Warming

By Manuel Chuy


Global warming is an issue that is getting more popular. Global warming is widely discussed and debated around the television, radio, and even online. One of the many reason for this increased media coverage is due in part to celebrities. In the last few years, a large number of celebrities have publicized their stance on our planets atmosphere. In this same time frame, our planets atmosphere saw an increase in media exposure. That leaves many wondering suppose there is a connection and if so, is connection doing good?

Among the many celebrities who have helped use their well-known name to bring awareness to climatic change is that of Al Gore. Al Gore was renowned for his role because the Vice President of the United States, under Bill Clinton. Regarding now, Al Gore is renowned for his fight against global warming. Al Gore is one of the first people in politics to take global warming seriously. In fact, he has done more than that. His best rated documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, has had much needed attention to this important issue.

Leonardo DiCaprio is yet another well known figure who has been and who is still using his name to get attention to the many environmental issues. This award winning actor has turned into a well known environmentalist. One of the numerous topics that he brings focus on is that of global warming. In addition to making numerous celebrity appearances at global warning related events, he's also created his own documentary. This documentary is titled 11th Hour. Since Leonardo DiCaprio is recognized as one of the greatest actors of his time, he's got the ability to bring much needed care about global warming, as well as other environmental issues.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is another well known figure that has been using his status to do good for the environment. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a well-known actor turned political figure. In addition to being outspoken on global warming together with his views on the subject, he has also taken action not seen by many people other politicians. In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has passed laws that reduce the greenhouse gasses emitted in the state of California plus much more.

Laurie David may not be well known herself, but you may have likely heard of her husband before. Her husband is renowned as being the co-creator of Seinfeld. She handled a documentary for HBO that covered the science behind climate change. There are also reports that she helped to create Al Gore's, an Inconvenient Truth, documentary into the public eye.

The above mentioned celebrities are only a few of the many who have used their celebrity status to bring much attention to the hot topic of global warming. In addition to starting their very own environmental groups and making their own documentaries or television programs that target the issue of global warming, celebrities do considerably more. Many celebrities are known for providing faces and voices for documentaries, concerts, as well as other charity events.

Although many individuals observe the association with entertainment and our planets atmosphere overkill, there is a lot that these celebrities while others have done to help in the fight against our planets atmosphere. For example, there are a number of documentaries on global warming, but Al Gore's documentary saw success more than others partly because of his well known name and status. For many, they may have not heard about global warning or learned the possible affects of it if it weren't for celebrities.

Many celebrities, like the ones outlined above are known for showing their support for the environment, but there are other people who have spoken out against climate change. One of those individuals is Michael Crichton, a well-known author. Around 2002, he wrote a novel that basically claimed global warming is nothing but a conspiracy theory. On this book, he claimed that numerous environmentalists are using global warming as a ploy for more money for their organizations. His book was met with a mixture of support and criticism.




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