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Species: Homo conscious Website: www.11thhouraction.com http://wip.warnerbros.com/11thhour YouTube - The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour Synopsis
In the history of the planet, humanity's time on earth has been short but powerful. The human drive to ensure its own survival and quality of life has revolutionized industry, science, nutrition and medicine. But it has also effected unprecedented changes in the delicate balance that makes life on earth possible. Shaped by oceans and rainforests that generate oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, govern climate, weather and temperature, the planet earth is under siege. The alchemy of natural greenhouse gases that enables life has been augmented with chemicals from tail pipes and smoke stacks. For every truckload of product produced, many more truckloads of waste are created. The oceans have been flooded with mercury, heavy metals, and toxic chemicals. The forests are disappearing, deserts are widening, the arctic sea ice is melting, the permafrost has begun to crack. The earth has grown warmer. Not since a meteor hit the planet 55 million years ago have so many forms of life gone extinct.
Leonardo DiCaprio
In 1998, he started the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, followed by LeonardoDiCaprio.org, which foster awareness of environmental issues. The Foundation places particular emphasis on the issues of global warming, alternative and renewable energy sources and the preservation of the planet's biodiversity. DiCaprio has supported non-profit organizations such as the Dian Fossey Foundation, Reef Check, Oceana, Santa Monica's Heal The Bay, the U'wa Defense Project and TreePeople. In 2000, DiCaprio chaired the national Earth Day celebration. During ABC's "20/20" special on Earth Day, DiCaprio interviewed President Clinton to address the issues surrounding global warming and the environment. Together, they discussed policies and steps that the administration could take to encourage Americans and US oil companies to adopt greener practices. Believing that education is critical to making changes, DiCaprio teamed up with NRDC in 2004 to build the e-Activism Zone in Santa Monica, aimed at educating young people and inspiring them to make a lifelong commitment to the environment. DiCaprio, along with Norman Lear's campaign "Declare Yourself" and Diddy's "Citizen Change, Vote or Die" campaign, criss-crossed the U.S.A., visiting college campuses and encouraging young people to register to vote.
Filmmakers involved includes Leila Conners Petersen, Nadia Conners, Brian Gerber, Chuck Castleberry, Adam Lewis, Pierre André Senizergues, Irmelin DiCaprio, Pietro Scalia, Luis Alvarez y Alvarez, Eric Avery, Kent Nagano, Stephan McGuire and Jean-Pascal Beintus amongst a many individuals who contributed to this film.
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