DICAPRIO GATHERS STARS FOR GREEN CAMPAIGN
Environmental activist LEONARDO DiCAPRIO has gathered stars including EDW= ARD NORTON, FOREST WHITAKER and CHACE CRAWFORD for an internet campaign i= n an attempt to change America’s policy on pollution and climate change.
U.S. senators are set to vote on a piece of legislation called the Clea= n Energy, Jobs and American Power Act, which aims to cut U.S. reliance on= foreign oil supplies, and pump up the use of sustainable energy sources.
And DiCaprio has filmed an online video urging the public to lobby poli= ticians in a bid to push the bill through.
He has recruited Norton, Whitaker and Crawford, along with Desperate Ho= usewives star Felicity Huffman, Justin Long and Emmy Rossum, who all addr= ess viewers in the short film for the This Is Our Moment campaign.
DiCaprio says, "There is a bill in the United States Senate that we nee= d to pay attention to. Everyone as a nation. We’re going to be watching a= ll you senators, very closely." The video provides viewers with a web link which they can use to email = politicians to register their approval of the bill, as well as instructio= ns how to pass on the message via social networking sites including Twitt= er and Facebook.
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