Star Power Lights The Way

As an Earth Day headliner, Leo joins a legion of highly visible eco-advocates

Denis Hayes is the Mike Ovitz of the environmental movement, always hustling for new ways to promote the cause. When Hayes, the chief organizer of Earth Day 2000, wanted a headliner host for his April 22 rally in Washington for clean energy, he landed a star of Titanic proportions: LEONARDO DICAPRIO. By signing up to help save the planet, Leo joins a distinguished list of notables who have used their celebrity to draw attention to environmental issues. TV actor TED DANSON founded the American Oceans Campaign, Academy Award winner SUSAN SARANDON is an avid supporter of Mark Plotkin's Amazon Conservation Team,...

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