{"id":41802,"date":"2014-04-28T08:04:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T12:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=41802"},"modified":"2014-11-24T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T18:32:33","slug":"hedge-fund-managers-back-star-studded-climate-change-documentary-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/04\/2014\/hedge-fund-managers-back-star-studded-climate-change-documentary-series.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Fund Managers Back Star-Studded Climate Change Documentary Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.Net ) &#8211; Three hedge fund managers have accorded over $1.5 million apiece to the new series, &#8220;Years of Living Dangerously&#8221; which premiered on Showtime this month. The series highlights the effects of climate change already happening around the world, such as drought and forest-fires in the US and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The series is a collaboration with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. &#8220;Titanic&#8221; and &#8220;Avatar&#8221; director James Cameron, former United Artists head Jerry Weintraub, and actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger are among the executive producers. Each episode features celebrity correspondents such as Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Jessica Alba and Leslie Stahl.&#8221; CNBC reports.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_eRly8kzT1U\" width=\"530\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first episode can be <a href=\"http:\/\/yearsoflivingdangerously.com\/video\/episode-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">viewed in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The three hedge fund managers, Chris Hohn of The Children&#8217;s Investment Fund,\u00a0\u00a0Jeremy Grantham\u00a0the\u00a0founder of GMO, and Steve Mandel of Lone Pine Capital are joining the ranks of activist hedge fund managers fighting against global climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Steyer, billionaire and founder of hedge fund Farallon Capital Management has been<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/02\/2014\/retired-hedge-fund-manager.html\" target=\"_blank\"> raising funds<\/a>\u00a0for his super-pac\u00a0NextGen Climate Action, which he hopes will\u00a0rival the conservative political groups funded by Charles and David Koch.<\/p>\n<p>Where the Republicans have support from the Koch brothers and other oil industry moguls, others who have made their fortune in technology and alternative energy see a Democratic administration as a better alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Akesson<br \/>\nEditor for\u00a0<a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a>\u00a0is a premier\u00a0<a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">hedge fund database<\/a>\u00a0and community for qualified and accredited investors only. Membership in\u00a0<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">HedgeCo.net<\/a>\u00a0is FREE and EASY. We also offer FREE LISTINGS for\u00a0<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">Hedge Funds<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.Net ) &#8211; Three hedge fund managers have accorded over $1.5 million apiece to the new series, &#8220;Years of Living Dangerously&#8221; which premiered on Showtime this month. 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