{"id":1736873,"date":"2022-11-13T06:30:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T11:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736873"},"modified":"2022-11-13T09:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T14:33:29","slug":"the-office-star-rainn-wilson-changes-his-name-saves-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-office-star-rainn-wilson-changes-his-name-saves-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Office\u201d Star Rainn Wilson \u201cChanges\u201d His Name, Saves Planet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-office-star-rainn-wilson-changes-his-name-saves-planet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rainn-Wilson-name-change-climate-change-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Eco-activists are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2022-11-11\/museums-release-joined-statement-condemning-art-vandalism\/101644298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeting the world\u2019s most treasured masterpieces<\/a> to raise awareness for climate change.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re glueing themselves to precious art, dumping tomato sauce on glass-protected paintings and committing other acts of vandalism to \u201craise awareness\u201d about the ecological peril we may face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(And one of Hollywood\u2019s biggest directors is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/adam-mckay-funds-art-vandalism\/\">helping foot the bill<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A comic actor known for his reign on \u201cThe Office\u201d is doing his part with far less mess.\u00a0Rainn Wilson changed his name, at least digitally, to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Wilson wants to \u201craise awareness\u201d about climate change, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Join me @ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcticBasecamp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArcticBasecamp<\/a> in bringing attention to the melting issue. We need world leaders to take action at COP 27!<br \/>The Arctic is melting at Millions of Liters per second, yet this problem can\u2019t seem to make a name for itself, so we\u2019ll make a name for it.<br \/>Go to link in bio \u2b06\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TgEG84fOmQ\">pic.twitter.com\/TgEG84fOmQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rainnwilson\/status\/1590425448227704833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 56-year-old star\u2019s name hasn\u2019t been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0933988\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">altered on IMDB.com<\/a>, and no one suggests old \u201cOffice\u201d episodes will be tweaked to feature his newer, longer moniker.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just a publicity stunt, one he hopes others will emulate.<\/p>\n<p>That stunt, so far, has been successful by one measure. Wilson earned copious media coverage of his alleged name change, all of it either neutral or positive in tone.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s gold for a working actor.\u00a0The other part of the stunt deserves more scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/climate change films\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>RELATED: 9 CLIMATE CHANGE-OBSESSED FILMS (LIKE \u2018GEOSTORM\u2019)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is there a sentient soul not aware of Climate Change, both the term itself and the greater dialogue around it? Did someone miss the countless Climate Change movies, speeches and eco-articles released over the past 20 years only to stumble upon Wilson\u2019s Tweet?<\/p>\n<p>Does Wilson\u2019s name change impact how India and China, countries that contribute massively to carbon emissions, view their culpability in the earth\u2019s ecosystem?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also unknown if Wilson\u2019s personal lifestyle reflects his eco-conscious. Does he fly private jets, notorious for spewing far more carbon into the atmosphere than other flights? Does he live in a modest home or a sprawling manor that gobbles up more energy than most American dwellings?<\/p>\n<p>Is he Ed Begley, Jr., the veteran star who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/home\/la-hm-ed-begley-jr-20140419-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walks the walk<\/a> when it comes to eco-friendly living? Or, is he Leonardo Di Caprio, the Oscar-winner renowned for his \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/new-media-twitter-dicaprio-eco-hypocrite\/\">Do as I say, not as I do\u201d lifestyle?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discerning consumers would like to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco-activists are targeting the world\u2019s most treasured masterpieces to raise awareness for climate change. 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