Tom Cruise on global warming, circa 1990: "until all governments, businesses and individuals take their full share of responsibility, we need the NRDC to bring the world back from the brink of environmental disaster"

Imagine Climate Change Circa 1990 | Climate Literacy

Over the past twenty plus years we’ve tried to message our way out of climate change. This video would seem to have all the right elements– cute babies, music by John Lennon, Tom Cruise in his prime narrating, humor, science and solutions, more cute babies.

This NRDC star-studded overview on the urgent need and possible solutions to address human impacts on climate and the environment even by today’s standards has it all.

Now, more than two decades later, it’s impossible to watch this without wondering “What happened? Why haven’t we made more progress in dealing with the problem?”

At the 5:36 mark, Tom Cruise says "So you can see, because of the NRDC, the situation is not hopeless. As we become more conscious of our environmental problems, we as individuals can really make a difference. But until all governments, businesses and individuals take their full share of responsibility, we need the NRDC to bring the world back from the brink of environmental disaster..."

2012: Tom Cruise and Suri - Tom Cruise and Suri go on Disney World vacation - NY Daily News

Tom Cruise sure is getting his time in. The actor whisked Suri to East Hampton, N.Y., on July 19, 2012 for an abbreviated beach vacation -- in a helicopter, no less.