http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1079-reef-check-foundation en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement Passionate about the environment, actress Daryl Hannah is lending her voice and talents to various projects.</p> <p>Her latest effort is a role in the TV movie Shark Swarm, where her character fights a real estate developer who, in an effort to starve out seaside property owners unwilling to sell, poisons the waters with toxic sludge to kill the fish and unwittingly turns local shark populations into deadly predators who hunt humans in packs.</p> <p>In an interview with New York Vue, Hannah said she hoped the film would &#8220;bring attention to sharks and the terrible things that are happening to them.&#8221; Besides warming waters and pollution, sharks must also contend with wasteful fishing practices: &#8220;They cut off the fins and throw [the live shark] back in the ocean.&#8221; <p><a href="/news/907-daryl-hannah-saving-the-oceans-and-its-treasures">Read more</a></p> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:38:00 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/907 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/907-daryl-hannah-saving-the-oceans-and-its-treasures Daryl Hannah Jean-Michel Cousteau Reef Check Foundation Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Animals Environment Water Conservation