A win for Gore
Have you seen Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth? Perhaps you will now that he is a co-winner of the prestigious 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. The citation said in part that Gore is “probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted” to combat climate change.
The former U.S. Vice President shares the honour with the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Gore’s film has won other awards and legions of viewers who are concerned about global warming and what we can do about it. My brother gave copies of the DVD to all of our family members last Christmas.
Even if you think global warming is a product of the natural environment and a whole lot of hooey, it’s my opinion that you need to watch this film and see what the “other side” has as its evidence. It’s a very compelling argument and has caused many people I know to buy new, energy efficient lightbulbs at the very least.
There is a move within the Democratic Party to convince Gore to run again for President. (Many think he actually won the job the last time he ran, as you know very well!) A writer for Time Magazine says it’s not going to happen. In fact, Eric Pooley goes on to say that if Gore enters the race, Pooley will eat his copy of An Inconvenient Truth! Be careful, Eric. I once publicly said I’d eat my hat if a prediction of mine didn’t come true and had to invite a local chef to the radio studio to prepare the hat for me - which I did nibble on, live on the air. A DVD would be much more difficult to cook!
October 18th, 2007 at 8:49 am
Did you know that Britian has barred it from its schools, because it has nine serious errors in it? Also, Gore’s company is raking in the dollars. I am not saying that global warming is not happening, but in the 70s we were told by the scientists that we were going into an ice age. American politicians have lied for hundreds of years, so I don’t believe one word from his mouth and I will not waste my time on him. Industry is the cause of 80 per cent of the pollutants, so if half of us cut all our emmissions that’s only 10 per cent reduction. The solution lies with industry and they don’t want to give up profits, so they let the public be their scapegoat.
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:41 pm
U.S.A. did not sign the Kyoto agreement during Al Gore’s vice-presidency, and that is one measure that should have been adopted to combat climate change. Gore’s utility bill is $30,000 a year. What ever happened with “practice what you preach?”