Out of sheer curiosity, I just watched Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." This slow-moving, ivy-league-lecture-on-film painstakingly presents every single bit of scientific evidence available that supports global warming. The sheer amount of information presented allows little room for leftist spin or political pandering. Scenes from the Florida Recount and snide attacks toward the current administration are thankfully kept at a minimum and keep the film worth watching.
Instead, the focus on the data is kept intact. If you can stay awake, you will see some of the coolest powerpoint ever witnessed and some gee-whiz science that miraculously stays within the realm of reality (most of the time).
Mr. Gore and I are seperate on many issues and idealogies, but while watching this feature, I felt his message. There is compelling evidence that points toward a globally climactic event within the next 50-70 years. This event is most likely linked to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Surprisingly, Mr. Gore referred to these possible catastrophes as "a walk through the book of Revelation."
I encourage you to watch this video. Let me assure you, I DESPISE doom and gloom, world's gonna blow up, sensationalist/Greenpeace activism. But "An Inconvenient Truth" presents climate change in a hopeful, matter-of-fact way that even appealed to me. It allows you to draw your own conclusions, that is, if you can stay awake...
His lecture even inspired me to go so far as to dig up this interesting news story on weather in Russia.
Let the conclusions begin!
BTJ
The website for the film is http://www.climatecrisis.net/
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