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 an inconvenient truth
Gorey details. A feature film that basically consists of the man who “used to be the next president of the United States of America” giving a PowerPoint presentation really shouldn't make for good viewing, especially given the grim topic: global warming. However, An Inconvenient Truth manages to be informative, compelling and even entertaining, after a fashion. Using material ranging from Futurama clips to before-and-after style photos of rapidly shrinking glaciers, Gore lays down the scientific consensus on climate change. His examples of unprecedented storms, floods and droughts are “like a nature hike through the Book of Revelations.” It's scary as hell, but you can only hope the film will play a part in waking up the slumbering or merely reluctant powers that be. An Inconvenient Truth, on selected release from 15 September 06.
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comment by lovemunkey187
Jul 9, 2007
Rowan: Thanks for posting that link. I'd not heard of "Who Killed The Electric Car?", all of the publicity seems to be centred on An Inconvenient Truth, when WKTEC?, sounds like a far more interesting watch.I'll have to track that one down.
comment by rowan
Jul 9, 2007
Agreed that pressure needs to be placed in varying directions - the packaging thing really annoys me. It's easy enough if you've got choice to select things which aren't heavily packaged, but when there's only one shop near you and it sells courgettes in 2 layers of plastic you're slightly at their mercy. Even eggs don't come that heavily wrapped... Re the cars issued this sounds like an interesting film - A13658457
comment by lovemunkey187
Jul 9, 2007
It's not just the government that needs pressure applying to them.Manufacturers need to get the act together and stop sticking everything in so much packaging. Yes, an item needs to be packaged well to stop it from being damaged either whilst on display or being transported. But sometimes hte amount of packaging is ridiculous. Why hasn't the motor industry come up with another fuel source?(beyond the oil companies exerting their will) I don't men this bio fuel thing, as in some of the developing countries they're clear cutting the rainforests to make way for plantations of cane/soya or whatever else(Macdonalds, anyone?), which to me seems to negate the entire purpose of reducing carbon emissions by using a "green" vehicle. What happened to the hydrogen/saltwater powered one? I don't claim to know lots on this subject, and to be perfectly honest it doesn't interest me enough to do anything beyond the common sense things that I have done all my life.
comment by rowan
Jul 6, 2007
This morning I wrote to my MP about this very matter (the environment, well, specifically a Marine Bill, not the cave) - they do, after all, work for us.
comment by collective editors
Jul 5, 2007
I tend to agree really. Doing small things is great, but living a properly green live and engaging with society enough to have a job etc seem mutually exclusive to me - government pressure seems like a better use of time -Row
comment by copper_top
Jul 5, 2007
troglodytes are being priced out of the property market, that cave went for £100,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/... individually you can use energy-saving lightbulbs, don't leave equipment on standby, buy locally-grown produce. but any savings get wiped out if you fly. any action that will make a real difference is down to the government, so the best thing individuals can do is put pressure on government to change.
comment by rowan
Jul 2, 2007
True enough. How bad would it have to get before people actually started living like that I wonder.
comment by copper_top
Jul 2, 2007
you could reduce your carbon footprint if you lived in a cavehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/...
comment by rowan
Jul 2, 2007
As films which are intended to give viewers a kick up the arse and do something go, An Inconvenient Truth is no where near as preachy as it could have been. Gore's surprisingly entertaining and the information he offers is pretty stark. I'm not a doubter but feel I'd like to do more than is currently convenient - how easy to become carbon neatral is it? All I can think about doubters when it comes to today's environmental issues is who cares if it's not true - surely the gamble is insane?
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