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squirrelgirl22

Review: "An Inconvenient Truth"

Jun 06, 2006 08:09

One of the glorious things about the summer is having a break from my television schedule. I'm not chained to my couch anymore, no longer juggling five or six must-see shows. Now it's just baseball games and Project Runway.

But last night there was nothing on. No Sox game, no nothing. Nothing worth watching. Mike was staying on my day-sleep ( Read more... )

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anonymous June 6 2006, 15:34:29 UTC

This is the most hippie I have ever hear you sound. And I couldn't be happier.

A few years ago, I remember telling you and Mike that my car was the last non hybrid I ever wanted to own. You guys looked at me a little crazy.

But it's all about what we can do person by person to affect the larger industries.

Those projections are based on undoubted scientific data with a large sample to back it up. These critics probably do not question, for example, weekend box office earnings, but it's the same math that projects those figures as well. You take a sample, and you project--simple as that. It's not a cold hard fact, but it's something that's exceedingly probable.

Speaking of box office earnings:
From CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/04/boxoffice.ap/index.html

In its second weekend, the Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" went into wider release and broke into the top 10 with $1.33 million, though playing in ( ... )

squirrelgirl22 June 6 2006, 16:56:24 UTC

It's not hippie sentiment, it's responsibility. I hope you never saw me as someone who didn't care about the environment--that couldn't be farther from the truth. For example, I've been a Nazi recycler since before I was 10. Mike can attest.

I agree that eventually grass-roots action will affect industry's actions, but it's idealistic (and unrealistic) to think that this will happen in our lifetimes. A few companies or cities here and there, yes, but overall? Oh, no. Gore talks about how old habits and old technology is wastful, while old habits plus new technology results in dramatic changes, good and bad.

Oh, and I forgot to talk about Melissa Ethridge's song at the end of the movie. It's been ETA.

anonymous June 6 2006, 18:59:58 UTC

The problem with the whole deal of convincing governements--esp local--and businesses to change is actually (surprisingly) not money. In fact, if Chicago were to shift to a mandatory recycling program with a separate pick-up like many suburbs have, we would have a lot of money. Companies cannot wrap their heads around new ideas. There are so many people who just cannot get past all of the misinformation, even when the facts are staring them in the face. Look at the increase in sales for the H2 and H3s in the past yar--these people complain about the cost of gas, and they will be complaining about the heat (record highs already these last two years--set for another) this summer, but they still will be sitting alone in their military suv, honking rudely at my husband in the prius, like we are the morons. I did a science project (blue ribbon) in 5th grade about acid rain's relationship with plant growth (thus depleteing the natural oxygen-CO2 exchange) and at age 10, it was really obvious to me. What we have is a nation (and a big ( ... )