I just watched An Inconvenient Truth at the library this afternoon. I’m having a little bit of trouble articulating everything that I’d like to about it. Part of me was scared shitless, another part of me (which I hope is the bigger part) was inspired to take some action. If you haven’t seen it, but you’ve read anything at all about this movie, you’ve probably read that Al Gore is eloquent, passionate, and persuasive. He is all those things, but he also manages to convey the information in a way that, while deadly serious, is not based on fear. He does make it clear that ignoring this crisis any longer will continue (ala Katrina) to bring grave consequences, but that’s not the main message. The main message is that the problem is solvable with tools and techniques available to us today.
I’ll be writing more about those techniques, and my spin on them, soon. Assuming I come up with something worth writing. For now, I strongly encourage anyone who reads this to go rent it (Netflix has it), buy it (Amazon has it), just please invest the hour and a half to see what the guy has to say. It’s time well spent — the pill may be bitter, but it’s important.
Or, borrow it from your local library ;)
Right Lisa?
Posted by Stephanie at January 9, 2007 7:12 PM