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We saw An Inconvenient Truth this weekend, and it was the most upsetting film and well-composed argument I've witnessed in a long time.
Put it this way: the impending future made the snot- and tear-stains on my sleeve more voluminous than "The Notebook," and I took the bus to work this morning.
It needs to be played in every single school from coast to coast-- really, from latitude to latitude. If the older generation of Americans refuse to listen and change, it is completely up to us to change this Earth before we destroy it.
The most important message within the film is that the concept is not an exaggeration of doomsday. It's plain scientific fact. We are already seeing the consequences of our mistakes (especially the rising drought and flooding, and more like Katrina is coming.) But we can change it for the future! We can reduce our CO2 like we reduced chlorofluorocarbins. We are completely capable-- and have the technology in place-- to reverse this problem. The government and the car companies MUST address it or we're screwed. And not long-term screwed, people... within our lifetime.
Please. Los Angelenos, go see this film. Everybody, when it comes to your area, go out of your way to listen. Gore may not be your favorite free-wheelin' public speaker, but he has a very sincere message and I was wholly moved by it. I think you will be, too.
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