An Inconvenient Truth
Today, I watched An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore’s documentary on global warming. If you’ve not watched it already, you really owe it to yourself to buy, rent, or borrow a copy of the DVD. Even though Gore’s work is not devoid of propaganda and self promotion, one sequence is without appeal: the comparison of variations in concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) to variations in temperature, over the past 650,000 years. I could not find a copy of the chart used in the movie, but the one provided by Wikimedia Commons comes pretty close. The Washington Post reported back in June that the scientific community overwhelmingly supported Gore’s warning. If you had any doubts that our planet is warming up at an alarming rate, and that we are directly responsible for it, you really should watch this disturbing documentary. Interestingly, this is another film produced by Jeff Skoll’s Participant Productions, following the excellent Good Night, And Good Luck, Murderball, North Country, and Syriana. All I know is that the Tesla Roadster looks even more sexy now.
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