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An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth
The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It  
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The climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly -- and has become a true planetary emergency. The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for danger; the second is a symbol for opportunity. In order to face down the danger that is stalking the planet and move through it, listeners first have to recognize that they are facing a crisis. So why is it that public leaders seem not to hear such clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings?

Perhaps, but inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are not seen. Indeed, when they are not responded to, their significance doesn't diminish; it grows.

--Al Gore

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Sky Movies, January 7, 2010
...a slew of factual films, such as the inspired fast food slalom Super Size Me and the startling Al Gore global-warming doc An Inconvenient Truth. The down and dirty handheld style of documentaries even seemed to rub off on blockbusters, with ...
Fayette Daily News, January 4, 2010
...Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to rescind the prestigious profitable gold Oscar statuette it gave to ex-Vice President Al Gore two years ago for the environmental movie “An Inconvenient Truth.€? Hollywood’s academy sanctified Gore’s ...
Vanity Fair, December 9, 2009
...In his almost 30 years of crusading against global warming, Al Gore has worn a variety of hats. In roughly chronological order these include: congressman, senator, author, vice president, traveling evangelist, filmmaker, investment adviser, ...
YubaNet, December 8, 2009
...Climate change and what to do about it has been a contentious topic for some time now. Although Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, did a terrific job of telling the story about the threat of global warming, too many people don't believe ...
Domestic Fuel, December 7, 2009
...of deforestation. As I noted in other writings, there are Climate Alarmists and Climate Skeptics . Climate Alarmists, which Al Gore would be considered, believe that if we don’t curb global warming now, the earth will face unprecedented ...
Digital Journal, December 6, 2009
...scientists are saying." The controversy over climategate is now spilling over onto key environmental leaders, such as Al Gore. Gore, who was to make a presentation on his new book, Our Choice, at an appearance at the climate summit on ...
The New American, December 6, 2009
...For years, former Vice President Al Gore has foisted his environmental jeremiads on the world, traveling by private jet to calling upon the industrialized world to repent of its polluting ways. Now, as the nations of ...
Vanity Fair, December 4, 2009
...In his almost 30 years of crusading against global warming, Al Gore has worn a variety of hats. In roughly chronological order these include: congressman, senator, author, vice president, traveling evangelist, filmmaker, investment adviser, ...
Washington Times, December 4, 2009
...Rate this story Average 0.00 By Jennifer Harper Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday abruptly canceled a Dec. 16 personal appearance that was to be staged during the United Nations' Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which begins ...
Washington Times, December 3, 2009
...Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday abruptly canceled a Dec. 16 personal appearance that was to be staged during the United Nation's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which begins next week. As ...
Albany Democrat Herald, November 19, 2009
...Vandals sprayed graffiti on the walls and stairs of an Oregon auditorium where former Vice President Al Gore was scheduled to appear for a talk about global warming. Among the messages: 'Don't buy false solutions,' and 'Climate Justice Not ...
Carbon Yatra, November 13, 2009
...Former Vice President Al Gore on his new book called Our Choice, which lays out a 'blueprint' for solving the climate crisis. Our Choice is a follow up to Gore's last book, An ...
Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2009
...Al Gore is hitting stages again with a brand-new book. " Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis " picks up the environmental themes of "An Inconvenient Truth" and ...
The Independent, November 11, 2009
...Green Building Council. Former US Vice President, Nobel Laureate, and author of bestselling book and Oscar-winning ry An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore, will be the keynote speaker. Attendees will receive a copy of his new book, Our Choice: A ...
NewsMax.com, October 19, 2009
...was a political director in the Reagan administration. "It's easy to cite the current story. Obama today, Al Gore yesterday, Jimmy Carter the day before that. . . Reagan? Thatcher? Pope John Paul II? George W. Bush? Of course not. "It's time ...
Sympatico, October 18, 2009
...In 2006, Al Gore's Oscar-winning film 'An Inconvenient Truth' catapulted the issue of human-caused climate change out of scientific journals and into the living rooms of average folks. At the same time ...
Architectural Record, August 27, 2009
...makeover of the traditional opening plenary, the U.S. Green Building Council has announced that former vice president Al Gore will deliver the keynote address at the 2009 Greenbuild convention, followed by a performance by nine-time Grammy ...
GreenSource, August 26, 2009
...books events photos forums blogs resources | | comment 08/24/2009By Alanna Malone Images courtesy WikipediaGreenbuild keynote speaker Al Gore has traveled extensively to bring climate issues to the forefront; here he is giving a ...
CoStar Group, August 19, 2009
...Former Vice President Al Gore will keynote the 2009 Greenbuild Conference. Former Vice President Al Gore will keynote the 2009 Greenbuild green building conference, the event?s organizer, the U.S. Green Building Council ...
Kink.fm, August 19, 2009
...or while supplies last. Literary Arts & Powell's Books Present A Special Evening This Fall: Vice President Al Gore Get a complimentary book with the purchase of every ticket during this presale offer. With the purchase of an Al Gore ticket, ...
Gulf News, August 6, 2009
...Dubai: Nobel Peace Prize winners Al Gore and Desmond Tutu will be key speakers at the Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2009, to be held at the International Convention Centre from October 26 to 28. Former ...
Bugle-Observer Online, July 17, 2009
...reflected upon my 31 years here on the lonely planet, there are many inconvenient truths in life. One inconvenient truth is we can never go backwards; we cannot bring back what we used to have. This truth has become obvious as we ...
Yahoo! News Australia, July 11, 2009
...and transform itself into a competitive low carbon economy, says former US vice president and climate change guru Al Gore. Speaking via a pre-recorded message at an environmental summit in Sydney on Saturday, the director of the film on ...
National Post, June 18, 2009
...in 2007, rented an airplane to pull a banner over a Live Earth concert declaring ?DON?T BELIEVE AL GORE.? Or who recruited students to hand out Earth-themed beach balls at the same event bearing the words ?I?m more worried about the ...
ABC News, June 10, 2009
...Friday at 10 p.m. ET. It's a wild show -- complete with dead fish, parodies of Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' documentary and other stunts, like one in which Beck pretended to pour gasoline on a guest to illustrate the onslaught of ...
ABC News, June 10, 2009
...Friday at 10 p.m. ET. It's a wild show -- complete with dead fish, parodies of Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' documentary and other stunts, like one in which Beck pretended to pour gasoline on a guest to illustrate the onslaught of ...
ABC News, June 10, 2009
...own television show on Fox News. It's a wild show -- complete with dead fish, parodies of Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' documentary and other stunts, like one in which Beck pretended to pour gasoline on a guest to illustrate the onslaught ...
New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, May 5, 2009
...definitely here. Let's just hope it's not too late. The so-called 'debate' was over long before Al Gore's crusade entered the public consciousness. All An Inconvenient Truth did was bring to the people what the scientists had known for a ...
Trade Arabia, April 29, 2009
...Nobel Peace Prize Winners Al Gore and Desmond Tutu will be key speakers at Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2009 which will be held from October 26 to 28. Former Vice President Gore, who served ...
Guardian Unlimited, April 21, 2009
...s fee, although royalties will go to his charitable foundation, The Prince's Trust. In an echo of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, which evolved from a slideshow presentation into a hit eco documentary, the prince's film is currently being ...
Guardian Unlimited, April 21, 2009
...s fee, although royalties will go to his charitable foundation, The Prince's Trust. In an echo of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, which evolved from a slideshow presentation into a hit eco documentary, the prince's film is currently being ...
The Australian, April 21, 2009
...year. The project has been named Harmony and Charles will follow in the footsteps of former US vice-president Al Gore, whose film An Inconvenient Truth won an Oscar and helped him earn the Nobel Peace Prize. Publisher HarperCollins says the ...
Brisbane Courier-Mail, April 21, 2009
...year. The project has been named Harmony and Charles will follow in the footsteps of former US vice-president Al Gore, whose film An Inconvenient Truth won an Oscar and helped him earn the Nobel Peace Prize. Publisher HarperCollins says the ...
Ventura County Star, February 24, 2009
...gift bags, Goldsmith said, adding that he is grateful for the grand exposure. ?A couple of years ago, Al Gore unveiled ?An Inconvenient Truth? at the same event,? he said. Goldsmith said the event producers, MixMedia LLC, invited him ...
Philippine Star, February 1, 2009
...rare and often quite effective person who has learned how to use it as a strategic asset. Before Al Gore became the much-awarded and celebrated advocate of An Inconvenient Truth, he was panned for his oratorical stiffness and inability to ...
Canada Free Press, January 19, 2009
...back from a world tour to promote his new book, No, Really, It Is Global Warming! Internet inventor Al Gore talked to Stoos Views in an effort to address mounting world skepticism about global warming and whether Gore is indeed the savior of ...
Tech Central Station, January 10, 2009
...now.' The chief of Insects and Infectious Diseases, Prof. Paul Reiter from the influential Pasteur Institute acknowledges that Al Gore's stated view that 'global' warming catastrophes and 'mosquito-borne diseases' are partners is not taken ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 20, 2008
... BROOKLYN â' If youâre like me, watching Al Goreâs An Inconvenient Truth made you a little depressed. And hearing all the scientific reports about global warming makes you a little discouraged and overwhelmed. If itâs so bad, how can we ...