Product Details
Simon & Schuster Audio, May 2008
eAudio
ISBN-10: 0743572033
ISBN-13: 9780743572033
Description
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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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 ...
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