An Inconvenient Truth

I went to see Al Gore's new documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, yesterday. I was very impressed, even though I didn't need to be convinced of the fact of global warming, and I suspect that most of the others who are going to see the film on its opening weekend were part of the choir that was being preached to as well. A film this effective should have a significant effective in shifting public opinion and moving political action, but we only have to look back at the experience of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911, to see that even a film that popular, from a box office standpoint, only had a limited effect.

As summarized at Brian Flemming's blog, Gore shows in the film that:

… a study done of over 900 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals found that zero percent claimed humans may not be the cause of global warming. Zero. But that same study of articles in the popular press found that over 50% claimed that humans may not be the cause.

But of course to repeat from my last post, facts do not matter to the current administration:

"We need to set aside whether or not greenhouse gases have been caused by mankind or because of natural effects and focus on the technologies that will enable us to live better lives and, at the same time, protect the environment," the president said.

Oh woe is us!

Click below to see the film's trailer.