An Inconvenient Truth
Categories: In the News , Movies & Books
Most people remember Al Gore only as a politician, but he has always had a great interest in environmental issues. His new book, An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, was published to coincide with the release of the companion documentary and deals with the current and future environmental crisis of global warming. The book and film were inspired by multimedia presentations that Mr. Gore developed and presents worldwide. He uses charts, pictures and anecdotes to eloquently argue that we have little time to come up with solutions to the issue of global warming or the consequences could be disastrous. The book is an excellant introduction to the issue of global warming for those of us who are unsure of the problems involved. Read the book, see the film, visit the website.
Check these titles out if you are interested in the issue of global warming
- Winds of Change: Climate Weather and the Distruction of Civilizations by Eugene Linden
- The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and What it Means for Life on Earth by Tim Flannery
- Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Colbert
For another title on the environment by Al Gore read Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit
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As a side note to Victoria’s post, environmental history is a fascinating discipline. Many consider Rachel Carson’s 1962 seminal work, Silent Spring, a study of the adverse effects of DDT, as the impetus behind the modern environmental movement. The library has many copies in the system. It’s an important read. Check it out.
Just as Big Oil is trying to marginalize Al Gore and his crusade against the real and dangerous effects of global warming, a cursory examination of the reaction against Carson’s book revels a similar pattern of denial and marginalization by the agricultural industry.