Hmm, maybe this is too much soapboxing lately, to have two consecutive posts telling people to watch movies and get excited about them, but here it goes anyway.
The other night I went and saw Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, and I think that every single carbon-emitting human on earth (basically everyone) should see this movie. Aside from making people even more upset than they already are about Al Gore losing the 2000 election, this movie is supposed to wake people up to the undeniable truth of global warming.
In this film he presents a lot of different scientific evidence that all demonstrates very clearly that in the last 50 years humans have had an unprecedented impact on the earth's climate. I had actually seen all this same data and evidence in a class called Climate Change that I took through the geology department as a sophomore, but it is always good to be reminded of it all again. And for those who have never taken that same class, I think that some of the data might be fairly shocking to some people.
Also, in case you weren't already upset about the 2000 elections, this movie will probably make you wish that there had been a different outcome to that florida re-count.
But anyway, unless you are an expert on global warming and climate change, you should probably see this movie, and then tell your friends to see it too, and tell them to tell their friends to see it too. As important as 9/11 conspiracies are, this movie is far more important because climate change could (and probably will) have a much greater impact on the lives of people around the world. SEE IT!
Ok, for today's video here is an interview with Al Gore about his movie. I haven't actually finished watching it yet, so it might be kind of bland, but at least you can see the trailer for the movie at the beginning of the interview.
Ok, I'll be getting of my soapbox for a bit now.
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The BBC also has some good articles about global warming and climate change:
Climate Change
Planet Under Pressure
Hey Dustin it's Daniel.
I check your blog from time to time and I thought I would just say hi. I can't believe it, but it's been a really long time since we've seen each other...something like 3 years or more! Let me see if I can catch you up on what I've been doing:
I graduated in May and I chilled out in Boston for the summer.
I got a job with a PR company in New York and started working two weeks ago.
I'm living with some friends in Brooklyn right now but I'm on the verge of securing an apartment in Manhattan (fingers crossed).
My parents are still without a house and my dad still works out of San Diego and commutes from West LA every day. They are planning on moving to Palm Desert where my Grandma has a big condo at a golf resort to save money and my mom is going back to school to get her teaching credential renewed. My older sister has not been able to find teaching work in Edwards/Vail area so she's going to CA to live with my parents and go back to school.
And that's what's been going on in a nutshell. Send me an facebook message or email or something and let's get in touch. You should come out to NYC once I get a place! Do you know what Catherine and Greg are up to? Holla back!
Oh yeah, maybe I should say something related to your post. Um, watch the Algore south park episode. You'll find it on YouTube (search for south park manbearpig).
your friend,
Daniel
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