If you've seen A Convenient Truth....?

Question

What were your opinions on this movie? was there enough evidence in this movie concerning global warming or not? who do you think is responsible for it? do you think global warming is a natural event or Man-made? what would your solutions be?

Answer 1

I absolutely believe that global warming is a problem. I also believe that it is both natural and man-made. The world naturally goes through cycles of heating and cooling, but with all of the "progress" we have made in the last 150 years (electricity, cars, etc.) we have sped up the process, maybe beyond what we can fix. But if we all start now, at least we can slow it down for the generations to come. If we would all start recycling, taking public transportation, walking, buying and eating locally grown foods, cut down on paper products it would make a huge difference. Maybe a solution would be to charge extra for paper products and use the money for environmental awareness -- charge a monthly fee to use your own car and use the money to make public transportation free -- charge a surcharge for food shipped more than 300 miles away from the place it was grown and give that money to subsidize local farmers? All of these ideas would hit people where they live -- their pocketbooks. It would also teach them that to live for the environment would cost them less money. Who knows -- maybe it would work.

Answer 2

I saw the film, and it was quite good. The science was mostly accurate, and easily understandable for the average joe schmoe.

In my mind (and the minds of the best experts in climate science), there's little doubt that the recent global warming is primarily caused by human carbon dioxide emissions from burning of fossil fuels. I won't go into the evidence here, but clearly the solution is then to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. The way to accomplish that is to become more energy efficient, use more renewable sources of energy, and put a price on carbon emissions.

The best way for inidividuals to contribute is to drive less, drive as fuel efficient a car as you can, save energy at home, and elect politicians who will make stopping global warming a priority, particuarly politicians who are willing to put a price on carbon emissions. Personally I'm supporting John Edwards because he's got the best plan to deal with global warming out of all the candidates with a shot to win the presidency.

Answer 3

I've seen it. I wouldn't say there is much evidence, it's mostly a presentation of events. I would look for the evidence for myself, from additional sources, such as NASA, IPCC, to make up my own mind. It is a good starting point for knowing which facts that are involved. Yes, I believe in global warming and that man-made emissions are mostly responsible for it.
I believe the main solution would be to reduce CO2 emissions. This can be done by reducing energy consumption, switching to alternative power sources for both industry, personal use, and cars.

Answer 4

Have I seen the movie?
Yes.

Opinions
Pretty good, mainly accurate, some inaccuracies.

Enough evidence
More or less, it's hard to draw a balance as some people will believe what they see, some won't so how much emphasis do you place on proving the point?

Who is responsible -
Nature or manmade -
Historically nature has always been responsible, more recently it's primarily humans but nature still has a role to play.

Solutions
Short term - recycle, reduce energy consumption, awareness of products and services we buy
Medium term - more alternative energy, better technology, increased fuel efficient vehicles
Long term - geoengineering schemes to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Answer 5

Wow... I don't know how to even start with this movie. It has almost no factual evidence at all. The only thing that I can see thats right, is that yes, the glaciers that are already floating in water, if they melt, its not going to raise the sea levels. But yes, there is a natural cycle. No, man did not do anything to it. How else would we have gotten out of the ice age? During the Midevil times, it was hotter than it was here, and for a longer period. Hmm... I don't think there were any factories then do you? During the Bronze Age, It was even hotter and for an even longer period. Again, no factories around then. And the oceans. If part of Antarctica melts, the oceans are not going to rise as much as they say. They will only rise about 2-3 feet. The thing is, An Inconvenient Truth is a very biased movie saying there is no other side to the story. If you want to actually go and look at both sides and make up your own opinion, then go watch The Great Global Warming Swindle: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2332531355859226455&q=The+Great+Global+Warming+Swindle

or watch Glenn Beck's Exposed: Climate of Fear: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2951065823736508883&q=Exposed%3A+The+Climate+Of+Fear

Go out there and form your own opinions.

Answer 6

Um, I think you meant An Inconvinient Truth, not A Convinient Truth. I thought it was well done, with lots of good info which they mostly supported. I saw a few months ago, so the details arn't fresh, but it deffinatly made an impression on me. Global warming, by all facts, is partially man-made. Not totally, but mostly. We...well, if you've seen an inconvinient truth, you know what I am talking about. However, Al Gore polutes more than the average person, so...I am slightly POed at him currently. Anyway, I think it's a good movie. If you want more, check out www.climatecrisis.com - its the web-site, and has a lot of info, etc on it

Answer 7

I have not seen it, but if you would like my opinion on why I didn't see it here I go.

Did you know that former vice-president Al Gore, America's foremost environmental crusader, consumes approximately 20 times more electricity every year at his Nashville mansion than the average American homeowner? So says a very popular forwarded email which goes on to denounce Gore as a hypocrite: "As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use." Is it true that Al Gore doesn't practice what he preaches?

Thanks for reading!

Answer 8

Great movie overall. The debate really is about how to slow the process of global change.

Answer 9

I have seen it, and it is an eye opener. I think that it is man made. There is plenty of proof.

Answer 10

Pollution and energy inefficiency is bad without question. Why the controversy?