A new movie, called “An Inconvenient Truth, or Convenient Fiction” is now available on the Web. The movie seeks to refute many of the arguments made in Al Gore’s movie, “An Inconvenient Truth“.
I think this movie is worth viewing, so I’ve posted it Here (Part 1) and Here (Part 2).
On Monday, the State Senate will be voting on a bill which will refer the matter of Global Warming to a Task Force for further study. But the task force is already predisposed in favor of the Global Warming theory. The bill (SF 145), Linked here, includes this goal:
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal. (a) It is the goal of the
state to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors producing those
emissions to a level at least 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050.
The task force will mostly lay the groundwork for passing the bill next year calling for carbon caps and credits.
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I remember first hearing about global warming when I was in kindergarten, oh so many years ago in 1978. We learned that if climate change continued, glaciers would melt, sea levels would rise and cause coastal flooding. Urgency was not claimed then.
I don’t get all my information from movies; as a matter of fact, I have never seen Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth.” Shall I now see the movie you’re recommending, as well as “Fahrenheit 911?”
I think that the debates over the authenticity of Gore on Global Warming are not important. The genuineness of global warming is not proven but we cannot deny that the climate change in some parts of the world is devastating farmers in developing countries. Finding solutions to this problem is much more important than proving or disproving global warming. We need to act about environmental problems and not to argue about them.
To be fair, here’s an interesting clip from Exxon’s response to the report issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists:
Jan. 3, 2007 — ExxonMobil released the following statement in response to the Union of Concerned Scientists report:
From our initial review of the 63-page report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, many of the conclusions are inaccurate. Let me clarify ExxonMobil’s position on climate change.
As stated in Tomorrow’s Energy, a publication that may be found on our website and addresses important issues associated with energy supply and demand, including our position on climate change: “We recognize that the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere poses risks that may prove significant for society and ecosystems…Human activities have contributed to these increased concentrations [of greenhouse gases], mainly through the combustion of fossil fuels for energy use; land use changes [especially deforestation]; and agricultural, animal husbandry and waste-disposal practices…Even with many scientific uncertainties, the risk that greenhouse gas emissions may have serious impacts justifies taking action.” What is clear today is that greenhouse gas emissions are one of the factors that contribute to climate change, and that the use of fossil fuels is a major source of these emissions.
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The full response by Exxon can be found here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2768373&page=1