List Price: $29.99 Our Price: $19.99YOU SAVE $10!
Buy it
DVD An Inconvenient Truth
With the fate of our planet arguably hanging in the balance, An Inconvenient Truth may prove to be one of the most important and prescient documentaries of all time. As he jokingly refers to himself, "former President-elect" Al Gore felt an urgent personal calling to draw attention--as he had been doing throughout his political career--to the increasingly desperate crisis of global warming, and this riveting documentary is basically a filmed version (by respected TV director Davis Guggenheim) of the PowerPoint lecture that Gore has presented (by his own estimate, well over 1,000 times) to attentive audiences all over the world. Considering Gore's amiable, low-key approach to charts, graphs, statistics, and photographs that leave no room for doubt regarding the reality (not "theory") of global warming as Earth's ultimate environmental crisis, many viewers will be surprised by just how fascinating and convincing this no-frills film really is.
As we learn about the milestone events that shaped his character (including his sister's death and young son's near-fatal injuries after being struck by a car), Gore sheds the stiff demeanor of his 2000 presidential campaign and impresses us as a man with a mission, transcending partisan politics with an impassioned plea for common sense, ethical forthrightness, and passionate purpose in reversing the harmful effects of global warming through personal and political responsibility. Some may accuse Gore of exploiting global warming as a Democratic platform, but his honest conviction regarding this "inconvenient truth" (i.e. overwhelming evidence of global warming that's troublesome to those whose interests are threatened by Gore's irrefutable message) is likely to silence all but the most obtusely stubborn detractors. By taking the high road and discreetly avoiding a full-on assault against the George W. Bush administration (which has steadfastly avoided "the inconvenient truth" with obfuscating spin control and policies favoring the oil industry), Gore effectively rises above political differences with a stern but hopeful eye toward a better future for our children.--Jeff Shannon
A Wake-Up call for America and the World. Watch and Learn.
As I read the past negative reviews, I can see that these people have no concept of science. I'm a conservative republican and never thought I would side with Al Gore on ANY issue. Yes, I'm one of those "right-wingers", love Fox news, Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter. But as a scientist, specifically a chemist, this movie explains in layman's terms the Science of global warming. I was most impressed. Yes, he talks negatively about the current Administration, the loss of the 2000 election, as well as personal matters, but this is done to explain his story about how he's trying to change other people's perceptions. Get over political party affiliations and look at the science!
This video goes through the basic science of global warming. He also explains what has happened in the past and makes a persuasive prediction for the future. Mr. Gore demonstrates the cause and effect of altering our atmosphere by changing weather patterns and ocean currents. I experienced 7 of the 10 typhoons that hit Japan in 2004 that Al talks about in the film...that wasn't fun. He provides ways to improve our situation, one person and household at a time. The one thing he doesn't explain is the effect of the massive human population explosion. We are our worst enemy by consuming so many resources. Look in your garbage can after one day to see all the waste and unnecessary packaging.
All Americans need to take their own "political agenda blinders" off and stop seeing what you just want to see. We all need to come together and change the course we're on. Global Warming won't affect us as much as future generations, but some day I don't want my grandson/granddaughter to ask "Why I didn't do anything to stop it."
If my scientifically challenged 14 year daughter can get something out of it, you can too. Just put political bias aside for 90 minutes and then conduct your own literature research from credible scientific sources.
Thank you Al Gore! (I can't tell you how much it hurt for a Republican to say that!)
Less fun than "Happy Feet."
Instead of tap dancing and singing penguins, we get Al Gore. Yeppers, Al Gore is not nearly as cute and cuddly as Mumbo the penguin.
On the other hand, what Mr. Gore gives us is a view as to what's going on with the world, and what we are doing to make the situation worse, or in some cases, better. I know it's tough to watch and listen too without being drawn into his point-of-view. He seems to have backed up his view with strong evidence, and we should take care to pay attention.
Is he wrong? If his survey of the scientific literature is correct, then the scientists seem to say no. We can always hope that he's not. We can always hope that the continual stories of how our climates seem to be changing are wrong. In fact, I hope he is, because if he's not we're in for a beating from the weather.
For those of you who are opposed to what Mr. Gore points toward, it is up to you to convince us, with the science to back it up, of your point-of-view. Good luck with that.
For everybody else, I highly reccomend that you buy, borrow or rent this DVD.
Highest rating for a documentary from me.
Just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
As Roger Ebert said in blurbing "An Inconvenient Truth," - "You owe it to yourself to see this film." I'd add that you owe it to future generations as well.
Regarding the naysaying of the cause and effects of global warming, I'd recommend the book "The Heat Is On" by Ross Gelbspan. Gelbspan has been dealing with the agents of big oil and king coal for years, and he exposes them quite effectively.
Even if we were to put aside all concerns about potential catastrophes from global warming - the ecological damage that is caused by oil and coal extraction is heartbreaking. Books like "Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations" by Al Gedicks go into the details. Then there is the issue of "Peak Oil," covered by the DVD "The End of Suburbia."
Finally, for some hopeful news, I'd suggest the DVD "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil."
Additionally, there are all sorts of alternatives being developed here in the US. Denver just hosted 13,000 architects, interior designers, land use planners and others for the "Green Build Expo" (it will be held in LA next year). They know that green construction is not only good for the environment, but it's also good for business.
I hope Al Gore starts to emphasize the ways we can transition toward the next industrial revolution - the revolution that is outlined in books like "Natural Capitalism" by Paul Hawken.
It begins with a solemn funeral…for a car. By the end of Chris Paine's lively and informative documentary, the idea doesn't seem quite so strange. As narrator Martin Sheen notes, "They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline." Paine proceeds to show how this unique vehicle came into being and why General Motors ended up reclaiming its once-prized creation less than a decade later. He begins 100 years ago with the original electric car. By the 1920s, the internal-combustion engine had rendered it obsolete. By the 1980s, however, car companies started exploring alternative energy sources, like solar power. This, in turn, led to the late, great battery-powered EV1. Throughout, Paine deftly translates hard science and complex politics, such as California's... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 14 November 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
List Price: $26.96 Your Price: $22.99YOU SAVE $3.97!
Buy it
obvious symptoms of a global exploitation of the entire human race. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Robert Greenwald DVD Release Date: Released the 26 September 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
List Price: $14.95 Your Price: $12.99YOU SAVE $1.96!
Buy it
Fans of Oliver Stone's J.F.K. will recognize the opening moments of writer-director Eugene Jarecki's Why We Fight, in which outgoing President Dwight Eisenhower warns of the pernicious and growing influence of what he called the "military-industrial complex." But Stone's movie, which uses the same footage, was a work of fiction. While those who disagree with the decidedly leftist point of view in this documentary will probably consider it the product of paranoid liberal fantasy as well, there's enough credible material, much of it supplied by the targets of Jarecki's criticisms, to make Eisenhower look like a prophet and everyone else uneasy about the dark confluence of politics, money, and war that controls the country's fortunes. The message here is that while there may be... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Eugene Jarecki DVD Release Date: Released the 27 June 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
List Price: $24.96 Your Price: $14.47YOU SAVE $10.49!
Buy it
