Community | June 22, 2011 | 10 comments

Climate of Denial: great essay

source: http://progressivesforgore.blogspot.com/2011/06/climate-of-denial-great-essay.html

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JanforGore
This is a comprehensive essay laying out everything truthfully about the climate denier lobby that has done all in its power to trash this planet for their own profit at the expense of our biodiversity, climate balance, health and economy. Al pulls no punches in his assessment of this clear and present danger to our very ability to live on this planet and the forces working to plant doubt about its urgency. And that is no fear mongering. That is reality.

This is simply what this is all about now people: if we do not begin to extricate ourselves from the media and fossil fuel misinformation that has only fueled this crisis to the point where we are heading for a positive feedback loop that will not end but only worsen, our children are not going to have a habitable planet. If you look alone at the damage now being done to crops globally, soil globally, water supplies globally, seeds globally and biodiversity both on land and in the seas, what you will find is a world far removed from what these peddlers of bombast and doubt regarding the world they want you to see are selling you.

This is a must read but in doing so, you need to dismiss your political predispositions, because this is not about politics, but survival. That is why I also applaud him for taking all to task who deserve it, including President Obama who while speaking about this early on has not lead on this crisis, nor has this Congress. They would do well to heed the advice and words of the man who was actually elected president a decade ago because this country would be in a much better place had he been allowed to lead on this, because he is leading on this still.

Mr. Gore, you speak truth here and I for one stand and will work with you.
Thank you.
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10 comments // Climate of Denial: great essay

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    • JanforGore:

      I am dkl165, and the only dkl165. I have been on this site for several years. The fact is, Al Gore promoted CFL bulbs. You are sure acting childish when challenged. Maybe you won't be invited to my birthday party.

      Maybe it is not so wise to suck up to Al Gore and put him up on a pedestal just so your pages will be read.

      I admire the man, but a man is just what he is. He is wrong sometimes too.

    • 11 months ago
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    • JanforGore:

      He doesn't even have much science background. He is an English Major. Furthermore:

      "Though he was an avid reader who fell in love with scientific and mathematical theories,[22] he did not do well in science classes in college, and avoided taking math.[21] His grades during his first two years put him in the lower one-fifth of the class"

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore#Harvard.2C_Vietnam.2C_journalism.2C_and_Vanderbilt_.281965.E2.80.931976.29

      In addition the following was found:

      "Criticisms of Gore's allegedly erroneous scientific statements tend to focus on a British High Court's ruling that Gore's Inconvenient Truth documentary was deemed by the court to have nine significant errors.[42]"

      "Gore has also been the subject of criticism for his personal use of energy, including his use of private jets[citation needed] and ownership of multiple very large homes.[49] The Tennessee Center for Policy Research (TCPR) has twice criticized Gore for electricity consumption in his Tennessee home. In February 2007, TCPR stated that their analysis of records from the Nashville Electric Service indicated that the Gore household uses "20 times as much electricity as the average household nationwide"

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_activism_of_Al_Gore

    • 11 months ago
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    • Posted this in another thread, but it fits here too:

      There is a huge imbalance in what people in this country see in media regarding this crisis. That is why I am actually angry at environmental organizations that aren't out here putting up billboards, making ads and speaking out more. Where are the solar energy/renewable energy ads to counter the API/Koch funded ads we see on cable? All we see are ads for oil, natural gas and drugs.The fossil fuel and pharmaceutical companies have a chokehold on the media and they are a willing accomplice for the $$$$$$$. This is also why I think it is imperative that "independent" networks like Current do more too to get information out to people about this. In addition, that includes citizen journalism.

    • 11 months ago
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    • Excerpt and quote By Mr. Gore:

      "To make our elected leaders take action to solve the climate crisis, we must forcefully communicate the following message: "I care a lot about global warming; I am paying very careful attention to the way you vote and what you say about it; if you are on the wrong side, I am not only going to vote against you, I will work hard to defeat you — regardless of party. If you are on the right side, I will work hard to elect you."

      This isn't about left or right. This is about putting morality before politics. And I am taking that advice, regardless of party.

    • 11 months ago
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