Just saw "an incovenient truth"
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Benfica540;721042; said:Or perhaps you would prefer this article sandtiger and anybody else here who's interested.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-08-09-gore-green_x.htm
Maybe this news article will be more credible.
"The op-ed goes on to note that Al owns three (very) spacious homes, including a primary residence over 10,000 sq ft with 20 rooms and 8 bathrooms; That there is no record of Al using the wind energy option for his homes, although it is available through regional power companies; That he continues to own stock in Occidental Petroleum which according to the article has been mired in controversy over oil drilling in ecologically sensitive areas.; And lastly that his property sits on a Zinc mine, which has been cited for dumping minerals into local waterways."
"The issue here is not simply Gore's hypocrisy; it's a question of credibility. If he genuinely believes the apocalyptic vision he has put forth and calls for radical changes in the way other people live, why hasn't he made any radical change in his life? Giving up the zinc mine or one of his homes is not asking much, given that he wants the rest of us to radically change our lives."
The author of that article was Peter Schweizer, same guy as in the last link you posted.
The first post is about how the movie is a life changing one for one (or more) of us - I don't see why y'all feel the need to flame Gore... But then again, you guys flame everyone on here anyways... If you want to go flaming, start your own thread.
sandtiger;721383; said:
You're stretching so badly now. It's based on FACTS. You know, facts =the truth.
DeLgAdO;721353; said:
Yeah, no kidding.He's probably got some megasuper computers in there he's using to create a new and improved internet.
DeLgAdO;721353; said:
Yeah, that might be a bit of an inconvenient truth, wouldn't it?
Thanks folks, I'll be here all week. Try the veal, and don't forget to tip your server.
Guys remember too that everyone is bashing Repair and Benefica540 for looking at Gore and not the "facts", but Repair made a great point at the start of this thread. He said he was old enought o remember the wave of "Ice Age" hype that came out 40-50 years ago. The reason why this is important is the scientists that are giving these "facts" for global warming, and our role in it, were the very same scientists, warning us of an impending ice age as a result of global cooling. These "facts" aren't as cut and dry as it may seem. And it certainly does matter if you can destroy the credibility of those pushing this agenda, because when you do that, you expose their motives, and that's what politics is all about. I'm not gonna be that guy that acts like Al Gore is doing something different and more sinister than other politicians (mostly liberals! J/K!
), I'm just not going to sit back and let these guys spoon feed me my views on enviromental science with a completly one sided view of things.
), I'm just not going to sit back and let these guys spoon feed me my views on enviromental science with a completly one sided view of things.