Comments on: Open Thread - Academy Awards http://www.terrarossa.com/open-thread-academy-awards/ Where Conservatives Consider a New Energy Future Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:42:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jim Coleman http://www.terrarossa.com/open-thread-academy-awards/#comment-241 Jim Coleman Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:40:54 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=101#comment-241 For eight years former VP Al Gore stood at the second most powerful pulpit in the world. During that period little progress was made in the fight against global warming and climate change. Mr. Gore has made a movie about the threat of climate change that has grossed nearly $25,000,000. At $8.00 a ticket, that means that over 3,000,000 people got into their fossil fuel burning mini vans, cars or trucks and drove anywhere from 5 to 25 miles to learn about global warming. Let’s say that everyone drove on the average 10 miles to get to their local Cineplex. That means” An Inconvenient Truth” produced 17,000 tons of CO2. I will go ahead and assume that everyone also drove back from the theater for a grand total of 34,000 tons of CO2. I know it may be a little lower because I have to assume that Ed Bagley Jr. drove his electric car. And now, “An Inconvenient Truth” is an Academy Award-winning film. What does that mean, exactly? It means that thousands, maybe millions of Americans got into their fossil fuel-burning cars to go to their local Cineplex and see this film, so they could be more informed for their Oscar parties. It means that thousands more will make that drive now, to see what all that critical acclaim was about. Imagine how much cleaner our earth would be if we were able to turn on our televisions and watch “An Inconvenient Truth on TV instead. Imagine how much cleaner our planet would be if people were this excited about the film winning receiving an Emmy. For eight years former VP Al Gore stood at the second most powerful pulpit in the world. During that period little progress was made in the fight against global warming and climate change.

Mr. Gore has made a movie about the threat of climate change that has grossed nearly $25,000,000. At $8.00 a ticket, that means that over 3,000,000 people got into their fossil fuel burning mini vans, cars or trucks and drove anywhere from 5 to 25 miles to learn about global warming.

Let’s say that everyone drove on the average 10 miles to get to their local Cineplex. That means” An Inconvenient Truth” produced 17,000 tons of CO2. I will go ahead and assume that everyone also drove back from the theater for a grand total of 34,000 tons of CO2. I know it may be a little lower because I have to assume that Ed Bagley Jr. drove his electric car.

And now, “An Inconvenient Truth” is an Academy Award-winning film. What does that mean, exactly? It means that thousands, maybe millions of Americans got into their fossil fuel-burning cars to go to their local Cineplex and see this film, so they could be more informed for their Oscar parties. It means that thousands more will make that drive now, to see what all that critical acclaim was about.

Imagine how much cleaner our earth would be if we were able to turn on our televisions and watch “An Inconvenient Truth on TV instead. Imagine how much cleaner our planet would be if people were this excited about the film winning receiving an Emmy.

]]> By: Levi Strauss http://www.terrarossa.com/open-thread-academy-awards/#comment-220 Levi Strauss Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:31:32 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=101#comment-220 We seem to forget, these are actors. They aren't paid for brain power, they're paid to perform. They have every right to express their opinion, but giving them credence is our fault. Unfortunately, you can get any opinion, scientific or otherwise, you're willing to pay for. Much of the information "paid for" in the movie is phony. Problem is, if you exaggerate or prevaricate long enough and loud enough, you'll find people who will believe. We seem to forget, these are actors. They aren’t paid for brain power, they’re paid to perform. They have every right to express their opinion, but giving them credence is our fault. Unfortunately, you can get any opinion, scientific or otherwise, you’re willing to pay for. Much of the information “paid for” in the movie is phony. Problem is, if you exaggerate or prevaricate long enough and loud enough, you’ll find people who will believe.

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