An Inconvenient Truth

I was watching An Inconvenient Truth with my meteorology class when I (and the rest of the class) realised how scientifically inaccurate and exagerrated some of the stuff in there are. Ok, that was a long sentence, but please bear with me.

 

Ah, where to start?

 

- I don't see the link between the rising temperature and increasing occurences of avian flu. Sure, maybe it has something to do with how chickens breed more frequently when it's warm.. not.

- Too many references to Katrina. It's like preaching about the incompetencies in the Indonesian government, while somehow relating everything to the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, even though really, it's only the tip of the iceberg.

- The cut-away sequences on Al-Gore's past. Was that really necessary? Boo hoo, man. Global warming: yes, it's scary. Your son nearly dying after he got hit by a cab? Not so.

- The slightly exaggerated figures on the graphs, numbers and timescale. I know it's to get people's attention, but there's a difference between a good, solid scientifically proven argument and one argument that's loaded with insanely scary predictions that somehow we're all gonna drown and die under a sea of *catches breath* toxic, grime, and dissolved coral reefs.

 

Bottom line:

We're screwed. But it's tough to act on these climate changes without stepping outside of our comfort zones (i.e. our status quo as greenhouse gas-spewing organisms). I'm sure industrialists and oil tycoons are thinking the same thing. And as long as you're still driving your car to uni instead of taking the tram, then no, you're not doing anything to stop climate change. As long as you're still up at 3 am with all lights on and the tv still running, spewing bullshit advertisements down your throat, then no, you're not doing anything.

 

Bottom, bottom line:

If you want to be a hardline environmentalist, go live in the woods. Otherwise, you're lying to yourself. Stick with your status quo, keep on using electricity, yet do everything you can to use less energy. Sounds hard? It is.

 

Bottom, bottom, bottom line: Al Gore flies on an airplane to promote his view and stance on the issue of global warming. Heh.

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Tomorrow's the last day of the semester. Huh. It's been a fast semester; it's been a fast year, even. Hmm.

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