Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
- Alternative to "An Inconvenient Truth"As a science teacher who specializes in the natural sciences, the topic of Global Warming is (finally) becoming an acceptable topic to introduce.Resistance has usually come from parents who see the teaching of Global Warming as linked to a political statement.Viewing of the film "An Inconvenient Truth" can be... inconvenient.The film "Global Warming: The Signs and Science" is a very nice alternative to anyone else who is facing the same problem.Al Gore's prize will do little to alter the political tag some give his film.The "Signs and Science" video lives up to its title.I found it well done, and I especially liked that they included information on the "global conveyor" into the film.
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- oh noCannot waste my time with a film that's been recommended by an "earth citizen" supporting Al Gore's agenda.
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- More PropagandaGet the Great Global Warming Swindle for the real deal on the Global Warming debate. You can get it on DVD from Amazon's UK site.
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- Isn't it Ironic, Don't You Think?Boy, I sure am glad they got the scientific genius Alanis Morissette to preach to us on this DVD, but I think the shallowness of this selection is made clear by its one-sided examination of global warming. There is no diverse perspective here and no critics of the "scientific consensus" were even consulted. This immediately decreased its credibility with me. Everyone should have been a little taken back, however, by the documentary's hilarious politically correct angle by which "people of color" are more affected by climate change than anyone else. What a ridiculous thing to say. If the worst of these gloom and doom scenarios play out then there won't be anything left of any of us regardless of the individual melanin contents of our skin. Furthermore, air purity standards have improved over the course of the last decade which is a fact this documentary fails to reveal. Strategically, the documentary implies that the US was the only country not to sign the Kyoto Treaty but 155 other countries failed to do so as well. As for the signatories, not one is lowering carbon levels as a result of the protocol. The idea that we can set an example in the west and have it followed by communist China is risible. The Chinese or the Indians are going to go along with any global protocols like Kyoto. Here's another climate change movie rooted in the blame America first philosophy.
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- Convincing images and scientific commentsI am a K-12 school librarian and am launching an awareness project about the environment, with global warming as a key topic. I needed a documentary about global warming for secondary level students.
I had proposed that all teachers watch "An inconvenient Truth" for their own information, and was confronted with one typical negative reaction: "Al Gore has an agenda, this is politics in school and I will not admit that. I want scientific, objective information". Although I do not agree with this reaction at all, I thought that I might as well look for something else, since I think that "An Inconvenient Truth" is not the ideal first step to raise awareness among the younger students. And there I ordered the PBS "Global Warming" documentary. Alanis Morissette is a very articulate speaker, clear and convincing. The construction and contents of the film, with very interesting interviews with diverse scientists give an excellent overview of the issue.
This DVD and "An inconvenient Truth are important eye-openers for us all!
