An Inconvenient Truth

I recently had a chance to watch Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and I think that everyone should watch it regardless whether you are a "science" person or not.

As a science person, the facts were good, and the explanations clear.

As a non-science person, I think that Al Gore does a great job of making the climate crisis tangible and understandable AND he still manages to be interesting.

I was browsing the site and found a cool pledge to see the video widget and thought I'd throw one on my blog. Do you see it in the sidebar on the left? Click the widget and see the movie - it's good stuff, regardless whether it is a review or completley new for you.

thoughts on Kyoto

I just used the David Suzuki Website to send an email to the Prime Minister about how important I believe the Kyoto Protocol to be.

This is the first time I have ever felt inspired to use one of those "form email" things, but the truth is I think it is a crock that Canada is ignoring their commitment to the Kyoto Protocol.

Here's what the letter says:

Dear Prime Minister,

I’m writing to let you know I’m concerned about global warming and I want Canada to do something about it.

Climate change is a global issue and the Kyoto Protocol is the only global agreement we have to address this challenge. We made a promise to the world that we would reduce our heat-trapping emissions and to ignore this promise would be an international embarassment.
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Kyoto was always designed to be the first step towards the long-term changes we need to make to protect our health, our environment and our economy. Like the vast majority of Canadians, I support Kyoto and expect Canada to take a lead role in this critical global issue.

Please don’t let us down.

Sincerely,
(your name and address automatically added here)

The form also allows you to add your own comments, so this is what I added:

As a Canadian I am embarrassed by the knowledge that Canada was the second country to sign the Kyoto Protocol and despite this excitement and eagerness we continue to look the other way with regard to Canada's contribution to Global Warming.

We all have to do what's right for ourselves - check out the website for more information.