John old son, you must look upon the world with a very odd set of eyes.

There are very few real certainties in life and I'm positive for every chart, figure and table featured in An Inconvenient Truth I could conjure data to refute their veracity or wheel out an appropriate expert to see them shot down in flames.

We could sit around for an eternity arguing over the validity and accurancy of what presented in the film. Meanwhile life would carry on as normal having missed the point entirely. Climate change has entered public consciousness and few doubt its presence as a reality.

Albert's film seeks to convey the mechanisms by which this is now occurring and in doing so hopefully prompts us to think more deeply about the impacts of our lifestyles. If this persuades some people to live more sustainiably, then it most certainly helps to improve the condition of humankind, now and more importantly in the future.

Some quotes from the great man...

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

Demonstrating his grasp on science...

"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, & water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."

and

"For NASA, space is still a high priority."

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."

as always Al is ready

"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."

No wonder he got the prize....

Great read. I would also add that Al Gore has the world's
largest carbon foorprint.

Great read. I would also add that Al Gore has the world's
largest carbon footprint.

Great article!

I wish those who have left comments in disagreement could provide something of substance that they disagree with rather than just attacking John Berleu. It seems 'the left' prefer to play the person rather than the ball?

BTW his book 'Eco-freaks' is also a great read.

Alzo, not sure what point you're trying to make...none of those quotes are Al Gore's. Some may be Dan Quayle's but even that's debateable.

See: http://www.snopes.com/quotes/candidate.asp

As for Gore's carbon footprint, I certainly agree that for him to live a life of such profligate affluence is not a good look, because our current technology does not allow any more than a tiny fraction of the world's population to live such a life, based on the ecological footprint it implies. Even if it's true that most his home electricity use is from renewable sources, and he "offsets" his flights, he could be doing a far better job of leading by example. Having said that, on balance his overall influence will be almost certainly be net positive on helping the world combat global warming.

OTOH, the Nobel prize should perhaps have waited until he has actually convinced the US to sign up to an international agreement.