Gore's global warming presentation goes grassroots

After you read stories like this, it is much more reasonable to believe that Al Gore is anything but a publicity whore.  He genuinely cares about this global warming issue, and is going to great lengths to help science prevail over the rich oil lobby.  Completely under the radar, last year Al Gore began teaching people to give the same kind of power point presentation he gave in the movie, An Inconvenient Truth.  Take Jamie Harkins, for example::

The whole process began last summer, when Harkins, who graduated fromParkland High school, participated in a nationwide conference call withGore, who alluded to the project.

''All he said was 'I'm training a thousand people to give thisglobal warming presentation,''' she said. Harkins began sending lettersto Gore's office, and eventually was chosen — along with othersnationwide — to come to Tennessee. At that point, she hadn't even seenthe documentary yet. She's seen it since then, given copies of the DVDas Christmas gifts, and taken other people to see it, converting someglobal warming skeptics along the way.

In the last two years, there has been an eleven percent jump among the number of Americans that consider global warming a serious issue, as a CNN poll shows.  Although, the climate itself is likely most of the reason why more people are worried, not just because of Gore's movie.

I wonder if An Inconvenient Truth had an impact on the motivations of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), who enacted green legislation that helped shore up the support of many Democrats, eventually leading to his reelection two months ago.  Had it not been for Gore's movie, maybe the actor-turned-governor would be out of a job now.  Less Californians would have recognized the significance of the legislation that Schwarzenegger helped pass.

Comments

[Michel]

A friend linked me to this article. You already showed the video for the first image, but the second one goes way too far:

http://suicidegirls.com/news/politics/19789/

No apology or anything. WTF is up with CNN these days?

[Michel]

Oh, and here I thought I was bringing something new to the table. You're too informed :)

[Administrator: Todd]

No, you're probably better informed than I am. I just came across that story by luck (via Raw Story).

[The Mexican]

I love Suicide Girls. There's nothing hotter than a woman with tattoos (and a few piercings don't hurt neither), in my opinion. By the way, this has no relation whatsoever to anything political.

[Administrator: Todd]

The Mexican, I'd have to disagree. In my opinion, a woman with tattoos is a no-no. But hey, we're all different

lol Like you said, no relation to politics whatsoever. But I just had to respond.

[George]

I agree with the Mexican. I also like them blind, drunk and red-headed.

[Administrator: Todd]

So a blind version of Rosanne, then?

[Steph]

I love Al Gore!

[George]

I will be severely disappointed if our next President is someone other than Al Gore or Barack Obama.

Here is my scale of emotions:
Gore -> unadulterated joy
Obama -> genuine hopefulness and happiness
Edwards -> i'll take it but I'm not excited.
Clinton -> pissed at the Democratic Party but glad Bush is gone
McCain -> very concerned but glad Bush is gone
Guiliani -> hopelessness
Brownback -> fuck

[Michel]

Wow, I sparked one hell of a thread...

[ohiopimp]

that has nothing 2 do with global warming al gore did a good job in informing the world on what is to happen if we dont turn our ways around. think about your grandkids.