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February 9, 2007
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An Inconvenient Truth

February 9, 2007

I just finished watching the film, "An Inconvenient Truth" and it had a
profound effect on me. I was already aware of the climate crisis that this
world faces, but I guess I never realized that something can be done about it
and we aren't doomed to our fate. Of course, if significant changes aren't
made we're... well, all gonna die.

Sounds pretty harsh, I know, but it seems pretty clear that at the current
rate, if no changes are made to the amount of CO2 we pump into the air
each day, this Earth can't survive another 50 years. The Earth is drawing
completely dead.

Al Gore obviously cares deeply about this subject. He speaks passionately
about it and while the outlook is gloomy, when watching him talk about it
your left feeling like his crusade is helping to enforce change worldwide.

Al Gore would have made an excellent president in my opinion, much better
than that stubborn mule we have now, but I think what he is doing now
might be even more important. From the movie, to his travel across the world
enlightening people about the dangers of climate warming.

When I watched the film I was angry at times. It upsets me that this scientific
information has been ignored by congress for so long, and little has been
done to address the number one threat to our existence. No, it's not
terrorists, not even close. There isn't a scientist in the world that could
honestly dispute the fact that the most likely cause of "the end" will be
climate warming.

I'm not an expert on it, but it seems pretty obvious that there is nothing
more important in our world today than finding ways to curb the amount of
CO2 emissions into our atmosphere. We don't, we die.

If you haven't seen the movie, I would strongly advise you to take the time
to watch it. Also, go to www.climatecrisis.net for more information on what
you can do to make a difference.

After watching the movie I decided that I wanted to do my part, despite the
fact that I felt a little hopeless and powerless. The U.S. government needs to
step in and make this a priority. They have to stop lying to the American
people about the state of the world. They have to stop harassing scientists
into lying about what they see for our future.

There was a funny quote from the movie, I forget who is was attributed to
that said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his
salary depends on not understanding it."

This is more than a political issue, it's a moral issue. What good is a fruitful
economy if that in turn means that it destroys the Earth as we know it? In
the movie, Al Gore also explains that spending resources to focus on climate
warming could actually be good for the economy.

Anyway, as I said the film had a profound effect on me and I wanted to do
something about it. I have a blog, so the first thing I wanted to do is share
this with anyone who hasn't seen the movie. To possibly encourage anyone
who reads this to think about what they could do to help.

I'm planning on taking major steps in my surroundings to help me a part of
the solution instead of the problem. The first thing I'm going to get rid of my
cars, both the Toyota Tundra that I won at the WSOP in 2005, and the Lexus
SC 430 that I've had for a while. Instead, I'm going to look into purchasing a
hybrid car for me and my wife.

Now, I realize that not everybody can do that, but I'm not asking you to.
That's what I feel compelled to do and I'm lucky enough to have the
resources to do it. There are other ways to be a part of the solution...
www.climatecrisis.net.

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