With wit, smarts and hope, “An Inconvenient Truth”, Al Gore brings on his persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenge facing our global civilization.
Global warming has already started and the evidence of change is becoming stronger and stronger. The world is heating up and sorry to say it, but it's OUR entire fault. Man-made causes do the most damage and they are many. Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. Burning fossil fuels is the number one cause for pollution. When fossil fuels are burned they send off a greenhouse gas - CO2.
Another major man-made cause for global warming is population. More people mean more food, and more methods of transportation. That means more methane gases because there will be more burning of fossil fuels, and agriculture. Another source of methane is manure. Because more food is needed we have to raise food. Another problem with the increasing population is transportation. More people mean more cars and more cars means more pollution.
Since CO2 contributes to global warming, increasing population makes the problem even worse because we breathe out CO2. Also, the trees that convert our CO2 to oxygen are being demolished because we're using the land that we cut the trees down from as property for our homes and buildings. We are not replacing those trees (an important part of our eco system), so we are constantly taking advantage of our natural resources and giving nothing back in return.
The increase in global temperatures is expected to disrupt ecosystems and will result in loss of species diversity, as species that cannot adapt will extinguish.“An Inconvenient Truth” is a call to arms for us to fix a fixable problem, explaining the few things each individual can do to bring CO2 levels back down to where they were.
Don't get upset by anyone trying to turn the film into a political issue.
The topic discussed is imperative.
The truth hurts but global warming is already affecting the world and we know how to fix this problem and prevent a global environmental disaster…
“There is no doubt we can solve this problem. In fact, we have a moral obligation to do so. Small changes to your daily routine can add up to big differences in helping to stop global warming. The time to come together to solve this problem is now – TAKE ACTION”. Al Gore
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