Topic: Al Gore

Global Warming is everyone’s responsibility

By Beth Robinson | February 14, 2008 |

Unlike 1999, tornadoes spared Clarksville this time, but ripped through Tennessee and neighboring states on February 5th. In Madison, WI, where my sister lives, it snowed one foot in less than 24 hours. They’ve had over six feet of snow so far this season, so severe that she and others were told to leave work because snow came down so fast that the plows weren’t going out until it stopped. When it comes to climate change, we have our heads in the sand.

The cold and snow is also a symptom of global warming: more heat causes the air to hold more water vapor and more heat dries out some areas — then dumps snow/rain on others. The weird result is both floods and droughts — and snowstorms. The United States hasn’t yet recovered from Katrina, but the United States and the rest of the world will have many ‘Katrina-like’ storms if we don’t make huge changes now. I keep writing my senators and congress to pass sweeping legislation to lower carbon emissions (Kyoto). I wrote them recently to make investments in clean energy and ‘green’ rebates instead of the across-the-board tax cuts. «Read the rest of this article»

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Your House, A TV, And Two Billion People

By Debbie Boen | June 25, 2007 |

Al Gore rocks.

On July 7, more than 2 billion people will join together to watch the Live Earth concerts and demonstrate to our leaders that the time has come to solve the climate crisis.   NBC will be televising Live Earth and even more extensive coverage will be available on MSN. 

More than 4,000 people have scheduled Live Earth House Parties in over 80 countries.

Live Earth is only 12 days away.  Schedule your own house party or search for one near you.  

To host a party:   http://joinliveearth.org/gore

To find a party close to you:  http://www.friendsofliveearth.org/page/event/search_simple

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The Re-Revolution of the Internet and Its Political Future

By Michael Covington | April 16, 2007 |

In the years since Al Gore invented the internet, it has since become much more than anyone ever expected. Those of us who remember AOL 2.0 (and still have floppy disks lying around somewhere) will fondly recall when the internet was simple. There weren’t too many fancy graphics, internet smut took hours to download, and chat rooms were the place to be.

Now we have information at the push of a button in mere seconds. It seem strange the type of culture that the internet has produced. Patients are becoming the doctors with the help of self diagnostic tools and information readily available online, people who can’t leave their homes are finally earning their college degrees via internet classes, and everyone can become an expert on anything they like with a few keywords typed into Google. «Read the rest of this article»

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A message from Al Gore on Global Warming

By Debbie Boen | March 24, 2007 |

By 10:00 AM yesterday, as I took my seat in the hearing room, an incredible 519,414 people had signed our message to Congress demanding immediate action to solve the climate crisis.

All of those boxes chock full of your messages, sitting right next to me as I testified, were a fantastic show of support and one that is already having an impact as our Representatives and Senators begin to debate solutions to the climate crisis. In fact, so many people signed our message in the 24 hours before the hearing, we are still working on printing them. But don’t worry, Congress now knows that you have spoken, and I will personally make sure every last message is delivered.

I also wanted to make sure that you had the chance to see the hearing for yourself, so I’ve posted video highlights on algore.com: «Read the rest of this article»

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First Friday Film night at UUFC

By Debbie Boen | February 28, 2007 |

Join us as we watch An Inconvenient Truth, the Academy Award winning documentary about the future of our planet.  This event will be hosted by Beth Robinson, recently returned from Al Gore’s training on how to present this valuable information to the public. The event is free and open to the public. Feel free to bring snacks!

Friday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
3053 Highway 41A South, Clarksville
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An inconvenient truth - Global Warming is a scientific reality

By Beth Robinson | June 27, 2006 |

I saw the movie on June 24th. It’s a very powerful film. It challenges the apathy of the US in the face of a global climate crisis. Although there are no plans for it to visit Clarksville, it is playing now in Nashville and I highly recommend it.

With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore’s 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. - http://www.climatecrisis.net/aboutthefilm/

Now thru June 29th: Regal Green Hills 16
June 30th - July 4 : Opry Mills theatres

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