Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 10/22/2009 9:30:13 AM PDT by bs9021
Globe Cools to Warming
Allie Winegar Duzett, October 22, 2009
Ever since it came out in 2006, Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth has been something of a cult classic. Despite its numerous scientific mistakes and exaggerations, the movie has risen to must-see status, even being required viewing in many public schools. Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney teamed up earlier this year to create a rebuttal film, Not Evil, Just Wrong to discuss the scientific inaccuracies and the hidden agendas of Al Gore’s smash hit.
Not Evil, Just Wrong points out some of the grossest scientific problems with An Inconvenient Truth; it uncovers the truth about the notorious “hockey stick graph,” which allegedly proved the CO2-global warming connection. It examines the true greatest threat to polar bears—hunting; and the lies that contribute to the sea level myth. The ocean has been projected to rise 20 feet, but only over the next millennium, not the next decade, the makers note.
McAleer focuses the film heavily on the personal effects of Al Gore-style eco-alarmism, conducting a case study of the town of Vevay, Indiana. He interviews one family in particular, about how global warming alarmism could affect them. McAleer makes it clear that attempts to cap carbon emissions would lead to massive economic problems for those in small towns that survive on industry. With a cap on burning fossil fuels, entire towns could be destroyed from lack of work....
(Excerpt) Read more at academia.org ...
I look forward to the day when “An Inconvenient Truth” is firmly ensconced in the category of hilariously ridiculous old movies, right next to “Reefer Madness”. Just picture a crowd of college kids hooting and howling over it, and marvelling that many of their parents actually took it seriously.
Best comment by one of the DUmmies: “We want to change the climate, and control it, to make it fit with what we need it to do.”
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.