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MONDAY MUSE (10 September '07)
TRUTH is INCONVENIENT
Last Thursday, I watched a very riveting documentary.
Actually it was basically a filmed version of the
PowerPoint lecture that an environmental advocate has
called Al Gore - the person who almost became the
President of the USA. The film, directed by Davis
Guggenheim, is poignantly called An Inconvenient
Truth.
Gore impresses as an impassioned speaker with a
mission, making a convincing argument for common sense
and ethical intervention in reversing the harmful
effects of global warming through personal and
political accountability. An Inconvenient Truth
makes the compelling case that global warming is real,
man-made, and its effects will be catastrophic if we
dont act now.
Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in
a thoughtful and compelling way. We see animations of
ancient glaciers that have retreated entirely over the
last hundred years, and the disintegration of todays
glaciers, literally before our eyes
disappearing
rivers, disappearing species, disappearing
rainforests, disappearing land
Hard facts from
peer-reviewed scientific journals that deflate the
humbuggery of oil-company-supported PR think tanks
about natural cycles.
Gore insists that global warming is not a political
issue at all
it is "a moral issue." He shows that the
choice between economical and ecological well-being is
a false dilemma. For those following climate sciences
-- not climate propaganda -- little that Gore says
will be news, but he puts it all together in such a
devastating way that the impact is enormous. While the
mainstream press may continue to insist that there is
no scientific consensus on global warming, presenters
like Gore and filmmakers like Guggenheim have shown
the way to present the truth in all its dimensions.
An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great
films should: it leaves the viewer shaken, involved
and inspired. However, it is not a depressing film.
Though his forecast is scary, Gore does not leave us
in despair. And that is the real truth
we can save
our world
by embracing some inconveniences
by
searching for alternatives
by developing new
dimensions in attitudes and approaches towards our
mother Earth!
the debate between economy and ecology is not about
intellectual interactions
develop new dimensions to initiate consciousness and
appropriate actions
Regards
Pravin
10 September 2007, Goa.
A life coach with a passion to connect people to their
potential, Pravin Sabnis conducts unlearning unlimited
workshops for leading corporate and other groups. The
Monday Muse series (since 2004) is dedicated to the
annual theme of JCI-India.
Pravin K. Sabnis (cell: 9422640141)
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ECAP 2007 - Computer Society of India - Goa Chapter inaugurates its 15th
Exhibition of Computers & Allied Products at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji
at 9:30am on Sep 8, 2007 at the hands of Mr. M. N. Rao - Advisor & Director
(IT) Department of Computer Science - Government of Goa.
All are cordially Invited
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