Moving Beyond Kyoto - Al Gore
Al Gore wrote a wonderful opinion piece in the New York Times calling for some action, before it is too late.
...many scientists are now warning that we are moving closer to several “tipping points” that could — within 10 years — make it impossible for us to avoid irretrievable damage to the planet’s habitability for human civilization...
Next weekend, on Saturday July 7th, 2007, Gore is hosting the Live Earth Concert to raise awareness about the Climate Crisis.
In the words of Buckminster Fuller, “If the success or failure of this planet, and of human beings, depended on how I am and what I do, how would I be? What would I do?”
Labels: carbon, global warming
1 Comments:
I blogged about this op-ed piece on my website Is It Getting Warmer? as well.
I wish Mr. Gore well in his efforts to have a successful concert and I hope that the careers of the entertainers prosper.
I do have some problems with some of Mr. Gore's statements regarding comparisons to other planetary bodies. He is walking a thin line doing comparisons with Venus and Mercury and opens himself up to a host of arguments. Can you just hear Jay Leno: "News flash from Venus - SUVs are no longer allowed on the streets of the cities in Venus." He also give credibility to others to discuss the warming on other planetary bodies (which I have also blogged about).
Also, what happened to Mr. Gore's claims of calamity if we don't do dramatic changes? There was a little bit here but I would have expected more.
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