Larry David standup: “Rich Pricks and Poor Schmucks.” Live at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, November 17, 2005.
You saw it on ‘Earth To America!’, now see it here. The Blue Man Group really gets the message across loud and clear with this great video. Can you hear? From: https://web.archive.org/web/20100824044616/http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/
See also: Davis Guggenheim. Al Gore. An Inconvenient Truth. 2006. Paramount Pictures. Youtube. (preview $)
Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change in the most talked-about documentary at Sundance. An audience and critical favorite, An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be cataclysmic if we don’t act now. Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way: often humorous, frequently emotional, always fascinating. In the end, An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken, involved and inspired.
Davis Guggenheim. An Inconvenient Truth. 2006. Paramount Pictures. Youtube. (preview $)
Wikipedia: An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore‘s campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore’s own estimate, he has presented over 1,000 times to audiences worldwide.
The idea to document Gore’s efforts came from producer Laurie David, who saw his presentation at a town hall meeting on global warming, which coincided with the opening of The Day After Tomorrow. Laurie David was so inspired by his slide show that she, with producer Lawrence Bender, met with Guggenheim, and Co-Producer Lesley Chilcott, to adapt the presentation into a film. Premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opening in New York City and Los Angeles on May 24, 2006, the film was a critical and commercial success, winning two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song.[4] The film grossed $24 million in the US and $26 million in other countries’ box offices, becoming the eleventh highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States.[5]
Since the film’s release, An Inconvenient Truth has been credited for raising international public awareness of global warming and reenergizing the environmental movement. The documentary has also been included in science curricula in schools around the world, which has spurred some controversy due to some of the data it used.[6]
A sequel to the film, titled An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, was released on July 28, 2017.
See also: Laurie David and Sheryl Crow College tour. StopGlobalWarming.
Laurie David is “An Inconvenient Truth” producer.
See also: The Associated Press. Sheryl Crow pecks at Rove on climate. 23 Apr 2007. Ocala Star Banner.
In April 2007, environmental activist Laurie David and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow collaborated on the “Stop Global Warming College Tour,” a 12-campus biodiesel bus tour. They made headlines for confronting White House adviser Karl Rove about climate change at the 2007 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Activist & Singer-songwriter to Mobilize College Students around Global Warming; Duo to Bring Message from Americans to Washington, DC on Earth Day 2007
Los Angeles, CA – Following reports of overwhelming scientific consensus that the globe is definitely warming, humans are definitely causing it, and we must act now to solve it, global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Sheryl Crow announced today that the StopGlobalWarming.org “Virtual March” is hitting the road.
The 90-minute presentation will include remarks by David, a short performance by Crow, clips from An Inconvenient Truth, humorous clips from top comedians, and a dialogue with students.
Laurie David and Sheryl Crow College tour. StopGlobalWarming
See also: CNBC Interview Sheryl Crow & Laurie David on Global Warming. 13 Apr 2007. YouTube.
The debate over global warming seems far from over, as evidenced by the dozens of viewer emails that poured in after CNBC’s Joe Kernen’s interview with singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow and “An Inconvenient Truth” producer Laurie David.
During the Tuesday morning interview, Kernen cited scientific findings from a U.K. documentary, “The Great Global Warming Swindle,” to challenge Crow and David’s view that climate change is caused by humans. The segment generated a surprisingly enormous response from viewers.
See also: Melissa Denchak. How You Can Stop Global Warming. 20 Apr 2022. NRDC.
EDITOR’S NOTE: On April 4, 2022, the IPCC released the Working Group III Sixth Assessment report on climate change mitigation. The report describes how, despite gains in the clean energy revolution, nations are falling far too short of reducing climate pollution quickly enough to avoid severe damage, cost, and upheaval. “The good news is that we have the climate solutions needed, and they work,” says NRDC president Manish Bapna. “For our economic and national security, and for the future of all life on earth, lawmakers must act without delay.” Read more about the IPCC report here.
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