on Nov 21st, 2006
How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic
Last night, me (Martin) and a group of other BVV supporters from near and far (yo to the Telford possy!) went to see the Al Gore film, An Inconvenient Truth.
It was at times scary, upsetting and frightening, but most of all it sets the scene with absolute clarity about what could happen if we don’t take immediate and drastic steps to reduce mankind’s dependency on fossil fuels and the associated greenhouse gas emmissions that come from using them.
Like all arguments, it does of course present the very best evidence that supports its aims and doubtless there are some of the facts and figures that can be disputed (see here), nevertheless, even with a degree of scepticism, the arguments are persuasive, compelling and urgent.
At some point though, we are going to be talking face-to-face with someone in denial (President Bush perhaps?), so where do we turn to get the facts? Fortunately, online environmental magazine, Grist, has come up with an assembly of information titled ‘How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic‘ - I suggest you bookmark the link and make a point of reading up on them!
Have just checked out gristmill site, full of info, Al Gore’s factual film left me in no doubt of global warming, but I guess people will only worry when their water is hard to get, land becomes scarce with rising sea levels, and food becomes a difficult commodity to get.