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Teachers: FREE DVD, An Inconvenient Truth

Rebecca Carter — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:58:00 +0000

Attention Teachers!!! Al Gore & Laurie David are giving away 50,000 free DVDs of An Inconvenient Truth to teachers. See the release below and visit Participate.net to sign up.

"AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH" DVDS FOR TEACHERS
50,000 copies of the acclaimed documentary will be donated on a first come, first serve basis to teachers across the country interested in using the film as a teaching tool in classrooms via Participate.net. This generous donation was made possible with the cooperation of Paramount Vantage, Participant Productions, The Environmental Media Association, and private funders.

The DVD’s will be given away starting Monday, December 18, 2006 thru Thursday, January 18, 2007. Teachers are encouraged to log on to Participate.net to request the DVD, which will be delivered within 6-8 weeks. A free curriculum guide is also available for download.

Review: An Inconvenient Truth

Rebecca Carter — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:00:00 +0000

Post contributed by Maria de los Angeles Lemus, a freelance writer and designer who also blogs under the pen name Manola Blablablanik.

Early in July, Rebecca offered gM readers free tickets to go see An Inconvenient Truth, thanks to Share the Truth, a donation and request program that encourages people to see the film.

I’m so glad I took Rebecca up on her offer, because I’m not an avid movie-goer and even though I’m concerned about the environment, I might’ve let this one slip by.

An Inconvenient Truth is essentially a documentary based on Al Gore’s lecture on the subject of global warming, but it’s more than just talking head footage. The film offers a series of voice-over digressions about family events that have shaped Gore’s outlook on the world. My movie date and I agreed that these forays, while tugging at the audience’s heartstrings, had nothing to do per se with the issues surrounding global warming; nonetheless, I enjoyed getting to know the man behind the politics, who appears, in this film, as a compassionate steward of the environment.

Gore finds himself in the unfortunate position of crying wolf but never wanting the day to come when he will have to say I told you so. The debate continues, in both the political and scientific arena, on the truth behind Gore’s claims, on the validity of global warming as a fact and not a theory. No one denies that the planet is hotter than it has ever been. The naysayers simply deny that humans had anything to do with it. Gore, however, presents compelling data to support the theory that we, as an enterprising, industrial species, do affect the environment.

And honestly, you don’t have to be a scientific genius to see that every action has a consequence. Gore’s ultimate call: why should we keep doing what we know doesn’t work?

Gore makes it abundantly clear that, while political and commercial interests have and always will influence environmental policies, there is also a very personal, human side to the issue. Gore does a good job, if anything, of raising awareness. The truth about the environment’s health – no matter what side you take — is a personal issue when you start to take the way the world impacts you, and most importantly, the way you impact the world — for granted.

Far from painting a doomsday picture, An Inconvenient Truth concludes positively on what can be done on a collective and individual scale to heal the earth and prevent further damage without drastically compromising our lives. And there is nothing inconvenient about that at all – the truth, while sobering – is a wake up call to greater appreciation and stewardship of the planet we call home.

You can still catch An Inconvenient Truth in Miami at Sunset Place, or other select locations in Broward. Find a location near you.

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Free Movies: An Inconvenient Truth

Rebecca Carter — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:04:00 +0000

Last week we told you, our readers, that you can see An Inconvenient Truth for FREE. You still have time to enter the drawing. Just send us a brief email telling us why you want to see the movie and you may win 2 free tickets! Find a theater & time.

Interesting Conversation…

Rebecca Carter — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:48:53 +0000

There’s an interesting conversation happening over at Critical Miami regarding global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, and that little part of South Florida that will survive the floods. Check it out.

See An Inconvenient Truth

Rebecca Carter — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 11:18:58 +0000

An Inconvenient Truth comes to certain Miami theaters (Regal South Beach & Sunset Place) beginning June 9, 2006.

Citizens for a Better South Florida still has some tickets available to an invitation only pre-screening on Thursday, June 8 at 7:30 pm in South Beach. An informal panel discussion will follow the movie. Send an email to info [at] abettersouthflorida [dot] org with your full name and contact information, or call Alex at (305) 648-0000. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. More details.

Already released in some cities around the US, a friend of mine from Boston has this to say about the movie:

It was amazing. I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone looking to be "entertained". It’s a movie that makes you think – long after you’ve left the theater. I can’t believe a reporter asked George Bush if he was going to see it and he said "No". If everyone in America saw this movie, there might be a bigger push towards alternative energies and less reliance on oil. So, I am trying to tell everyone I know to see it.

It shouldn’t matter on what side of the political arena you sit. This is a world topic, not a political one.

An Inconvenient Truth

Rebecca Carter — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:40:16 +0000

I was very happy to be listening to 100.7 this morning and hear the DJ talking about An Inconvenient Truth. He basically told his listeners, you usually go to the movies to feel good. This time you need to go to hear this. More focus needs to be placed on global warming. This movie will make you want to do something about it.

According to the movie website, several theaters in the Miami area will show this movie beginning on Friday, June 9. I am in the process of confirming this information. In the meantime, I also found this information regarding a South Beach screening and panel on June 8, and later published as June 18 (so there is definitely an error). I will publish more information as it comes along.

Watch the Trailer: An Inconvenient Truth