Posts Tagged: 'Movies'

Global Warning Narrated By Leonardo Dicaprio

Posted: Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 by damnHippy
Tags: Activism, Climate Change, Entertainment, Movies

Global WarningCheck out this simple but great little flash movie narrated by Leonardo himself. It's a summation of the problem climate change poses, using simple metaphors and easy to understand language. It's a great way to explain to people what global warming is and what it isn't.

Check it out, and pass it on if you think someone else will enjoy it.

Global Warning - [LeonardoDicaprio.org]

The Inconvenient Truth Wins An Oscar

Posted: Monday, February 26th, 2007 by damnHippy
Tags: Climate Change, Entertainment, Latest News, Movies

OscarWinning for Best Documentary Feature, well deserved for sure.

The award is presented around 3:10 in the video.

Al Gore Get's An Oscar - [You Tube] 

Who Killed The Electric Car Now Playing On Google Video

Posted: Sunday, October 15th, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Alternative Fuels, Movies, Technology

The documentary, Who Killed The Electric Car is available in it's entirety on Google Video. You might want to check it out while you can.

Who Killed The Electric Car? » [Google Video]

Gore Gets it Right, Global Warming Researchers Say

Posted: Thursday, July 6th, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Climate Change, Movies

A poll of over 100 climate researchers performed by the Associate Press shows that Gore's depiction of the dangers of global warming in An Inconvenient Truth are mostly accurate. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise to anyone who actually does any research on climate change and global warming.

Gore Gets it Right, Global Warming Researchers Say » [Golfdom]

Cheney to star in pro-global warming film - Not really

Posted: Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Bullshit, Climate Change, Entertainment, Movies, Politics, Silly

So ridiculous it might as well be real.

Cheney to star in pro-global warming film » [People's Weekly World]

Who Killed The Electric Car?

Posted: Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Alternative Fuels, Movies

Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 88% rating, which for those not familiar with their movie rating system is pretty darn good.

 

Who Killed The Electric Car? » [Rotten Tomatoes]

Fox News: Al Gore’s movie may destroy US economy

Posted: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Bullshit, Entertainment, Fox News, Movies

Fox News This is rich… Fox news is at it again with their always creative and usually disturbing methods to advance their far right agenda. God help us if environmental conservation and sustainability take hold among the American public. In the words of the CEI.org people, 'What would our lives be like then?" Unless you're an oil executive or the leader of a country in the Middle East, I think your life would be much better.

Read the full transcript of the exchange courtesy of ThinkProgress.org after the jump. 

Read More » [Think Progress]

Bush: Al Gore’s movie has too much reality in it

Posted: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Bullshit, Bush, Entertainment, Movies, Politics

Bush DisasterBush has been talking a lot lately about the US addiction to oil. He touts homegrown alternative fuel sources as a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, when asked if he will see Al Gore's new movie An Inconvenient Truth, he replied that he 'doubts it'. It's good to know the leader of the free world is capable of considering an argument that disagrees with his gut, oh wait, no he isn't. 

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Do your part: Pledge to see An Inconvenient Truth

Posted: Friday, May 19th, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Activism, Charity, Entertainment, Movies

Help show the world that people recognize global warming as a real concern.

I assume it’s just 5% of the opening weekend proceeds?

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Via RealClimate.org: Review of An Inconvenient Truth

Posted: Thursday, May 18th, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Climate Change, Movies

The good folks over at RealClimate.org have written a review about Al Gore's upcoming film An Inconvenient Truth, releasing May 24th. The film is about the dangers of global warming and of Al Gore's efforts to drum up public awareness of the issue.

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