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Al Gore has been a leading figure in the climate crisis for decades. He has been a main component for spreading awareness on the facts and inevitability of the environmental crisis, and he has helped instill in people a determination to promote and participate in change. His book, "An Inconvenient Truth," was created in conjunction with the film. The statement that held the most significance to me was when Al Gore said: "as for why so many people still resist what the facts clearly show, I think, in part, the reason is that the truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives." The book works as a summary of the climate crisis and the leading arguments and facts regarding what is currently happening. It is such a successful book because of its reader-friendly layout, using anecdotes, graphs, pictures, and short quotes to explain what other books go on for pages explaining. Those ignorant to the climate change crisis are far more likely to read a book like this, rather than a 300 page novel. And this book is all they need to read it states the facts, and if the readers still choose to resist what science says is fact than it is like what Al Gore said. It is hard to accept something because once you do it makes it a reality and you must deal with it. Climate change has so many validations, but it is still not something drastically seen in a person's every day life. It is already affecting people throughout the world, but for most, they can try to remain oblivious because they do not want to change their lifestyles. People like to live easily and conveniently, and sadly, nothing about the climate crisis or the solutions are convenient.
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good report
Posted 07-02-2018 20:20
Thanks for sharing
Posted 07-02-2018 20:13
Thank you for sharing
Posted 07-12-2016 17:37
I didnt know about this book. thanks for sharing.
Posted 03-12-2016 06:15
Thanks for sharing, Anna! Actually I have bought this book a few years ago, and I still have it right now. I really learned a lot from Al Gore's book it was written in a very easy way but made me think a lot about diverse environmental issues. Thanks for spending your time, and have a great day today :)
Posted 28-11-2016 20:40
Thank u for sharing......
Posted 25-11-2016 18:22
Hi Anna, I saw his documentary film. I agree acknowledging the reality and changing our attitude to change our trajectory and save the nature could be very inconvenient. This documentary in that sense gives us a lot to think about. Thanks for posting!
Posted 25-11-2016 16:48
Indeed a good book. Thanks for giving a good intro
Posted 23-11-2016 03:26
Yeah a book raising an issue of climate change ought to be awesome .
Posted 22-11-2016 15:36
Thank you for sharing this I had the honour of meeting him and seeing his presentation live and it's so inspirational to see politicians take action to more sustainable practices :)
Posted 22-11-2016 07:12
Yeah, It's world famous book and absolutely 'must-read'. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 21-11-2016 21:19