An Inconvenient Truth

Last night I went to see the movie “An Inconvenient Truth.” The movie lays out the argument that global warming is a real phenomenon created by human activities. Once you see the evidence it seems incontrovertible. There is information in the movie I have never seen before. (not that I’ve ever bothered to research the issue)

I, like most people thought there was some disagreement within the scientific community about this issue, it turns out that is because the Exxon corporation has been funding a fake scientific group to feed the media false information to create doubt in the public’s mind. One of the most ridiculous of these propaganda ploys can be seen on a TV commercial right now. It ends with the Orwellian tag line: “C02, some call it pollution, we call it life.”

It brings me back to my belief that our nation’s number one priority should be to find alternative energy resources. Many of our nation’s problems can be traced back to oil. Among those problems are terrorism, wars in the Middle East, environmental problems, and high gas prices that stifle the economy. I cannot feel we will ever have national security as long as our nation is dependent on Saudi Arabia for vital resources. I just heard a X-CIA agent on NPR explaining that Iran has a plan that if we bomb their nuclear facilities they will bomb oil facilities in various spots in the middle east with the aim of bringing oil prices up to $300 per barrel, and thus bringing the US economy to a standstill.