Archive for June, 2006

Roger Ebert reviews “An Inconvenient Truth”.

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Trailer source: Apple Trailers
When I said I was going to a press screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” a friend said, “Al Gore talking about the environment! Bor…ing!” This is not a boring film. The director, Davis Guggenheim, uses words, images and Gore’s concise litany of facts to build a film that is fascinating and relentless. [...]

Why YOU have to stop global warming NOW.

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Michael Fish, the British TV weather man who retired recently after 30 years of service with the BBC, kicks off this article in The Mirror with,
I HAVE little doubt global warming will kill more people than have died in all human conflict.
Mr Fish outlines how our releasing of millions of years of stored carbon into [...]

Google says “have a green summer”

Monday, June 5th, 2006

It’s the Summer Holiday season in the Northern Hemisphere and in response, Google is running its Summer of Green with eco-tour info and tips on searching for environmentally friendly travel options. The tours are very USA-centric, but many of the search tips are universal. And remember, you can offset the emissions of your trip [...]

The ‘Darth Vader’ of global warming retires

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

The UK’s Independent is running a story headlined Anger at oil chief’s $400m retirement package
Lee Raymond, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has bowed out from the oil giant with a $400m pay and retirement deal that has caused outrage among environmentalists. In his 12 years at the top of the company, Exxon has pumped [...]