An Inconvenient Truth script.docx
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AnInconvenientTruthscript
AnInconvenientTruthscript
Youlookatthatriver
gentlyflowingby.
Younoticetheleaves
rustlingwiththewind.
Youhearthebirds.
Youhearthetreefrogs.
Inthedistance,youhearacow.
Youfeelthegrass.
Themudgivesalittlebitontheriverbank.
It'squiet.It'speaceful.
Andallofasudden,
it'sagearshiftinsideyou.
Andit'sliketakingadeepbreathandgoing,
"Oh,yeah,Iforgotaboutthis."
ThisisthefirstpictureoftheEarthfromspace
thatanyofuseversaw.
ItwastakenonChristmasEve,1968
duringtheApollo8Mission.
...withinrelativelycomfortableboundaries.
Butwearefillingupthatthinshellofatmospherewithpollution.
Ladiesandgentlemen,Mr.AlGore.
IamAlGore.
IusedtobethenextpresidentoftheUnitedStatesOfAmerica.
Idon'tfindthatparticularlyfunny.
I'vebeentryingtotellthisstoryforalongtime,
andIfeelasifI'vefailedtogetthemessageacross.
IwasinpoliticsforalongtimeandI'mproudofmyservice.
Yougottabekiddingme.Thisisanationaldisaster.
GeteverydoggoneGreyhoundbuslineinthecountry,
andgettheir...movingtoNewOrleans.
That'sthemthinkingsmall,man,
andthisisamajor,major,majordeal.
Whatdoyouneedrightnow?
Therearegoodpeople,
whoareinpoliticsinbothparties
whoholdthisatarm'slength
becauseiftheyacknowledgeitandrecognizeit,
thenthemoralimperativetomakebigchanges
isinescapable.
...unlessyoufixthebiggestdamncrisisinthehistoryofthiscountry.
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AnInconvenientTruth
...scoutedoutlandingspotsandtheylostradiocontact
whentheywentaroundthedarksideofthemoon.
Andtherewasinevitablysomesuspense.
Thenwhentheycamebackinradiocontact,
theylookedup
andtheysnappedthispicture,anditbecameknownasEarthRise.
Andthatonepictureexploded
intheconsciousnessofhumankind.
Itleadtodramaticchanges.
Within18monthsofthispicture,
themodernenvironmentalmovementhadbegun.
ThenextpicturewastakenonthelastoftheApollomissions,
Apollo17.
ThisonewastakenonDecember11,1972,
anditisthemostcommonlypublishedphotographinallofhistory.
Andit'stheonlypictureoftheEarthfromspacethatwehave
wherethesunwasdirectlybehindthespacecraft
sothattheEarthisfullylitupandnotpartlyindarkness.
ThenextimageI'mgonnashowyouhasalmostneverbeenseen.
ItwastakenbyaspacecraftcalledTheGalileo
thatwentouttoexplorethesolarsystem.
AndasitwasleavingEarth'sgravity,itturneditscamerasaround
andtookatimelapsepictureofoneday'swon'thofrotation,
herecompressedinto24seconds.
Isn'tthatbeautiful?
Thisimageisamagicalimageinaway.
Itwasmadebyafriendofmine,TomVanSant.
Hetook3,000separatesatellitepictures
takenoverathree-yearperiod,digitallystitchedtogether.
Andhechoseimagesthatwouldgiveacloud-freeview
ofeverysquareinchoftheEarth'ssurface.
Allofthelandmassesaccuratelyportrayed.
Whenthat'sallspreadout,itbecomesaniconicimage.
IshowthisbecauseIwannatellyouastoryabouttwoteachersIhad.
OnethatIdidn'tlikethatmuch,theotherwhoisarealherotome.
Ihadagradeschoolteacherwhotaughtgeography
bypullingamapoftheworlddowninfrontoftheblackboard.
Ihadaclassmateinthesixthgradewhoraisedhishand
andhepointedtotheoutlineoftheeastcoastofSouthAmerica
andhepointedtothewestcoastofAfrica
andheasked,"Didtheyeverfittogether?
"
Andtheteachersaid,
"Ofcoursenot.That'sthemostridiculousthingI'veeverheard."
Thatstudentwentontobecomeadrugaddictandane'er-do-well.
Theteacherwentontobecomescienceadvisorinthecurrentadministration.
But,youknow,theteacherwasactuallyreflecting
theconclusionofthescientificestablishmentofthattime.
Continentsaresobig,obviouslytheydon'tmove.
But,actually,aswenowknow,theydidmove.
Theymovedapartfromoneanother.
Butatonetimetheydid,infact,fittogether.
Butthatassumptionwasaproblem.
Itreflectedthewell-knownwisdom
thatwhatgetsusintotroubleisnotwhatwedon'tknow,
it'swhatweknowforsurethatjustain'tso.
Thisisactuallyanimportantpoint,believeitornot,
becausethereisanothersuchassumption
thatalotofpeoplehaveintheirmindsrightnowaboutglobalwarmingthatjustain'tso.
Theassumptionissomethinglikethis.TheEarthissobig
wecan'tpossiblyhaveanylastingharmfulimpact
ontheEarth'senvironment.
Andmaybethatwastrueatonetime,butit'snotanymore.
Andoneofthereasonsit'snottrueanymore
isthatthemostvulnerablepartoftheEarth'secologicalsystem
istheatmosphere.
Vulnerablebecauseit'ssothin.
Myfriend,thelateCarlSagan,usedtosay,
"Ifyouhadabigglobewithacoatofvarnishonit,
"thethicknessofthatvarnishrelativetothatglobe
"isprettymuchthesame"asthethicknessoftheEarth'satmosphere"comparedtotheEarthitself."
Andit'sthinenough
thatwearecapableofchangingitscomposition.
Thatbringsupthebasicscienceofglobalwarming.
AndI'mnotgonnaspendalotoftimeonthisbecauseyouknowitwell.
Thesunsradiationcomesinintheformoflightwaves
andthatheatsuptheEarth.
AndthensomeoftheradiationthatisabsorbedandwarmstheEarth
isreradiatedbackintospace
intheformofinfraredradiation.
Andsomeoftheoutgoinginfraredradiationistrapped
bythislayerofatmosphereandheldinsidetheatmosphere.
Andthat'sagoodthingbecauseitkeepsthetemperatureoftheEarthwithincertainboundaries,
keepsitrelativelyconstantandlivable.
Buttheproblemisthisthinlayerofatmosphereisbeingthickened
byalloftheglobalwarmingpollutionthat'sbeingputupthere.
Andwhatthatdoesisitthickensthislayerofatmosphere,
moreoftheoutgoinginfraredistrapped.
Andsotheatmosphereheatsupworldwide.That'sglobalwarming.
Now,that'sthetraditionalexplanation.
Here'swhatIthinkisabetterexplanation.
You'reprobablywonderingwhyyouricecreamwentaway.
Well,Susie,theculpritisn'tforeigners.
It'sglobalwarming.
-Global...-Yeah.
MeetMr.Sunbeam.
HecomesallthewayfromthesuntovisitEarth.
Hello,Earth.Justpoppingintobrightenyourday.
AndnowI'llbeonmyway.
Notsofast,Sunbeam.
We'regreenousegases.Youain'tgoingnowhere.
Oh,God,ithurts.
Prettysoon,Earthischock-fullofSunbeams.
Theirrottingcorpsesheatingouratmosphere.
Howdowegetridofthegreenousegrasses?
Fortunately,ourhandsomestpoliticians
cameupwithacheap,last-minutewaytocombatglobalwarming.
Eversince2063,
wesimplydropagianticecubeintotheoceaneverynowandthen.
JustlikeDaddyputsinhisdrinkeverymorning.
Andthenhegetsmad.
Ofcourse,sincethegreenousegasesarestillbuildingup,
ittakesmoreandmoreiceeachtime.
Thus,solvingtheproblemonceandforall.
-But...-Onceandforall!
Thisistheimagethatstartedme
inmyinterestinthisissue.
AndIsawitwhenIwasacollegestudent
becauseIhadaprofessornamedRogerRevelle
whowasthefirstpersontoproposemeasuringcarbondioxideintheEarth'satmosphere.
Hesawwherethestorywasgoing
afterthefirstfewchapters.
Afterthefirstfewyearsofdata,
heintuitedwhatitmeantforwhatwasyettocome.
Theydesignedtheexperimentin1957.
HehiredCharlesDavidKeeling
whowasveryfaithfulandprecise
inmakingthesemeasurementsfordecades.
Theystartedsendingtheseweatherballoonsupeveryday
andtheychosethemiddleofthePacific
becauseitwastheareathatwasmostremote.
Andhewasaveryhard-nosedscientist.
Hereallyemphasizedtheharddata.
Itwasawonderfultimeforme
because,likealotofyoungpeople,
Icameintocontactwithintellectualferment,
ideasthatI'dneverconsidered
inmywildestdreamsbefore.
Andheshowedourclass
theresultsofhismeasurementsafteronlyafewyears.
Itwasstartlingtome.
Nowhewasstartled
andmadeitcleartoourclass
whathefeltthesignificanceofitwas.
AndIjustsoakedituplikeasponge.
Hedrewtheconnectionsbetweenthelargerchangesinourcivilization
andthispatternthatwasnowvisibleintheatmosphereoftheentireplanet.
Andthenheprojectedintothefuturewherethiswasheaded
unlesswemadesomeadjustments.
Anditwasjustasclearasday.
Afterthefirstseven,eight,nineyears,
youcouldseethepatternthatwasdeveloping.
ButIaskedaquestion.
Whyisitthatitgoesupanddownonceeachyear?
AndheexplainedthatifyoulookatthelandmassoftheEarth,
verylittleofitissouthoftheequator.
Thevastmajorityofitisnorthoftheequator,
andmostofthevegetationisnorthoftheequator.
Andso,whentheNorthernHemisphereistiltedtowardthesun,
asitisinourspringandsummer,
theleavescomeoutandtheybreatheincarbondioxide,
andtheamountintheatmospheregoesdown.
ButwhentheNorthernHemisphereistiltedawayfromthesun,
asitisinourfallandwinter,
theleavesfallandexhalecarbondioxide,
andtheamountintheatmospheregoesbackupagain.
Andso,it'sasiftheentireEarth
onceeachyearbreathesinandout.
Sowestartedmeasuringcarbondioxidein1958.
Andyoucansee
thatbythemiddle'60s,whenheshowedmyclassthisimage,
itwasalreadyclearthatitwasgoingup.
Irespectedhimandlearnedfr
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