Thanks for the powerful message, David! In retrospect, we can say that Gore should/could have pushed the Inconvenient Truth message vigorously when he had a platform as VP.
I agree with that Larry, but we forget the political blowback from the Right that was unleashed with both of these books/film and Gore felt it I'm sure. For some reason the idea of acting on conservation/climate change became polarizing and politicized. One could argue that it was the beginning of the climate denial pushback leading to where we are now. It's a mess!
Wow. Thank you for this article. In the early 70s when I was going to school in Bellevue Nebraska ( Mission Jr High ) One of my teachers was already speaking this language to us and we thought, what is he talking about? It always stuck in my mind. I never forgot that conversation in class that day. And this backs it up ! please continue to share. This is extremely interesting. Thank you so much Barb W.
Thank you for the kind thoughts Barb. It's a tricky subject to discuss in classrooms and now current Iowa teachers may not be able to be able say the words "climate change" in class. What a time in which we live. I promise to keep climate as my top issue to write about. Thank you for reading my column. D
Thanks for the powerful message, David! In retrospect, we can say that Gore should/could have pushed the Inconvenient Truth message vigorously when he had a platform as VP.
I agree with that Larry, but we forget the political blowback from the Right that was unleashed with both of these books/film and Gore felt it I'm sure. For some reason the idea of acting on conservation/climate change became polarizing and politicized. One could argue that it was the beginning of the climate denial pushback leading to where we are now. It's a mess!
Wow. Thank you for this article. In the early 70s when I was going to school in Bellevue Nebraska ( Mission Jr High ) One of my teachers was already speaking this language to us and we thought, what is he talking about? It always stuck in my mind. I never forgot that conversation in class that day. And this backs it up ! please continue to share. This is extremely interesting. Thank you so much Barb W.
Thank you for the kind thoughts Barb. It's a tricky subject to discuss in classrooms and now current Iowa teachers may not be able to be able say the words "climate change" in class. What a time in which we live. I promise to keep climate as my top issue to write about. Thank you for reading my column. D