A Glimmer of Hope

This past summer my in-laws told my wife and me we needed to see the film An Inconvenient Truth. There wasn't any reason given, we just needed to. After sitting down and taking it all in we were inspired and disappointed. Inspired to do something, and disappointed that the film didn't really tell us what we could do, ie give us the answers! I almost expected to hear a solution at the end, but that's not what the film was about.

So we went home, emailed our friends and family and told them all the same thing we were told. You need to see the film. That was all we said.

I was reading a blog the other day and I saw this picture that gave me a glimmer of hope.




It warms my heart like only a 10-fold increase in greenhouse gasses could to see an empty shelf where An Inconvenient Truth once stood. The film was completely rented out at Blockbuster. Not only that, but I saw an article in Newsweek here about how it's becoming popular in the United States to live Green. From driving the new Hybrid car and investing in renewable energy to buying organic food and clothing, it's a step in the right direction. There are sites devoted to living green.

With countries like China and India quickly modernizing and using fossil fuels, we as a nation need to make the time to do our part. While I'm ecstatic that the movie is being seen, it doesn't give us the answers. We need to listen to people smarter than ourselves, or act like the geniuses we are. Do something, do anything, but make sure we do it today!