An Inconvenient Truth
I’m really stoked to see An Inconvenient Truth. Not sure if you know, but Al Gore is doing some great work waking up the government and the general public (who hopefully will then in turn urge our goverment to wake up!).
It’s such a great title, because it’s SO true. It’s inconvenient that I can’t (or really shouldn’t) leave the fridge door open while I leasurely make lunch. I mean, really, it’d be so much more convenient if I could just leave it open while I poured the dressing on my salad & THEN put it back in the fridge all easy-like, right? It’s inconvenient that I can’t take hot showers for as long as I want to. Or that I have to take that extra minute to turn off the lights before I leave my house. Yup, us Americans are so inconvenienced by having to think about our precious Earth’s resources. So inconvenienced in fact that it’s dying slowly. I can’t wait to see this movie. And more importantly I can’t wait for all the other millions of people, politicians, housewifes and kids to see it. The next decade is going to be a serious wake up call on many levels. This is only the beginning. Go see it!
In the Bay Area it opens @ the Embarcadero on June 2nd. I can’t go that Friday night, but will definitely go that weekend. Anyone wanna join me?! :)
Another great environmental wake up call movie I just spotted on the trailers page: Who Killed the Electric Car?
I’m not the perfect environmentalist by any means, but I am pretty proud that I drive a car that runs on biodiesel, and I compost and recycle religiously. I’ve been really stoked on my composting lately. I’m grateful I live in a city where I can! If your area offers the pickup, but you haven’t known just how to go about it… let me give you the biggest tip of all: Biodegradable Compost Bags! I had some I’d bought at Real Foods years ago, but I noticed now they’re even selling them at Walgreens. Just make yourself a little mini trashcan under your sink (mine’s currently an old brita pitcher) & line it with one of those. You’ll be amazed at how fast it fills up. Granted I cook breakfast, lunch & dinner at home – and eat a ton of salads & fresh veggies… but still. Egg shells, coffee grinds, soiled paper towels, etc. All compostable!
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yes! i totally want to see that movie and was actually looking up show times this weekend – coincidence?!? :)
i want a t-shirt that says, “dinosaurs don’t grow on trees.”
Did you end up seeing it yet? Made #11, fortunately or unfortunately, in the Box Office last weekend. Maybe it’ll maintain, since it has some integrity and acclaim.
Planning to go see it w/ some peeps tomorrow night!
Do you make that biodiesel yourself? My dad and I are planning to because of gas prices, got any tips?
No, you’re thinking of Greasel…. the biodiesel I buy is commercial B100.
I don’t think they even have commercial biodiesel here (GA). We’re either going to buy a car and modify it to run on oil, or buy a car and then make actual biodiesel. Either way, hopefully we can produce it for under $.20/gallon :). And since I just got my license, I’m driving a ton, so I’m hoping my dad finds a super cheap diesel car soon.