We need to wake up
I was so happy to see that An Inconvenient Truth got a sweep at the Academy Awards tonight.
Not only did the movie win the Best Documentary Award, but Melissa Ethridge’s song “I Need to Wake Up” won for Best Original Song.
On top of this, Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio had a portion of the show to announce that the Academy Awards worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council to ensure that every aspect of the show was done an environmentally conscious manner. They also pointed the shows 1 billion viewers to the Oscar.com website where viewers could find tips on how to reduce their energy usage and emissions.
I thought the most touching moment was when David Guggenheim, the director of the movie, pointed to Gore and told the audience the movie was made “because we were moved to act by this man”.
It made me think back to the line in An Inconvenient Truth when Gore said, “I’ve been trying to tell this story for a long time and I feel as I’ve failed to get the message across.”
Gore was noticeably moved by Guggenheim’s comment. It was as if after 30 years of trying to get people to wake up, he finally saw the first signs of success.
Next up for Gore: In May, he will be releasing a new book called The Assault on Reason. On top of that, he will be releasing a new edition of the book version of An Inconvenient Truth, targeted at younger people.
And of course, then on 7/7/07 is the big Live Earth concert.
Should be a busy few months for Al.
on February 26th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
On top of this, Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio had a portion of the show to announce that the Academy Awards worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council to ensure that every aspect of the show was done an environmentally conscious manner.
In this spirit, the traditional gift bags given to presenters and performers contained certificates for a year of carbon-neutral living. I’m not sure how much of this was to offset the tax burden for the recipient, but it was an interesting touch nonetheless.
on February 28th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Dude, there’s much good about the movie, but Melissa Etheridge’s song is not one of them.