Tipperary News

Hey all! I have update the Colisa Course. Enjoy!
Breeza

ARTICLE IN SYDNEY MORNING HERALD TODAY

IT IS Australia as we have never seen it before - a dry brown land transformed into an archipelago of disparate islands. The six images, a fusion of art and science, portray what would happen if sea levels rose by up to 500 metres and the waters inundated the lower-lying regions.

The series is part of an exhibition, Australia from Space, created by a US geographer, Stephen Young, based on images of the continent captured by astronauts and orbiting satellites.
Professor Young, of Salem State College, near Boston, said remote sensing could now reveal extraordinary details about the land, oceans, atmosphere, ice caps and cities.

The starting point of his vision of Australia gradually disappearing was radar information from the space shuttle. Using the map of the rise and fall of the landscape this provided, he calculated how the continent would appear after each additional sea level rise of 100 metres. During the last ice age, about 20,000 years ago, sea levels were 100 metres lower than today.

Extreme global warming might eventually lead to another rise of 100 metres, he said. "And on a longer geological time scale the indundations shown are not out of the realm of possibility."
But his intention in producing the set of images - one of 80 in the exhibition - was not to warn of the dangers of climate change. "The piece was created purely for the beauty of seeing Australia in a different way."

Professor Young began using satellite imagery for his research on changes in vegetation more than a decade ago. "I would often come across truly awe-inspiring images of the Earth."
He hung some on his office walls, and found they were very popular with students. Since 1998 his images of landforms, weather patterns, pollution, oceans and bushfires have been shown in galleries around the world to try to inspire "a sense of wonder and curiosity" about the planet.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its last report predicted sea levels would rise by between nine centimetres and 88 centimetres by 2100.

The two-day exhibition, a collaboration with the NSW Geographical Society, opens today at the University of NSW.

Article Title - The land down under going under
Author - Deborah Smith

IT'S GETTING HOT DOWN HERE!

THINK ABOUT IT? ACT IF YOU WANT TO?

CLIMATE ACTION GROUP

The time for half-measures, manufactured doubt and self-serving delays is over. Tackling our climate crisis is priority number one - this is the resounding message you came back with when we asked you to help set a positive new agenda for Australia.
And here's how we start: there are GetUp members in every electorate across the country, and we're redrawing the map of Australia to make the climate crisis personal. Politicians at all levels of government need to see the writing on the wall, and realise this is not a problem for somebody else to solve - it's the issue in their backyard.
With more than 15 million Australians of voting age, we've set an initial target of 250,000 to create a groundswell for change that cannot be dismissed, trivialised or ignored. Put yourself on the Climate Action Map now, and ask your friends, family, colleagues and neighbours to join you.

www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow

Our strategy starts with one unified message: this issue is bigger than party politics, bigger than special interests and more important than short-term economic gain. Give us responsible leadership and bold action now to solve the climate crisis, or step aside.
Our Federal Government likes talking up its action on climate change, but has its head too far down a coalmine to sign the Kyoto Protocol, price carbon appropriately or encourage genuine large-scale investment in renewable energy. As a result, Australia has the highest emissions of planet-changing greenhouse gases of any industrialised country, and they continue to rise. We still rely on 19th century technology and polluting fossil fuels to power our 21st century lives, and now we are all paying the price.

Our farmers are crippled by drought. Bush fires are breaking out earlier every year. We're facing record-breaking heat waves, increasing water scarcity and intensifying cyclones and storms. Each of us with hopes for our future, or with children and grandchildren who will be left with our mess, must act now.

www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow

CSIRO research shows we're on track for average global temperature increases of between 1.4 and 5.8°C in the lifetime of today's newborn child. Yet a mere 1°C rise is likely to double the number of Australians exposed to floods, while a 2-3°C rise in average global temperature will leave up to 80 per cent of the freshwater wetlands of Kakadu evaporated and up to 97 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef dead and bleached.
The economic costs of doing nothing are greater than we can imagine, while the potential returns of acting now are tremendous. But first we must overcome the timidity, the blind spots in our vision and smallness in our politics that are holding us back.
If you haven't already seen Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, go now and tell as many people as you can to join you. It will leave you awestruck, inspired and determined to be part of the solution. The groundswell movement begins today. Let's show them just how hot an issue global warming really is.

CLICK ON THE TITLE TO VOICE YOUR CONCERN. THERE'S NO COMMITTMENT. ALL THEY NEED IS YOUR SUPPORT!!

ACTUAL BILLBOARD ERECTED IN THE US OF A!

CAN YOU SPOT THE DIFFERENCE??

BE CAREFUL... THERE MIGHT BE A TRICK??

BRISBANE.......AT NIGHT..

RIVERFIRE

QUICK QUIZZ???

ARL stands for Australian Rugby League and AFL stands for Australian Football League??

Does the following apply to the ARL OR AFL?

36 have been accused of spousal abuse

7 have been arrested for fraud

19 have been accused of writing bad checks

117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3 have done time for assault

71, repeat 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

14have been arrested on drug-related charges

8 have been arrested for shoplifting

21 currently are defendants in lawsuits,

and 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year

Canyou guess which organization this is?

Give up yet? . . .

Neither.....

it's the 535 members of the AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT IN CANBERRA

The same group of Idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.

OF INTEREST TO SOME??

Thought I might post a couple of up and coming gigs in Vegas that might be of interest. There's plenty to see:

FRI - 22 SEP - IAN POOLEY - MONASTERY

SAT - 23 SEP - THE HERD - ARENA

SUN - 24 SEP - MICAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD - TIVOLI

SAT - 30 SEP - PARKLIFE - SOUTHBANK

SAT 21 OCT - 4ZZZ MARKET DAY FESTIVAL - RNA SHOWGROUNDS

SAT - 18 NOV - ROCK THE VOTE - RNA SHOWGROUNDS

THUR - 7 DEC - DATAROCK - ARENA

Sal and I have tix for Franti & Parklife. Mickus & Jamesy for Parklife. Markus and Mel M for Franti.

Let us know if your heading to any of the above so the "fixers" may meet!

Al Bore!

After listening to Borgus hype up An Inconvenient Truth, a man whose words I never seem to disagree with, I eagerly headed of with Jamesy to see the 'must see' movie of the year.

The movie started brilliantly with Al Gore using an iBook and Apple's Keynote presentation software. Delivering a presentation to an audience hanging off his every word. I was really looking forward to watching a presentation about global warming.

Just as the presentation started to get interesting the movie turned to an unfortunate death of Al gore's son, before returning back to the presentation. The rest of the movie took this pattern to digress from the topic only to return to a presentation that delivered information that we have all heard over and over.


I beleive in Al Gore and think he is doing a fantastic job.


Sorry to disagree with you Borgus but I thought this movie was boring and I'm giving it a 2/5.

Namaste

Hello from India!

I'm sitting in my hotel in Kerala, India. Mark left on Sunday and I came down here for a Tourism Australia Mission. We spent the week in 2 different areas of Bombay, looking for our new home. This is the most expensive city I have ever had to pay rent in. Luckily my work will pay rent as my salary is almost the rent. seriously, it is cheaper to stay at a 5 star hotel than rent a fairly average apartment. We aren't looking for Taj Mahal apartments either. Tiny galley kitchens, for the servants to work in, with little cuboards for them to sleep in! - not that we'll have a servant. Massive bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms for all the extended families to live in and living areas that are sized dependant on the amount of bedrooms. ...... I don't know how poor slum dwellers ever can leave the slum and move up. Mark was pleasantly surprised at this incredibly diverse amazing city. It helps to expect the worst. It's fun, filthy, feisty and full on. We think we've found an apartment, near the beach, that has a spare room or 2 or 3 for you all to stay. It's a little bit out of the main area (Colaba etc), but its quiet and village like. There are cows, goats and donkeys competing with auto rickshaws endless taxis and a hell of a lot of traffic. It's also near the Marriott, so if we need some western familiarity - it's a walk along the beach. Dave & Jo Shaw have said they'll be here for New Years and the invitation is extended to you all.......

I come home 2 October and begin the process of packing up Annerley, say goodbye to my soul mate - Sox - say goodbye to BrisVegas and a seeya to all of you, Mark will finally resign and start his business here and India will be home for awhile. It is really a surreal time.

Sigining off now......

Rusty

BRONCOS VS BULLDOGS

The Broncos have made the Preliminary Finals against Bear Skin Rug's Bulldogs. This is sure to be a cracker of a match with the two mightiest packs going at it, hammer and tong.

For those of you who would like to cheer the Broncos to victory, the Herston Hoods will be doing it up large.

Hope to see as many mutants as possible.




Friday, 22nd September 2006

Canterbury v Brisbane at Aussie Stadium, 7.45pm


BULLDOGS: Luke Patten, Hazem El Masri, Andrew Emelio, Reni Maitua, Matt Utai, Daniel Holdsworth, Brent Sherwin, Mark O'Meley, Corey Hughes, Nate Myles, Willie Mason, Andrew Ryan (c), Sonny Bill Williams
Interchange: Roy Asotasi, Adam Perry, Chris Armit, Nick Kouparitsas

BRONCOS: Justin Hodges, Darius Boyd, Brent Tate, David Stagg, Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer (c), Shane Perry, Shane Webcke, Shaun Berrigan, Petero Civoniceva, Sam Thaiday, Brad Thorn, Tonie Carroll
Interchange: Corey Parker, Dane Carlaw, Ben Hannant, Casey McGuire, Tame Tupou (one to be omitted)

WHAT'S THE BRUVA DOING? UP IN ASHn'SMOKE

Check out some of the pics Ash recently sent. Makes sitting in a office seem pretty boring. For those of you not in the know he is in the booneys in Canada flying CHOPPERS for the miners etc. Pay particular attention to the shot where Ash is lowering equipment on a long line to the ground. Yes those are very big trees very far below......

It's a long way to Tipperary

I finally made it to my new home town 'Thurles'. After a grand time in Hamburg with plenty of sessions in beer gardens and great weather I arrived in Dublin last Monday (September, 11!). I was a little upset arriving in pouring rain after I had left Hamburg in a sweat at 30 degrees and blue skies. I then got onto the wrong bus (the one going to Belfast), as I struggled to understand what people were actually telling me. Luckily I noticed before departure that I was in the wrong bus. I quickly got out and battled my way, still in pouring rain, to the Dublin AirCoach and landed a seat next to a very friendly lady who lived her whole life in Dublin. We chatted away and she said to me "If you don't mind a drink, you will love Ireland" And from that moment onwards I felt a whole lot better!
I spent the following 2 nights with my friend Kylie (we worked together at Flight Centre). Kylie showed me around Dublin and we got to see 2000 year old 'bog men' that were found in bogs and are so well preserved that you can still see their beards, fingernails and other interesting flaps of skin... From there we went to the oldest church in Dublin, where you are allowed to climb down into the crypts. In those crypts lay 1000 year old coffins that had fallen apart and still contained the , now mummified, bodies. Absolutely amazing stuff. We were even allowed to rub one of the mummy’s hands. I chickened out but Kylie went for it. Go Aussie go! After the crypts it was time to meet Col and to check out a few Irish pubs. I tried my first Guinness and it went down like water. I always thought I did not like Guinness... i am in trouble now. I guess you can all imagine how the evening/ night went on.
Our heads were hurting the next day and it is true that your poo goes black. I say no more! That Wednesday Col and I said good bye to Kylie and headed to Thurles (pronounced: Tur-less). Thurles is approx 80 minutes by train from Dublin.
Thurles positively surprised me and is a very pretty picturesque and busy town. Even the weather seems to be alright here. Thurles has 36 pubs, to start with the important facts, 3 night clubs, a cinema, 2 gyms and even a brand new arts complex with a very modern library. This is where I am right now. Col and I are still staying in the hotel but are moving into our new 1 bedroom apartment tomorrow. Soon we should have Broadband - watch out you skypers! - and a home phone etc. The apartment is pretty small but has new heating and a fairly new kitchen, which is all we need for now.
I will post some phots and more info about our contact details as soon as we are online again.
So folks, that's all for now. Wish you were here!
Breeza

P.S.: Here you don't have to watch for dog , you have to watch for spew. Crazy!

BRISBANE COMINGS & GOINGS??

Just thought I would surmise a couple of things that are in and around the place:

* Valley Fiesta starts tomorrow (Friday 15th). Lots of things happening and a timetable was posted previously. Bands such as Regurgitator, Tex Perkins, Reisin Dogs and The Bird are all there. The best thing is that it's free!!!

* An Inconvenient Truth started nationally today. It really is a must see film. I will be interested to know your thoughts and opinions... www.climatcrisis.net

* Danah, Ash, Sal, Ellie and I saw the movie 'Kenny' the other night. We havent laughed so hard in ages. Honestly, if you're up for some light hearted entertainment - Check it out!! I would even go to say that it was as good as, if not better than 'The Castle'!!

* Have you heard of the Map Magazine? Its a monthly publication that makes its way around the city centre and someone threw me a copy the other day. Super Impressive!! Check out their website: www.themapvillage.com.au It's got heaps and heaps of interesting aspects to it.

* Sophie has lost her fugi digi camera. It was last seen up at Burger & Si's wedding. Anyone seen it??

* Shane-o turns another year tomorrow and I believe their might be a beer or two going down at the Newmarket Hotel. All invited..

* Don't forget the West End Markets every Saturday for fresh produce purchase in an enjoyable envirnoment. There's always a fixer or two to be found.

* Word on the street is that Shagga might join the fix as our Melbourne correspondent. It would be nice to get her on the go. C'mon Shags let's hear what you have to say....

That's about it. Enjoy the weekend!

"EL NINO" IS BACK

A FORECAST that another El Nino is on the way means even harsher conditions for drought-parched eastern Australia, a climatologist has warned.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported that an El Nino, an extreme warming of equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that causes regional drought, has formed and will last into 2007. Associate Professor Stewart Franks, from Newcastle University, said that in eastern Australia, El Nino typically led to lower than normal rainfall from October to March.The development of El Nino conditions, he said, was "possibly the worst news we could have".

While the effects of previous El Nino events have largely been felt only in rural communities, Prof Franks said current water shortages in Australian cities meant urban populations could now feel the impact."Our concern is that we're already in a drought," he said. "We had an El Nino about four years ago, 2001-2003, and what it meant is that we had that awful drought. "We've not had good rains since, really, and so we're still in that drought. "Now with the prospect of an El Nino on top of that, it means that agriculture is going to struggle again."Prof Franks said perhaps even more significantly, water resources and supplies were already so low that a new El Nino could threaten urban populations."It's entirely feasible we'll see much stronger restrictions than we have seen over previous years,'' he said."All over eastern Australia there are many urban water supplies which are already struggling and this El Nino is possibly the worst news we could have."Vernon Kousky, NOAA's lead El Nino forecaster, said the current conditions were weak, "but there is a potential for this event to strengthen into a moderate event by winter".

NOAA also said the effects of the phenomenon were already being felt in Asia, where Indonesia and Malaysia had been experiencing dryer-than-average conditions. This was likely to continue for the rest of the year, NOAA said.

The administration also said El Nino conditions in the Pacific helped explain why this year's Atlantic hurricane season had ben less active than forecast.

Andrew Denton - Enough Rope Interview

For those of you who missed Andrew Denton interviewing Al Gore you can get the full transcript here.

Tribute to Steve Irwin

THE CROCODILES ARE CRYING

Endless visions fill my head – this man – as large as life
And instantly my heart mourns for his angels and his wife
Because the way I see Steve Irwin – just put everything aside
It comes back to his family – it comes back to his pride

His animals inclusive – Crikey – light the place with love!
Shine his star with everything he fought to rise above
The crazy-man of Khaki from the day he left the pouch
Living out his dream and in that classic ‘Stevo’ crouch

Exploding forth with character and redefining cheek
It’s one thing to be honoured as a champion unique
It’s one thing to have microphones and spotlight cameras shoved
It’s another to be taken in and genuinely loved

But that was where he had it right – I guess he always knew
From his fathers’ modest reptile park and then Australia Zoo
We cringed at times and shook our heads – but true to natures call
There was something very Irwin in the make up of us all

Yes the more I care to think of it – the more he had it right
If you’re going to make a difference – make it big and make it bright!
Yes - he was a lunatic! Yes - he went head first!
But he made the world feel happy with his energetic burst

A world so large and loyal that it’s hard to comprehend
I doubt we truly count the warmth until life meets an end
To count it now I say a prayer with words of inspiration
May the spotlight shine forever on his dream for conservation

…My daughter broke the news to me – my six year old in tears
It was like she’d just turned old enough to show her honest fears
I tried to make some sense of it but whilst her Dad was trying
His little girl explained it best…she said “The crocodiles are crying”

Their best mate’s up in heaven now – the crocs up there are smiling!
And as sure as flowers, poems and cards and memories are piling
As sure as we’ll continue with the trademarks of his spiel
Of all the tributes worthy – he was rough…but he was real

As sure as ‘Crikey!’ fills the sky
I think we’ll miss ya Steve…goodbye

RUPERT McCALL 2006

Big Deal, War Was Wrong

Two days before the 5th anniversary of September 11 and the international community has been rocked by a 2005 CIA Report released by the US Senate.
In case you have forgotten why we went to war against Iraq here are some quotes by the president and Vice president of the United States.




GEORGE BUSH


"We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories. You remember when Colin Powell stood up in front of the world, and he said, Iraq has got laboratories, mobile labs to build biological weapons. They're illegal. They're against the United Nations resolutions, and we've so far discovered two. And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them."


"The regime . . . has aided, trained and harbored terrorists, including operatives of al Qaeda. The danger is clear: using chemical, biological or, one day, nuclear weapons, obtained with the help of Iraq, the terrorists could fulfill their stated ambitions and kill thousands or hundreds of thousands of innocent people in our country, or any other."

"He has trained and financed al Qaeda-type organizations before, al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations."

"One of the greatest dangers we face is that weapons of mass destruction might be passed to terrorists who would not hesitate to use those weapons. Saddam Hussein has longstanding, direct and continuing ties to terrorist networks. Senior members of Iraq intelligence and al Qaeda have met at least eight times since the early 1990s. Iraq has sent bomb-making and document forgery experts to work with al Qaeda. Iraq has also provided al Qaeda with chemical and biological weapons training. And an al Qaeda operative was sent to Iraq several times in the late 1990s for help in acquiring poisons and gases. We also know that Iraq is harboring a terrorist network headed by a senior al Qaeda terrorist planner."


DICK CHENEY

"In Iraq, Saddam Hussein was in power, overseeing one of the bloodiest regimes of the 20th century, he had long established ties with Al Qaeda," Mr Cheney said.

"In terms of the question what is there now, we know for example that prior to our going in that he had spent time and effort acquiring mobile biological weapons labs, and we're quite confident he did, in fact, have such a program. We've found a couple of semi trailers at this point which we believe were, in fact, part of that program."

"Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. His regime cultivated ties to terror, including the al Qaeda network, and had built, possessed, and used weapons of mass destruction."

After the mighty coalition conquered Iraq it was interesting that no weapons of mass distraction were found, but hey that is OK because even if there were no weapons, Iraq trained funded and had a long interactive relationship with Al-Qaeda who were responsible for the terror in the US.

So now the US Senate has not only cleared Hussain from harboring Al-Qaeda but have stated that Hussain thought Al-Qaeda were a threat to his regime and attempted to capture their leader.

After hearing this news I feel a little guilty considering I am a member of a the Coalition of the Willing (one of three countries that went against the wishes of the current 192 countries that form the United Nations).

Now I may upset some people, but I don't understand why the Bush Administration is not up for war crimes. The latest count of deaths from the war in Iraq is 46307 innocent civilian deaths, and that doesn't include deaths of soldiers.

So to conclude not only have we gone to war on misleading information, our conduct during war was exposed with photos of illegal torture on enemy soldiers (which the US initially denied) and to top it off an American company which has Dick Cheney on its board of directors was awarded the major contract for rebuilding Iraq.

Pretty embarrassing, even more embarrassing is the White House Response.

"It's, again, kind of re-litigating things that happened three years ago,"

"The president's stated concern this week, as you've seen, is to think, 'okay, we'll let people quibble over three years ago.

"The important thing to do is to figure out what you're doing tomorrow and the day after and the month after and the year after to make sure that this war on terror is won.'"

ANDREW DENTON - AL GORE INTERVIEW

CHECK IT OUT..

Enough Rope - Andrew Denton

Monday - 11 Sep - 9.35pm ABC

Andrew Denton chats with Al Gore which should be very interesting with "An Incovenient Truth" about to hit our cimemas.

Reminder to all that "An Incovenient Truth" starts showing as of Thursday 14 September.

A must see doco film..

September Birthdays

Will try and get into the habit of reminding Fixers of mutant birthdays at the beginning of each month.

Firstly a friend of mine, Gillian,living in Canada celebrates her birthday on the 16th. (DPD's sister)

Our good buddy Beardsly adds another year to the belt in two weeks time which is a Friday so a great excuse to run a muck.

The Wood twins Danah and Tara share birthdays on the 27th and to round off the month Cadmen is a year older on the 30th.

Happy birthday Fixers hope all your expectations are exceeded.

Wanna Break a World Record?

It is not often you have a relative make a World Championships let alone two. A younger cousin of mine Scott has been living in the UK for around 10 years now and in that time he has managed to represent Australia in both the World Oyster Eating Championships and the World Bog Snorkeling Championships.

Here are some photos of Scott representing Australia.

It would be great to break or set a unique world record. If anyone can think of a world record that we could perform as a group let me know. Maybe we could set a new world record in the number of couches and chairs we can stack on top of a semi conscious mutant after an out to lunch session.

Any ideas??

Well done Scott your a legend!

"Crikey means gee whiz, wow! " - Steve Irwin

Listening to 4zzz on the way home today, I was appalled to hear one hard radio announcer bagging Steve Irwin, insinuating that Steve had caused this stingray undue distress and his treating of animals as his toys is just cause for his death.

Pretty harsh words considering his body hasn't even been buried yet.

Googling stingray facts I noticed a couple of recurring facts stating that stingrays can be friendly and openly curious towards humans. Stingrays only become aggressive towards humans when they are stood on or if their tail is pulled.

Steve would have been aware of these traits and would have had no reason to suspect his life was in danger. Animals weren't his toys they were his life.

Steve was the most passionate conservationist with an adrenalin charged persona that appealed directly to our children and future leaders of the world.
We should all be celebrating his life. He lived and died doing what he loved most, saving animals and saving the planet, not bagging him on the radio.

Plenty of young kids around the world who idolized Steve have just experienced death for the first time. Steves messages to these young kids will be sorely missed. Steve lived life with the purist of intentions and doesn't deserve the grilling dished out today.

Sorry 4zzz but I won't be subscribing, and you no what you can do with your market day.

Here are some quotes of the great man, and if you would like to express your condolence you can sign his guest book at legacy.com.




"I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it."

"But I put my life on the line to save animals."

"My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife."

"Sharks, I've been self-trained as well, and crocodiles, naturally. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem."

"So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lots of mistakes."

"Herein lies our problem. If we level that much land to grow rice and whatever, then no other animal could live there except for some insect pest species. Which is very unfortunate."

"I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction."

"I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message."

Sunday BBQ - 2.00pm

Fellow fixers, Nadine is calling for all mutants to join her at Newfarm Park this Sunday for a bbq, cricket, bocce, soccer and a general good time. BYO food and drinks.

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

Blogger Notes: I saw this movie tonight and was very much moved by it. I would even go to say that it is the most important movie to see of this decade! For those of you with any sort of conscience this movie is a must. The more people that see this movie the better. If you go to one movie this year, go to this!!! I will even buy your ticket...

Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced. If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again.

From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.

With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there is still time to make a difference.

With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization.

Click on the title for more information.

GREENIOLOGY

"GREENIOLOGY"

AUTHOR - TANYA HA

The good news is that protesting loudly isn't the only way to save the planet. In fact, the easiest way to achieve big results is to start small. With lots of practical advice and useful information, Tanya Ha shows how to live more responsibly without making dramatic and expensive sacrifices to lifestyle. From saving energy at home and using less paper at work, from buying whitegoods and choosing cosmetics to having a green baby 'Greeniology' is about changing old habits, getting new ones and treading the earth more lightly.

Blogger Notes: I have this book at home and have found it fascinating. For someone who wants to change and become a little greener but not knowing where to start this book is jam packed full of small ways to make big changes to decreasing energy wastage. The great thing about this book is that it proves it really is easy to make a difference.

HOW MUCH DO YOU CARE?

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOLKS

BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN OTHERS!

HERE'S A START!

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