Comments on: Ready for a free movie http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/ A collection of my thoughts and other random stuff I found interesting. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:59:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5092 nstryker Sun, 16 Jul 2006 05:07:23 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5092 yeah, gore is totally anti-cracker. yeah, gore is totally anti-cracker.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5091 Dan Sun, 16 Jul 2006 04:59:38 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5091 He wants us to vote in order to get our current representitives out of office since they're just a bunch of crackers who don't care more then what they get paid under the table for. He wants us to vote in order to get our current representitives out of office since they’re just a bunch of crackers who don’t care more then what they get paid under the table for.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5099 JB Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:25:41 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5099 I'd have to go back and watch it again to get the details, but I'm pretty sure that he does spend a couple minutes of time talking about how people could reduce their total carbon emissions, etc. It wasn't a big part of the movie, but I think that was OK, since the main goal was raising awareness, not necessarily telling people what to do to fix it. I’d have to go back and watch it again to get the details, but I’m pretty sure that he does spend a couple minutes of time talking about how people could reduce their total carbon emissions, etc.

It wasn’t a big part of the movie, but I think that was OK, since the main goal was raising awareness, not necessarily telling people what to do to fix it.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5098 nstryker Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:10:49 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5098 i also thought it was interesting that several times he mentions that he'd tried the political process for getting things changed. then at the end he says, "here's what you can do: vote!" voting was the only thing he specifically mentioned himself. the rest was just text. i also thought it was interesting that several times he mentions that he’d tried the political process for getting things changed. then at the end he says, “here’s what you can do: vote!”

voting was the only thing he specifically mentioned himself. the rest was just text.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5087 JB Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:07:23 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5087 He did briefly at the end, although it wasn't a big focus of the film. I believe it was mostly suggestions of what someone can do at the individual level, though (which is good), and not much political or governmental type stuff like nuclear power. He did briefly at the end, although it wasn’t a big focus of the film. I believe it was mostly suggestions of what someone can do at the individual level, though (which is good), and not much political or governmental type stuff like nuclear power.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5088 nstryker Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:58:35 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5088 he didn't mention any solutions. he just said, "here's a huge problem! welp, i'm off to drive to the ranch i grew up on in an 78 bronco you can actually hear belching smoke on screen. he didn’t mention any solutions. he just said, “here’s a huge problem! welp, i’m off to drive to the ranch i grew up on in an 78 bronco you can actually hear belching smoke on screen.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5096 JB Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:23:48 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5096 Oh, and my other thing was I wish he would have talked about (or at least mentioned) nuclear power as an alternative option for our energy needs. Of course, that probably would have pissed off the "greenies" and other big supporters of the film pretty bad. Oh, and my other thing was I wish he would have talked about (or at least mentioned) nuclear power as an alternative option for our energy needs. Of course, that probably would have pissed off the “greenies” and other big supporters of the film pretty bad.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5095 JB Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:16:33 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5095 Update: <a href="http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=299" rel="nofollow">here's one scientific review of the movie</a> that I found [linked from the movie's Wikipedia article - thanks Nick :) ] which actually talks about the point I mentioned above as well as a few others. Update: here’s one scientific review of the movie that I found [linked from the movie's Wikipedia article - thanks Nick :) ] which actually talks about the point I mentioned above as well as a few others.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5094 JB Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:13:35 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5094 The main one that comes to mind is the part where he was visiting the ice drilling guys and they were evaluating the shafts of ice that they dug up which they can use to measure the composition of the air at the time the ice was formed at various levels (which is all fine). His friend said that he could see (with his naked eye) a direct correlation to the year that the clean air bill (or "clear skies", or something else misleading like that which actually loosened restrictions on pollution) passed in the US. I do believe that the legislation was a step in the wrong direction, but I doubt that you could actually see the visible difference in the manner he was describing. I think there may have been a couple other situations like that where someone's comments will be debunked and the critics will use that to try to discredit the whole film, which I think stays pretty true to backing up the basic points with enough solid science to make these side comments excusable. The main one that comes to mind is the part where he was visiting the ice drilling guys and they were evaluating the shafts of ice that they dug up which they can use to measure the composition of the air at the time the ice was formed at various levels (which is all fine).

His friend said that he could see (with his naked eye) a direct correlation to the year that the clean air bill (or “clear skies”, or something else misleading like that which actually loosened restrictions on pollution) passed in the US. I do believe that the legislation was a step in the wrong direction, but I doubt that you could actually see the visible difference in the manner he was describing.

I think there may have been a couple other situations like that where someone’s comments will be debunked and the critics will use that to try to discredit the whole film, which I think stays pretty true to backing up the basic points with enough solid science to make these side comments excusable.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5093 nstryker Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:21:18 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/07/13/ready-for-a-free-movie/#comment-5093 i'd be interested in more details on those scientific flaws in the film. either in your own words or in the form of a link. i’d be interested in more details on those scientific flaws in the film. either in your own words or in the form of a link.

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