No Statue, But A Win Nonetheless For Gore

Environmental Film He Starred In Wins Best Documentary, Best Song

(CBS/AP)  Former vice president Al Gore used the success of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to expand his efforts to educate people about global warming - and to tell a few jokes.

The film turned Gore's road show about climate change into a film that won Academy Awards for best documentary and best song.

The Oscars didn't actually go to Gore. Best documentary was won by "Inconvenient Truth" director Davis Guggenheim and producers Lawrence Bender, Laurie David, Lesley Chilcott and Scott Z. Burns.

Best Song, "I Need to Wake Up," was a win for Melissa Etheridge, who may have raised a few eyebrows as she planted an on-camera kiss on her partner Tammy Lynn Michaels, saying later: "I was kissing her because that's what you do, you kiss your loved one when you win an Oscar, that's what I grew up believing."

But Gore – the star of the film - was also the star of the story, onstage celebrating with the director and producers, after having spent a year on the road promoting the movie and its message.

"My fellow Americans, people all over the world: we need to solve the climate crisis," said Gore, addressing the large unseen audience of the Oscars as he picked up his award. "It's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started with the possible will to act. That's a renewable resource. Let's renew it."

Earlier in the evening, before learning that his efforts had paid off with the Academy, Gore appeared onstage at the ceremonies with Leonardo DiCaprio, who has also been active in environmental causes.

They then announced that this was the greenest Academy Award ceremonies ever, with steps taken this year to save energy and preserve the environment.

"For the first time in the history of the Oscars, this show has officially gone green," said DiCaprio.

Oscar ballots were made from partially recycled paper and organic produce was served at the Governor's Ball. The academy joined with the Natural Resources Defense Council to reduce energy usage and increase recycling.

Other initiatives included rides for presenters and stars in hybrid vehicles. The academy said it had explored hydrogen-powered fuel cell buses to transport crew and other workers, but did not have enough time to do it this year.

Meals for the hundreds of crew and cast members were served on reusable plates and biodegradable dishware.

Food left over from the post Oscars Governor's Ball was to be donated to a local shelter.

Gore, who has been known to poke fun at himself from time to time, indulged in a joke as DiCaprio egged him on, suggesting that if Gore did happen to have an announcement he wanted to make to the world, this would be a good time.

Gore then whipped out a written statement.

"My fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now, to formally announce my intentions to ..." Gore said before the orchestra broke in and he walked off, laughing, arm-in-arm with DiCaprio.

Backstage, Gore put speculation to rest, saying: "I do not have plans to become a candidate for office again."

Instead, Gore said, he is dedicating all his efforts to pressuring governments to act on climate crisis issues.

"It is the overriding world challenge of our time," Gore said.

"I really hope the decision by the academy to honor the work by director Davis Guggenheim and these producers will convince people who did not go see it before to see the movie and learn about the climate crisis and become a part of the solution."

Guggenheim also thanked Gore for inspiring his film.

"All of us were inspired by his fight for 30 years to tell this truth to all of us," Guggenheim said.

[Free Citizen]

Coming, no, in fact next change is "The Convenient Truth" starring Georgie Bush, produced by Fox News. A potential nominee for the 2008 Oscars. Best song, "I Need to Sleep" performed by Dicky Cheney. Georgie and Dicky will be nominated for the 2008 No"ble" War Prize.

[thickredhair]

Just wondering did anyone pick up on the fact that Gore is done with his political career?
For those who actually watched his documentary you would know that.
And from the article that we are commenting on :
"My fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now, to formally announce my intentions to ..." Gore said before the orchestra broke in and he walked off, laughing arm-in-arm with DiCaprio.
Backstage, Gore put speculation to rest, saying: "I do not have plans to become a candidate for office again."


And sorry about the "30 year" remark, I was just repeating the number guggenheim said. He went to college from 65-69 then went back after time in the military, but quit to run for congress in 76. In 78 he began to work on toxic dump hearings and started gobal warming hearing in 1980.
While in college Gore studied w/ Geophysicist Roger Revelle, who became concerned about the CO2 levels in the 50's and is known for his work tracking gobal warming.
You do the math.
I believe the movie has more exact dates, so try watching it.
TRUTH IS A B#$CH

http://www.pbs.org/now/science/climatechange.html

[emhawks]

I 'm so glad "An Inconvenient Truth" won the Oscar for Best Documentary! Now, I hope Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize (which he has been nominated for), & then continues on as the 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate, straight into the White House as our next US President (an office he was cheated out of by the "rigged" election of 2000)!!

[montraville]

"Now on the serious side -- when I was in college in the seventies an environmental club i belonged to wanted to stop a highway from crossing a wet land. They made up a species of frog and declared it endangered. They stopped the highway.
Posted by three-o-six at 02:17 PM : Feb 26, 2007"

I propose a new endangered species, the Electable Republican.

[scott4261]

Scott,
You keep asking us if we've watched Algore's docudrama.

Imagine if "Inconvenient Truth" had been done starring George Bush instead of Algore, would YOU watch it?

Now you can imagine how we feel about watching something like this "starring" Algrore.
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Posted by HawkSprings at 03:19 PM

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At least Al Gore is articulate. And anyway, if Bush had any credibility on this issue (he has none), I would be able to put my partisanship aside. But this ISN'T about whose side is winning.

[scott4261]

Scott,
You keep asking us if we've watched Algore's docudrama.

Imagine if "Inconvenient Truth" had been done starring George Bush instead of Algore, would YOU watch it?

Now you can imagine how we feel about watching something like this "starring" Algrore.
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Posted by HawkSprings at 03:19 PM

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At least Al Gore is articulate. And anyway, if Bush had any credibility on this issue (he has none), I would be able to put my partisanship aside. But this ISN'T about whose side is winning.

[scott4261]

Scott,
You keep asking us if we've watched Algore's docudrama.

Imagine if "Inconvenient Truth" had been done starring George Bush instead of Algore, would YOU watch it?

Now you can imagine how we feel about watching something like this "starring" Algrore.
.
Posted by HawkSprings at 03:19 PM

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At least Al Gore is articulate. And anyway, if Bush had any credibility on this issue (he has none), I would be able to put my partisanship aside. But this ISN'T about whose side is winning.

[scott4261]

Scott,
You keep asking us if we've watched Algore's docudrama.

Imagine if "Inconvenient Truth" had been done starring George Bush instead of Algore, would YOU watch it?

Now you can imagine how we feel about watching something like this "starring" Algrore.
.
Posted by HawkSprings at 03:19 PM

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At least Al Gore is articulate. And anyway, if Bush had any credibility on this issue (he has none, but IF he did...), I would be able to put my partisanship aside. But this ISN'T about whose side is winning. This IS a moral issue.

[scott4261]

Scott
You make one of his points valid -- as long as the environment is politisized -- nothing will happe -- each side will undo what the other side did when they are in power. Crichton takes neither the liberal nor the consertive side in this argument. Again it is an interesting book and he does propose some solutions. He even summerizes thenm in the back, if yoou don't want to wade through the story
Posted by three-o-six at 02:46 PM

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We cannot pollute the air and water for voer a century and next feel the effects of it. Period.

[hawksprings]

Scott,
You keep asking us if we've watched Algore's docudrama.

Imagine if "Inconvenient Truth" had been done starring George Bush instead of Algore, would YOU watch it?

Now you can imagine how we feel about watching something like this "starring" Algrore.


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[three-o-six]

One of the main points he makes in his book is that science need to devorced from the sorce of it research money -- research need to be duplicated and the researchers need to not know where the money is coming from -- this way the information will not meet the ganters expectations but will be honest.

You can not belive what you are told about global warming because the researcher are telling the research granters what they want to hear to keep the money comming-- that is natural -- but it needs to be fixed

[three-o-six]

Scott
You make one of his points valid -- as long as the environment is politisized -- nothing will happe -- each side will undo what the other side did when they are in power. Crichton takes neither the liberal nor the consertive side in this argument. Again it is an interesting book and he does propose some solutions. He even summerizes thenm in the back, if yoou don't want to wade through the story

[three-o-six]

I have watched it and it really plays into Critchon's book (gore could be his evil character). Look closer there is NOTHING to wake up to -- It is hype!!!

[scott4261]

Anything to help your team win right? You would rather carry water for the Bush administration than to ever admit the liberals were right all along, right?

I'm taking my country back!

[scott4261]

Michael Crichton has fallen over the cliff.

And I will repeat: if you haven't seen "An Inconvenient Truth," I challenge each of you nutjobs to rent it and watch it (from beginning to end), before criticizing it out of hand. Time to WAKE UP!

[three-o-six]

Gore may be good for the evironmental movement - finally it is the liar of the century that is making clear that the movement is made up of liars

[three-o-six]

If you hav'nt read Micheal Crichton's book "State of Fear" yet you should -- He doesn't say that we should not protect the environment -- He does say that we need honest research, it has to bridge both parties and take into accoung all interest groups. A very interesting book -- he makes a compelling case that the global warming scare is mostly hype (He foot notes his facts)

[scott4261]

The Flat Earth Society is out in full force today!

[perception5]

Now on the serious side -- when I was in college in the seventies an environmental club i belonged to wanted to stop a highway from crossing a wet land. They made up a species of frog and declared it endangered. They stopped the highway.
Posted by three-o-six at 02:17 PM : Feb 26, 2007

....yeah it was these same environmental groups that have blocked any new nuclear plants in the USA since the 1970's. In the meantime France has built 60 new nuclear plants since the environmentlist blocked our last one......Just think of the tons of carbon gases that we could have prevented......
.....problem is these same group of rich liberals Dems are BIG donors of the Dems in Washington....... huge "conflict of interest"

[three-o-six]

Now on the serious side -- when I was in college in the seventies an environmental club i belonged to wanted to stop a highway from crossing a wet land. They made up a species of frog and declared it endangered. They stopped the highway.
The whole movement has used lies to accomplish their goals for so long that no one believes them anymore. Read "State of Fear" By Michael Crichton