It seems that people are coming from all directions to make movies about global warming.  Many people are moved to educate people about the subject and want to reach the widest possible audience.  Books do not hold the appeal they once did.  Now, people want to sit down and watch a movie to understand subjects like global warming.

Although Al Gore has a book by the same name, most people know An Inconvenient Truth as a feature length documentary movie.  The movie boils down to a power-point presentation that Gore has given many times on the subject of global warming.  Al Gore simply presents facts in a low-key, personable way.  The film includes some biographical information about Al Gore, too.

The 60 Minutes documentary, The Age of Warming, which aired April 1, 2007, is a must-see for those interested in global warming.  In it, correspondent Scott Pelley explores Antarctica to find evidence of global warming.  There, Pelley finds that the Adelie and Chinstrap penguins are being endangered by loss of habitat.  He also finds glaciers that are in the process of rapid melting into lakes.  It is an eye opener.

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