Impact of An Inconvenient Truth

"Heating Up for Global Warming Research and Policy" is an article (from a library magazine) which looks at how effective the documentary film An Inconvenient Truth has been in spreading the word about global warming. The article looks at newspaper coverage of the topics related to global warming and climate change and notes that the film received its theatrical release in June 2006, and media promotions began 1 to 2 months before that. Newspapers have shown a marked increase in the coverage of global warming news in the past 15 to 18 months, the film won an Oscar, and Al Gore was named as co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for these efforts. The article concludes by saying that:

"..it takes more than winning Oscars and Nobel Prizes to combat global warming..... Everyone, from large multinational corporations to individuals, is joining the debate on the important issue of global warming and climate change. More important, people are looking for much more than just words to solve the problems. The resources in this article should give you a starting point and should help you stay informed, become educated, and begin communicating about global warming."