From the 17 August 2007 show:

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No but you, I do also want to mention, on a side note, your book, the Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, was really one of the inspirations for me, anyway, to make this movie, because you really got me as a reader to take a step back and really try to understand how this all came about, you know; where oil is extracted from, you know, the light that fell on the fields was the most humanity could use in a certain amount of time until we actually started taking this ancient sunlight out of the ground, you know, was when our population exploded on this mass levels and you know, has led us to the situation that we're in today. So I want to thank you for your book, truly, It really made me want to take a different perspective on this documentary, as far as mankind's relationship to the planet and the resources that we use.

Interesting Where can I see it?

Edit --> Ah, found something

http://wip.warnerbros.com/11thhour/

"These are not technical issues nearly as much as they're leadership issues".

I don't think that's accurate, I think they are spiritual issues. Our entire concept of what we call 'leadership' (ie protection of corporate interests) needs to be reexamined.

As long as we believe that we me freely take from our environment without thinking what it will do, or without giving anything back, nothing will change. What needs to change, aslong with all the suggestions made in this film, is the pardigm.

What I appreciate about this film is that it puts the responsibility for change in the hands of the viewer. That, in itself, is a good thing.

Unfortunately, most of what happens to our world is not done by private people, it's done by large corporations, and they are NOT going to see this movie. Essentially, we as private citizens can't drive our hybrids into sustainability, or shop ourselves a way into sustainability. What needs to be done is we need to change the large, anonymous, immoral corporations, and the governments that support them.

And guess what, those will only listen to us as far as it will get them to push yet another pointless product we didn't ask for and we don't need. But no change that will negatively affect the cash flow will be implemented.

So at the end of the day, DiCaprio missed the point, as did Gore. It's good these movies were made, they may induce a start in the paradigm shift, but the suggestions made for change are ludicrous.

DiCaprio's Myspace

The ad to the right informed me how to win a Playstation 3.

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Originally posted by Randal Graves:
"These are not technical issues nearly as much as they're leadership issues".

I don't think that's accurate, I think they are spiritual issues. Our entire concept of what we call 'leadership' (ie protection of corporate interests) needs to be reexamined.

I think Thom takes the view that we should do the leading - form a parade, so that politicians can then get in front and claim it.

Actually, I think corporations will send people to watch the movie and report back - we know they did for "Sicko". They watch anything that might affect their market carefully. Those that don't adapt, die. And whilst they may be there to work out how to prevent the negative effects on their marakets, others who see the film may be inspired to offer new, better products and create new corporations to sell them.

I've not seen the film yet, as it hasn't reached here, so I can't comment on suggestions it makes.

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I think corporations will send people to watch the movie and report back

Of course. No doubt, recon is an important part of any war.

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others who see the film may be inspired to offer new, better products and create new corporations to sell them.

Which brings us all the way back to square one.