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I assume Gore's film was in the "fiction" category.

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I was sure it would be worst comedies.

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I assume Gore's film was in the "fiction" category.

either that or “Horror” since climate alarmists like Gore make a living off of their skewed science and doomsday scenarios

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I assume Gore's film was in the "fiction" category.

Ha ha! Those suffering from the recent spate of historically large hurricanes that devastated most of the Caribbean and Gulf coast must find your comment hilarious.

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Ha ha! Those suffering from the recent spate of historically large hurricanes that devastated most of the Caribbean and Gulf coast must find your comment hilarious.

not historically large and they haven’t devestated any more than hurricanes in the past.

It’s called September in the Caribbean

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A very eclectic mix. Aqerat (We the Dead) sounds particularly harrowing.

I'm sure Gore's film is timely, given that there's a climate denier in the WH trying to silence scientists.

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Ha ha! Those suffering from the recent spate of historically large hurricanes that devastated most of the Caribbean and Gulf coast must find your comment hilarious.

And let's ignore the historical record of 12 years without a single hurricane hitting the US.

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Must be a pretty thin field then.

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Okay, Clamenza, you're right: aside from Irma being the second strongest storm in recorded history in terms of accumulated cyclone energy after 2004′s Ivan and the unprecedented damage it brought to everything in its path - particularly due to higher sea levels resulting from a warmer climate - it was just an average September in the Caribbean.

And all those refugees who will stream from Puerto Rico to the mainland as soon as transportation links are available, leaving the island populated only by the elderly and infirm and unable to care for itself? Totally normal.

On the bright side, oil tankers can now transverse the Arctic without the aid of an icebreaker. It's the new totally normal. And two generations from now, when Miami has become an island, I suppose there will still be some to whom it has always been an island. Normal.

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The headline and many comments seem written by people who did not read this story: GORE HAS NO FILM in the festival. Gore might show up but his film, like it or not, is history now - they are NOT showing it. Instead, the text says this:

The festival will close with "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," directed by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen. It is a follow-up to "An Inconvenient Truth," an Oscar-winning film released in 2006

So, if you hate climate change and anyone connected with it, criticize Shenk and Cohen instead of displaying ignorance and apparent illiteracy for all to see.

More interesting is an animated movie about Hoksai's daughter is being shown with Keiichi Hara, the filmmaker's, other proud works:

two movies of Japanese animation series "Crayon Shin-chan."

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Laguna - so your "proof" that climate change is man-made is the not the frequency of storms, but the damage??

So lets get this straight; $20,000,000 of damage is a natural earth cycle, but if insurance companies say the damages are $100,000,000 its man-made.

Ok. Got it, thanks.

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Unbelievable that left wing disciples listen to Gore the climate hustler, who is on record as having a house that devotes 20 times the energy of the national average.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/GlobalWarming/story?id=2906888&page=1

He and his other hustler buddy DiCaprio regularly fly around the world in their private Gulfstream jets telling us peasants to make sacrifices they wouldn't dare dream of.

More leftist hypocrisy.

http://www.climatedepot.com/2017/09/19/study-we-were-wrong-climate-scientists-concede-admit-models-on-the-hot-side-overstated-co2-impact/

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@clamenza

How is it even remotely "leftist" to be concerned about the environment, and the fact that human activity is clearly affecting it for the worse?

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Clamenza - scientists agree that carbon in an atmosphere traps heat. Measurements have shown a rapidly steepening atmospheric carbon increase curve since man began utilizing fossil fuels. Sea water temperatures are the highest they've been since measurements began - not only melting ice but expanding the existing water. This has resulted in noticeable, measurable rises in sea levels, increasing the danger of tidal surges. It is also theorized to result in stronger and longer-lasting hurricanes, according to scientists.

You can choose to "not believe" in anthropogenic global warming, but nature is responding exactly as predicted and will continue to do so whatever you think. Reminds me of those religious fundamentalists who don't "believe in" evolution and then are shocked when, say, viruses evolve immunity to antibiotics.

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@lucabrasi. Because people like Gore and Leo don't remotely live the way they tell us to live while making millions off a message that is spotty at best. That's being a Leftist.

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@Sam

Fair enough.

So concern about the environment isn't, then, "leftist"?

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Who'd have thought that science is "leftist".

Galileo was tried for heresy. Now we have trial by online warriors with their vast knowledge and letters after their names.

Times may change but superstition and wilful ignorance doesn't, it seems.

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lucabrasi - where did I say I wasn't concerned about the environment?

I'm calling out the hypocrites like Gore and DiCaprio for asking people to do as they say, not as they do.

And there is no proof whatsoever that the science is "settled" on climate change. The 97% of scientists all agree BS is a total hoax if you even scratch the surface of the claim. Its a number conjured up to try and stifle debate.

Climate change, yes. Man-made? No.

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@lucabrasi. Yes! The issue is not concern for the environment--or lack there of---but exploiting an issue for gain combined with hypocrisy. I think you'lol find that many conservatives are concerned, believe in climate change but disagree about the cause and how it should be dealt with.

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I'm calling out the hypocrites like Gore and DiCaprio for asking people to do as they say, not as they do.

Fair enough. Smaller carbon footprints are in everyone's interest - unless you don't "believe in" anthropogenic global warming, in which case it doesn't matter either way.

exploiting an issue for gain

All of those gazzilionaire scientists are making oil company execs blue with envy.

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I think many people who comment here against climate change and saying it's normal natural phenomena, that's unbelievable! What is happening in the world from accurate Mexico earthquakes to that Puerto Rico hurricane Maria are normal!? What were the recent tornadoes(that didn't exist) coming to Japan? C'mon, more tornadoes and flood will come everywhere in the world and can be devastating! I'm not 100% with Gore eco-business but for sure more natural disasters coming soon somewhere close to you who ignore climate change! High temperature is the worst thing we have to confront!

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All of those gazzilionaire scientists are making oil company execs blue with envy.

Gazillionaires? No. But do they make a nice living on politically-sponsored grants?

Just ask the shills at NOAA

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you're right: aside from Irma being the second strongest storm in recorded history

Well recorded history is only about 150 years. What about the other 4.3 billion years?

Measurements have shown a rapidly steepening atmospheric carbon increase curve since man began utilizing fossil fuels. 

Measurements and archeological evidence have shown that the Earth was much warmer during Medieval times well before the first internal combustion engine launched the industrial revolution which lifted hundreds of millions of human beings out of poverty. Damn science! Damn the evil of human progress!!!

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Sea water temperatures are the highest they've been since measurements began

How far back do those measurements go? Also the Earth has been recovering from the last major Ice Age for the past 10,000 years. And more recently the Earth is still coming out of the Little Ice Age of the 1600's & 1700"s.

This has resulted in noticeable, measurable rises in sea levels

Yes, a steady rise for the past 200+ years. Long before any significant human cause increase in CO2.

but nature is responding exactly as predicted

Not if you look at all the predictions. The rate of increase isn't as high as predicted. There aren't more droughts or more floods or more tornadoes or more wild fire.

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Damn science! Damn the evil of human progress!!!

You're attempt at discrediting climate change through the use of a couple of facts that when explored deeper show completely different conclusions than that which you are trying to represent, show that you believe the above quote more than you would like us to know.

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It appears that Gore's fans will be sucking the oxygen out of the Tokyo film fest. Please stay away, Al.

The festival will close with "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," directed by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen. It is a follow-up to "An Inconvenient Truth," an Oscar-winning film released in 2006.

Gore, known for his environmental activism, won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with a U.N. panel on climate change. He is scheduled to come to Japan for the festival.

He's baaaaaack. Yes, Gore will be drumming up business for his global warming businesses.

Gore may have won an Oscar from the meager 6,000 voting members of the academy awards, but when the mockumentary was viewed by a British court, where the film makers had to actually produce evidence of their claims, the judge ruled that the film contained 9 (nine) major errors. Oops.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/11/AR2007101102134.html

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Laguna - scientists agree that carbon in an atmosphere traps heat. Measurements have shown a rapidly steepening atmospheric carbon increase curve since man began utilizing fossil fuels. Sea water temperatures are the highest they've been since measurements began - not only melting ice but expanding the existing water.

Global warming has been occurring since sometime during the last ice age. Global warming and cooling seems to be natural cycle. Warming - cooling - warming - cooling - warming - cooling.

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when the mockumentary was viewed by a British court, where the film makers had to actually produce evidence of their claims, the judge ruled that the film contained 9 (nine) major errors. Oops.

Which, by the mathematics of the right, means 100% of the things stated in the movie are untrue.

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Global warming has been occurring since sometime during the last ice age. Global warming and cooling seems to be natural cycle. Warming - cooling - warming - cooling - warming - cooling.

Your argument is akin to telling a guy who has just been stabbed in the heart to not worry, because you've cut yourself and bled many times in your life and you're still fine.

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Just how many forests to cut down, carbon emissions, fossil fuel et al, how many countless tonnes of plastic dumped in the sea, how many eco-systems destroyes will it take for some to realise that the planet is under attack.

How much of the ice shelves have to melt and land submerged before our descendants curse us for our stupidity?

It appears that Gore's fans will be sucking the oxygen out of the Tokyo film fest. Please stay away, Al.

Sigh.

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First, I consider myself a pretty radical environmentalist and I have been for a couple of decades. I do not own a car (which I could easily afford), use my bike extensively or public transit, and have done so for quite a long time. I am always quite conscious of what I consume (have been accused of being an extreme minimalist by a few folks). I am also absolutely certain mankind does have an impact on the environment.

I am a scientist and engineer. I have several friends (past colleagues) researching and studying climate change. Although we are not in daily communication we see each other at least once a year.

That said; I disdain Al Gore. When I say this many people often accuse me of being a "climate change denier" or say other less complementary things about me. When I say this to my friends studying climate science they either have no comment or agree.

Gore's first movie contained several inaccuracies and overstated the issue. My friends within studying climate science were very disappointed as they (correctly so) foresaw a backlash against Mr. Gore for his movie. His hypocrisy (not living what he preaches and his support of a highly regressive carbon tax). Trading/buying carbon offset credits, which enriched Mr. Gore, is another tool of the rich or well off.

I have read alot of the research, including analysis of the Vostok ice core samples. I disagree that the "science is settled" as Mr. Gore says. That is not science. I do agree that our activities impact the environment and changes should be made to the way we consume (which is happening).

I am based and live in Japan (have so for a couple of decades) and work in a global industry. I have seen remarkable advances in energy efficiency and efforts in all manufacturing industries to reduce emissions and eliminate waste. I believe these gradual changes are, in fact, making a very positive impact. It is amazing how a small change (for example on a single machine) can make a very large impact in energy consumed. There are changes in the way we generate power, etc. An entire industry has been created - which is good - but also had its share of people milking the cow (i.e. Solyndra). As much as I dislike Gore (who is not so popular, even among environmentalists) he deserves some credit for getting the ball rolling.

Gore is filthy rich, lives a lavish lifestyle. He has made an impact (as much as I do not like to admit it). The actors and rich and famous tell us we must reduce consumption (as they increase theirs). This turns a scientific problem into a political and emotional argument (from both sides). I do not need to see more private jets flying in to talk about climate change (http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/19/luxury/davos-private-jet-flight/index.html). Many of the climate scientists feel the same way as they are starting to make more of their conferences virtual (as they are as well aware of the hypocrisy as any of us).

Mr. Gore, ride off into the sunset, enjoy your wealth (and privilege - yes we know where you came from) and let the scientists and engineers continue to solve this problem, which can be solved using technology and without a regressive carbon tax which will only hurt the poor and middle class.

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You're attempt at discrediting climate change through the use of a couple of facts that when explored deeper show completely different conclusions than that which you are trying to represent

So you are not even going to tell us what it is about these couple of facts that are misleading?

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So you are not even going to tell us what it is about these couple of facts that are misleading?

Don't hold your breath.

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