An Inconvenient Truth

中文翻译是《难以忽视的真相》。晚上一口气看了这部影片，开始以为只是普通的纪录片，看过之后的感觉却完全不同于普通影片。正像有的介绍中说的那样，这是06年最大的恐怖片，让人看完久久不能平静，始终沉浸在一种震撼之中，有些超出想象，让人欲罢不能。

影片是以美国前副总统戈尔所做的关于全球温室效应问题的演讲为基础，并结合了一些电影的手法，将戈尔的个人经历穿插其中，一方面凸现了戈尔的人格魅力，更重要的是提高了这部影片的说服力，这个震撼不仅仅来源于事实，更来自于我们对于事实的忽视。

以前印象中只知道戈尔是副总统，是位政客，没想到他在环保方面做了这么多持久性的研究和努力，有毅力的人是容易获得他人尊重的。他同时也是如此的幽默、平易近人和有说服力，让本来很沉重的话题讲的时而诙谐，时而振奋人心，丝毫不会觉得时间的冗长和内容的严肃。

我不需要去描述温室效应是怎样的情况，也不需要警示明天会发生什么，一切都在影片中，希望你一定去看看，这是我们每个人的一份责任，因为我们生在地球。

What you can do（部分节选自http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/whatyoucando/)

Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl) 将普通的白炽灯替换为节能日光灯
CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save about 300 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. If every family in the U.S. made the switch, we’d reduce carbon dioxide by more than 90 billion pounds! You can purchase CFLs online from the Energy Federation.

Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer 空调夏天恒温提高2度，冬天降低2度。
Almost half of the energy we use in our homes goes to heating and cooling. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy has more tips for saving energy on heating and cooling.

Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases 购买电器时选择节能产品
Look for the Energy Star label on new appliances to choose the most efficient models. If each household in the U.S. replaced its existing appliances with the most efficient models available, we’d eliminate 175 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year!

Use less hot water 少用热水
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. You can use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year) instead of hot.

Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible 尽可能使用晾衣绳，而不是烘干器。
You can save 700 pounds of carbon dioxide when you air dry your clothes for 6 months out of the year.

Turn off electronic devices you’re not using 不用电器的时候要关闭
Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you’re not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Unplug electronics from the wall when you’re not using them 不用电器的时候要把插头拔下
Even when turned off, things like hairdryers, cell phone chargers and televisions use energy. In fact, the energy used to keep display clocks lit and memory chips working accounts for 5 percent of total domestic energy consumption and spews 18 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere every year!

Insulate and weatherize your home 房屋墙壁选用好的隔热材料，并且及时补漏。
Properly insulating your walls and ceilings can save 25% of your home heating bill and 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Caulking and weather-stripping can save another 1,700 pounds per year. The Consumer Federation of America has more information on how to better insulate your home.

Be sure you’re recycling at home 家庭垃圾要回收
You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide a year by recycling half of the waste your household generates. Earth 911 can help you find recycling resources in your area.

Buy recycled paper products 购买可再生的纸质产品
It takes less 70 to 90% less energy to make recycled paper and it prevents the loss of forests worldwide.

Plant a tree 种树
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Shade provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10 to 15%. The Arbor Day Foundation has information on planting and provides trees you can plant with membership.

Get a home energy audit 使用家庭能源审计
Many utilities offer free home energy audits to find where your home is poorly insulated or energy inefficient. You can save up to 30% off your energy bill and 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Energy Star can help you find an energy specialist.

Switch to green power 转向绿色能源
In many areas, you can switch to energy generated by clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar. The Green Power Network is a good place to start to figure out what’s available in your area.

Buy locally grown and produced foods 买本地种植或生产的食物
The average meal in the United States travels 1,200 miles from the farm to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community.

Buy fresh foods instead of frozen 买新鲜食品，不买冷冻的。
Frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce.

Seek out and support local farmers markets 支持当地的农业市场
They reduce the amount of energy required to grow and transport the food to you by one fifth. You can find a farmer’s market in your area at the USDA website.

Buy organic foods as much as possible 尽可能买有机食品
Organic soils capture and store carbon dioxide at much higher levels than soils from conventional farms. If we grew all of our corn and soybeans organically, we’d remove 580 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere!

Avoid heavily packaged products 避免过多包装的产品
You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.

Eat less meat 少吃肉
Methane is the second most significant greenhouse gas and cows are one of the greatest methane emitters. Their grassy diet and multiple stomachs cause them to produce methane, which they exhale with every breath.

Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible 少开车，多步行或骑自行车，多乘大众公共交通
Avoiding just 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year! Click here to find transit options in your area.

Start a carpool with your coworkers or classmates 和你的同学或朋友一起乘公车
Sharing a ride with someone just 2 days a week will reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 1,590 pounds a year. eRideShare.com runs a free national service connecting commuters and travelers.

Keep your car tuned up 让你的车子协调起来
Regular maintenance helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces emissions. When just 1% of car owners properly maintain their cars, nearly a billion pounds of carbon dioxide are kept out of the atmosphere.

When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle 买新车的时候选择节能型
You can save 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year if your new car gets only 3 miles per gallon more than your current one. You can get up to 60 miles per gallon with a hybrid! You can find information on fuel efficiency here and here.

Fly less 少坐飞机
Air travel produces large amounts of emissions so reducing how much you fly by even one or two trips a year can reduce your emissions significantly. You can also offset your air travel by investing in renewable energy projects.

片尾曲：

I Need to Wake Up

Have I been sleeping?
I've been so still afraid of crumbling
Have I been careless?
Dismissing all the distant rumblings
Take me where I am supposed to be
To comprehend the things that I can't see

'Cause I need to move
I need to wake up
I need to change
I need to shake up
I need to speak out
Something's got to break up
I've been asleep
And I need to wake up now

And as a child
I danced like it was 1999
My dreams were wild
The promise of this new world
Would be mine
Now I am throwing off the carelessness of youth
To listen to an inconvenient truth

That I need to move
I need to wake up
I need to change
I need to shake up
I need to speak out
Something's got to break up
I've been asleep
And I need to wake up now

I am not an island
I am not alone
I am my intentions
Trapped here in this flesh and bone

And I need to move
I need to wake up
I need to change
I need to shake up
I need to speak out
Something's got to break up
I've been asleep
And I need to wake up now

I want to change
I need to shake up
I need to speak out
Or, something's got to break up
I've been asleep
And I need to wake up now