It's hard to imagine how much different America would be if Al Gore would(should have) have been president instead of that other guy. I really enjoyed this weeks movie The Inconvenient Truth. I found it very educational and does get people thinking. It is crazy to think that what the world will look like in the future with the pace we are on of screwing up this planet.

One of this weeks questions is can the new media help change the world when it comes to how we are destroying the world. I think we are all getting on the same page about how much damage we are doing to the blue marble and some of the ways we can change it to and reverse some of the effects. I think being here in California we are a bit ahead of the curve about changing our habits. I know on my many visits to the mid-west that our thinking here on the "right" coast we seem as a whole to take reducing our carbon footprint a bit more serious. But, I wonder about the people in the 3rd world countries how much they care. It's easier people in America with some many options to change our way, even know we are still the worlds biggest polluters. But, people with limited education and resources.... how much do they care about the future when they are more focused on the day to day for survival.

So, I do think the new media does help educate us all, anytime people are talking about the environment it's a good thing... but, how many of us really change our ways. Most people seem to just go for the quick and easy lifestyle. We need to put our knowledge into action. I think one of those things that we can do is to teach other people and open their eyes to making this place we live in a cleaner place for the future residents. One of the people we need to teach is our young and I found this website http://www.epa.gov/kids/game.htm for kids. The website is full of online games for kids to play games that teach them about the environment. What an awesome way to teach the young about such an important subject.