Finally, in 2006 the IPCC’s most recent assessment on global climate change was released by the U.S. government and a year later was put in the public spotlight.

“By the time it was published in February 2007, essentially all the native business interests that had been fighting it for the previous 10-15 years, had thrown in the towel1.” This could explain the recent surge in films, websites, shows, and other media pieces which accept the reality of climate change.

BLIND EYES, DEAF EARS

However, the American public can be blamed for remaining largely apathetic towards the issue until recent years. While some efforts were being made to hide the severity of climate change, “Al Gore, as a senator and rep, held public hearings on this almost twenty years ago, Bill McKibben’s New Yorker articles and NY Times list best seller on climate change is more than twenty years old…and on a smaller scale, the Vermont Public Service Board referred to climate change issues as a reason to buy hydro power at least as long ago as 19895.”

Even though we’re finally paying attention, are we too late?

Some important questions still need to be asked. While the oil industry, car companies, and other big businesses all appear to be creating more environmentally friendly products or practices, they may not be as innocent as they make themselves out to be. While car companies are jumping at the chance to release the latest hybrid vehicle, “they’re very inefficient hybrids and they haven’t really faced up to what they need to do to reduce the amount of oil we burn in our

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