Comments on: 2007 Academy Awards Recap! How Green Was The Golden Man?

By: urbanista

urbanista — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:43:21 +0000

oops. i momentarily confused boyish heartthrobs. i believe it was leonardo dicaprio, not justin timberlake. but the mansions are interchangeable: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21213/

By: urbanista

urbanista — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:20:47 +0000

I suppose I’m glad that the platform of the Oscars was used to espouse green values but there’s something infuriating about being lectured to about going green by a single twenty-something who lives here:

http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21186/

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:52:32 +0000

The NRDC website has info on what the Oscars did to go green: http://www.nrdc.org

By: michael

michael — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:07:21 +0000

Yea, the ‘Golden Man’ is Oscar.

Gore aside, it’s a great film that has inspired many people I know to be more proactive with the way they address their impact on the environment. Gore’s an irreplaceable piece of that message. Something about the guy connects with people. He’s also very passionate about the subject. Perhaps his time away from office has actually helped define that passion more than when he was V.P. No idea; either way, he’s brought more attention to the issue and for that, he gets my thanks.

And Tod, I disagree with you saying ‘it’s too late now’ for Gore to make a difference. That’s a silly assumption. He’s not done yet, and this new role may give him a type of power completely different than that of a Vice President.

By: Russ Denison

Russ Denison — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:54:41 +0000

I’d be interested to know how the east coast visitors at the oscars arrived. My guess is by carbon spewing jets – many of them private. A few token recycled programs does not translate to “green”.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:19:18 +0000

I think the Golden Man is Oscar. I’m also looking for more details on “How” the Oscars went green. I want details, please. We hope to report more on that in the coming days.

By: Tod Brilliant

Tod Brilliant — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:56:54 +0000

I’m sorry. ..but “the Golden Man?” His film is fine, though not great – it never mentions what we can do as a concerned citizenry to promote powerful legislation/tax shifting that will neuter the very same corps who Gore supported vociferously during his eight years as Vice President (when he did ZERO to help the environment). Apologists will say the VP has no real say, but Dick Cheney proves that a bit wrong, as did Bush Sr. when he was in office).

Hats off to Laurie David and the others for making the film, but Gore has too much explaining to do about why he sat on his hands when we REALLY NEEDED HIM. It’s pretty much too late now.