Task 5 - Carbon Footprints

My individual carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas emissions that I’m personally responsible for. I had measured mine in the http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ and I felt good that I got the lowest number; it was 2.98. The average figure for CRB was 3.778.

The three main factors of mine which contributed to my figure were classified as:
1) Travel
2) Stuff
3) Food

My personal footprint is 2.98. Of course, companies institutions (e.g. ADMC), and countries all have footprint. According to “Heroes of the UAE”, the UAE has the largest per capita footprint in the whole world.

What can I do to reduce my carbon footprint?

The highest main factor was Travel. I don’t go out, only for some important things (College, Work, familiar things). But sometimes I go with my friends at the weekend to have some good time and forget about study and work. The second thing is the stuff. This thing I couldn’t make it less than what it is now. I don’t buy many things, only some personal little things. Last thing was the food. I can’t make it less! Sometimes you want to comfort yourself.

People can reduce their footprint by reduce using the unimportant things in their lives.

Task 4 - Reviews of 'An Inconvenient Truth'

A favorable review:

Brandon Fibbs, http://brandonfibbs.com/2006/05/24/an-inconvenient-truth , says that the movie is convincing and scary. He says, like Al Gore, that scientists are agreed about global warming and the fact that it’s mainly caused by human activity. As he says, the debate is over. He praises the graphs, photos, charts and the scientific studies which are convincing. Al Gore shows the rising of ocean levels, weather getting worse and ice caps are melting. Brandon depicts the photographic evidence as “the most shocking thing”. Finally, he advises us to not despair and says that this nation, the USA can lead the rest of the world to stop the global warming.

An unfavorable review:

Scott Nash, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inconvenient_truth/articles/156 , says that Al Gore says that he will talk about the global warming but he talked about himself (like saying that he lost his sister because of lung cancer). Scott says that it’s a political film because of the jokes against Bush and other Republicans. Eric, in a review on Scott’s review at the same address, says that the pictures of some areas taken years ago were in winter, and today he took the pictures in summer!

My opinion on these reviews is that I agree with Brandon with some points. I’m strongly agreed with Al Gore about the causes of global warming. Gore says it's a moral, not a political issue. But he makes it a political issue. Moreover, he makes political points and ends by saying only political will can bring about change. And I agree with Eric, because it makes a difference when you take the pictures from the summer and winter, and that's what happened in the film.