[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 197 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 197

Commending Vice President Al Gore on his well-deserved recognition for 
   the Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2007

Mr. Engel submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending Vice President Al Gore on his well-deserved recognition for 
   the Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth''.

Whereas Vice President Al Gore has worked tirelessly for over 30 years to 
        increase awareness of the dangers of global warming;
Whereas Vice President Gore's climate change work was recently documented in the 
        widely acclaimed film, ``An Inconvenient Truth'';
Whereas ``An Inconvenient Truth'' was recognized as the best documentary film at 
        the 79th Annual Academy Awards;
Whereas according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 
        global temperatures are likely to increase by 2 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit 
        between 1990 and 2100;
Whereas this rise in temperature has resulted in and will continue to result in 
        a rise in sea levels, higher incidence of drought, strengthened 
        hurricanes, and an increase in the number of severe weather events;
Whereas the rise in global temperatures has already had severe impacts in the 
        Arctic, including the thawing of permafrost, the retreating of glaciers, 
        and the thinning of ice sheets;
Whereas the international scientific consensus is that global warming is caused 
        by greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities such as burning 
        fossil fuels;
Whereas there are many actions we can take now to reduce greenhouse gas 
        emissions without harming our economy, including investing in renewable 
        sources of energy and dramatically increasing energy efficiency;
Whereas the film ``An Inconvenient Truth'' allowed Vice President Gore to reach 
        millions with his message about the dangers of climate change and our 
        ability to avert the worst of these dangers;
Whereas Al Gore was also recently nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work 
        on global warming; and
Whereas the Vice President's labors have finally helped create the public will 
        to seriously address the climate change crisis: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates Vice President Al Gore on the Academy 
        Award for Best Documentary Film being given to ``An 
        Inconvenient Truth'' on February 25, 2007;
            (2) commends director Davis Guggenheim and producers 
        Lawrence Bender and Laurie David for having the foresight to 
        turn Vice President Gore's work on climate change into a 
        documentary that has entertained and informed millions of 
        people around the globe;
            (3) recognizes the role of Vice President Gore in making 
        climate change one of the major issues of the 110th Congress;
            (4) expresses hope that the Congress and the President will 
        have the wisdom and the political will to enact meaningful 
        climate change legislation; and
            (5) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to Vice President 
        Al Gore.
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