I saw An Inconvenient Truth last night and again this morning for the first time.  I guess that admission shows that I am a little late to arrive to the sustainability party.  But, what the hell, I’m here.  Better late than never, as they say.  All the facts, graphs and photos were indeed impressive and convincing.  I guess I am convinced about the veracity of global climate change more from a “proof is in the pudding” perspective than a scientific “cold-hard-fact” perspective.  And that proof seems to keep coming at us in ever alarming and increasing quantities (witness the Pakistan floods as the latest and greatest example).  However, what impressed or impacted me most about this documentary was the personal nature in which Gore revealed the motivations behind his mission to save the planet.  The near death of his son and his realization that maybe the remaining and waning years of his life be about something important, something larger than himself.  We all have that same choice to make.  Live for ourselves, or live for some larger impact.  Gore made that choice and it may end up being the difference between having an inhabitable planet, or not.  And, after all, he is just a guy (one of privilege perhaps and one who is a little too flat at times and possesses an awkward professor-like demeanor) with a heart that truly wants to make a difference.  I believe right now the world needs more Al Gore’s.  Sure these days his personal problems are making headlines and his critics are frothing at the mouth with every opportunity to dump toxic waste into his otherwise clean cut image.  But he is bringing a message to the world that is important to hear and people are listening and taking action.  And that, my friends, is what is required to make a difference.  However, “lynchpins” are only good for initiating movement.  The actual moving towards real progress is up to the rest of us.