History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2435 short lesson, about 20 seconds
An Inconvenient Truth
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The idea
In two thousand six a survey of sixteen hundred climate scientists found nearly three-fourths reporting interference with their research, the anchor records, as the administration appeared to suppress climate reporting.
In practice
Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, winner of the Academy Award in two thousand seven.
Where people slip
Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize that year with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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