Oprah and climate change 2

Apparently, as we speak, Oprah is on with Leonardo DiCaprio and Dr. Michael Oppenheimer discussing climate change.

Reports from our researcher in the field indicate that Leo is spouting facts and figures and Oprah is embarrassing herself with repeated clips of cute polar bears and cries of "I can feel it!"

We can order a transcript for $6, but really I want to see it. Any chance one of you Gristmill readers has a tape or digital file you can send us? This I gotta see.

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Chris Schults Posted 1:03 am
    28 Oct 2005

    Thank you Oprah!Yes, it is true. DiCaprio and Oppenheimer were on Oprah's show yesterday. And as Leo suggested, every environmentalist should thank her for it.
    Why? Because she dedicated 45 minutes of her show to an issue that much of her audience probably knows very little about: global warming. These are people who likely never heard of a compact fluorescent light bulb or still think you need to plug in a hybrid car (two topics that were discussed repeatedly).
    Laurie David also educated viewers on how they can make small and easy changes in their home (where I learn that the Davids use the same toilet paper as I do). Leo also tours an eco (pronounced by Oprah as "echo") designed home by a couple who lost a daughter to cancer (most likely due to a polluted environment).
    Leo also interviews a green car expert, who I believe to be Matt Petersen (someone who occasionally graces the pages of Grist), accompanied by reviews by Consumer Reports.
    Now I'm sure that some of us could be nitpicky and point out that a fact or two was wrong or that a particular issue was misrepresented or that Leo wasn't as articulate live has he could be, but overall we share our gratitude with Oprah by thanking her. Seriously.

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  2. Chris Schults Posted 4:01 am
    28 Oct 2005

    This green houseThe video of Leo touring the eco-home can be watched online from here.

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