I like it when people claim insight into the entire world by what they see in their backyard. Reminds me of the tsarist Russian peasants who ripped up the new railroad tracks because it new, scary, & didn't fit into their concept of how things should be and had been for 1000 years.

Massive crop failures due to weather pattern changes were pretty well covered by the research in Gore's lecture & book. If you'd have taken the time to watch the film or read the book, you'd have known that, but I suppose that would have meant missing NASCAR.

By the way, do you homeschool your children?