Not Evil, Just Wrong

Al Gore and his posse of environmental extremist thugs would like nothing more than for you to fall for their alarmist notion that humankind is the cause of all natural disasters and ultimately the reason for all woes that one may experience. In contrast, Phellim McAleer and Ann McElhinney would like nothing more than to prove to you that Al Gore is wrong, and they will prove it to you through a similar means of communication: a documentary.

Not Evil, Just Wrong is a documentary created by the two renowned producers as a means of exposing the flawed science and “sky-is-falling” rhetoric of Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary focuses on the numerous errors in Gore’s facts which are being spread throughout class rooms across the country. Such facts include the infamous “hockey stick” graph that attributed a supposedly unique burst of growth in the 20th century. The documentary also rebukes the myth that 1998 and 2006 were the hottest years in the United States – stating boldly and factually that the hottest year was 1934, and the hottest decade was the 1930’s – when there were half as many people, and there were no SUVs. Some of you agriculture majors may remember hearing about some devastating droughts in the 1930’s throughout the United States. Oh yeah, those who don’t buy into global warming can also use science.

Not Evil Just Wrong addresses many issues that concern Indiana families and students of Purdue University. The documentary warns that several industries that rely on fossil fuels will be destroyed if the government imposes extensive regulations on industries that Al Gore claims are single handedly destroying our world. The film breaks down the schism and explains how small towns like Vevay, Indiana could become bastions of unemployment. Not only is Not Evil, Just Wrong factual and revealing, but it is also very relevant to our lives here in Indiana. In the midst of a time of economic toil and recession, environmentalists are trying to push policies that would stick a decisive knife in the back of American industry. McAleer and McElhinney are not diffident in their expression of such facts. “On the global warming alarmist’s side, the so-called ‘solution’ means those who can least afford it will have to pay more for their energy needs. It will increase costs for business driving more jobs out of America during one of the biggest recessions in living memory. The wealthy will not suffer. They can afford to pay more for their energy. But the poor in the developed and developing world will suffer enormous damage.”

The directors also bring up an extremely fascinating point concerning the formerly heated debate of DDT. DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a synthetic pesticide which had been used on crops for nearly a century. The pesticide greatly helped control the mosquito population as well as the growth of other invasive species of insects. Thus, the pesticide played a major role in culling the spread of malaria and other diseases carried by said insects. In 1970, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences estimated that DDT saved more than 500 million lives during the time it was widely used. Sounds like a great chemical! So why did we stop using it? The environmentalists decided that it was having too much of a negative impact on the plants and wildlife, specifically birds. Thanks to similar use of scare tactics as Al Gore’s, Rachel Carson in a book entitled “Silent Spring” was able to scare the public into banning the use of DDT. It is speculated that this ban has led to massive spread of Malaria throughout much of Africa leading to the deaths of millions of African children. The World Health Organization states that the number of Malaria related deaths have increased by 400%.

Phellim McAleer and Ann McElhinney point out shocking similarities between the two environmentalist campaigns inevitably leading up to a comparison of what a ban of fossil fuels will do to society. In this shocking but true documentary, the directors spare no fact allowing you to decide for yourself which “inconvenient truth” to believe.

You could have probably guessed that Hollywood would not take too kindly to such a documentary being shown through their screens. As a means of overcoming this barrier to distributing the truth, Not Evil, Just Wrong is being shown through several hundred public viewing parties and community viewings. Not Evil, Just Wrong will be brought to you by The Purdue Review in the month of December. For more information on this documentary, and the truth that it brings, stay tuned and look on campus for a date and place.