Query: Al Gore's book is quite accurate, and far more accurate than contrarian books.

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Earth in the Balance <=SEP=> Earth in the Balance : Ecology and the Human Spirit ( ISBN 0-452-26935-0 , paperback ISBN 1-85383-743-1 ) is a 1992 book written by Al Gore , published in June 1992 , shortly before he was elected Vice President in the 1992 presidential election . Known by the short title Earth in the Balance , the book explains the world 's ecological predicament and describes a range of policies to deal with the most pressing problems . It includes a proposed `` Global Marshall Plan '' to address current ecological issues .   Written while his son was recovering from a serious accident , Earth in the Balance became the first book written by a sitting U.S. Senator to make the New York Times bestseller list since John F. Kennedy 's Profiles in Courage .   In 1993 , Earth in the Balance was released in paperback and audiobook format on audio cassette tape .   It received the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights 1993 Book award given annually to a book that `` most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy 's purposes - his concern for the poor and the powerless , his struggle for honest and even-handed justice , his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance , and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity . ''   The book was followed by An Inconvenient Truth , a book that was the companion for a movie  narrated by Al Gore , shown at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and released on 24 May 2006 .   In the Futurama episode `` Crimes of the Hot , '' Al Gore himself references the book and its `` far more popular '' fictional future sequel , Harry Potter and the Balance of Earth .

An Inconvenient Truth <=SEP=> An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore 's campaign to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show that , by his own estimate made in the film , he has given more than a thousand times . The idea to document his efforts came from producer Laurie David , who saw his presentation at a town-hall meeting on global warming , which coincided with the opening of The Day After Tomorrow . Laurie David was so inspired by Gore 's slide show that she , with producer Lawrence Bender , met with Guggenheim to adapt the presentation into a film .   Premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opening in New York City and Los Angeles on May 24 , 2006 , the documentary was a critical and box office success , winning two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song . The film grossed $ 24 million in the U.S. and $ 26 million at the international box office , becoming the tenth highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States . Since the film 's release , An Inconvenient Truth has been credited for raising international public awareness of global warming and reenergizing the environmental movement . The documentary has also been included in science curricula in schools around the world , which has spurred some controversy . A sequel to the film , titled An Inconvenient Sequel : Truth to Power , will be released on July 28 , 2017 .

Al Gore <=SEP=> Albert Arnold Gore Jr. ( born March 31 , 1948 ) is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton . He was Clinton 's running mate in their successful campaign in 1992 , and was re-elected in 1996 . At the end of Clinton 's second term , Gore was picked as the Democratic nominee for the 2000 presidential election . After leaving office , Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist , whose work in climate change activism earned him ( jointly with the IPCC ) the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 .   Gore was an elected official for 24 years . He was a Congressman from Tennessee ( 1977 -- 85 ) and from 1985 to 1993 served as one of the state 's Senators . He served as Vice President during the Clinton administration from 1993 to 2001 . In the 2000 presidential election , in what was one of the closest presidential races in history , Gore won the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College to Republican George W. Bush . A controversial election dispute over a vote recount in Florida was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court , which ruled 5 -- 4 in favor of Bush .   Gore is the founder and current chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection , the co-founder and chair of Generation Investment Management and the now-defunct Current TV network , a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. , and a senior adviser to Google . Gore is also a partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , heading its climate change solutions group . He has served as a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University , Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism , Fisk University , and the University of California , Los Angeles . He served on the Board of Directors of World Resources Institute .   Gore has received a number of awards including the Nobel Peace Prize ( joint award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , 2007 ) , a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album ( 2009 ) for his book An Inconvenient Truth , a Primetime Emmy Award for Current TV ( 2007 ) , and a Webby Award ( 2005 ) . Gore was also the subject of the Academy Award-winning ( 2007 ) documentary An Inconvenient Truth in 2006 . In 2007 , he was named a runner-up for Time 2007 Person of the Year .