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A New Global Warming Video...From 1958

For those right wing critics out there who think global warming is a new phenomenon, here's some footage from almost fifty years ago that proves otherwise.
July 13, 2007  |  
 
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You may already know that FDR and Truman were talking about universal health care as far back at the 1940s, but did you know that people were already addressing the issue of global warming as far back as 1958? The video to your right contains scenes from the 1958 Frank Capra produced documentary The Unchained Goddess, which had some startling predictions for the future.

Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.
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For those right wing critics out there who think global warming is a new phenomenon, here's some footage from almost fifty years ago that proves otherwise.

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