Whether it was Al Gore's book and subsequent movie that finally got the ball rolling, or the increase in celebrity voices joining the chorus, we may never know, but it appears as though Global Climate Change and Environmentalism have become sexy enough to warrant media attention.

In the midst of this welcome development, Senator Kerry is fast emerging as one of the leaders and go-to guy on the issue. Case in point: NBC goes Green and interviews the Senator on MSNBC, as KV reported yesterday; and Boston's local talk show host Tom Finneran has jumped on board with a Kerry interview that centers around the subject.

UPDATE: Evidently the embedded Zing video above doesn't work for all browsers so try this mp3 clip to listen to JK's interview with Mr. Finneran.

The sense of urgency about Global Climate Change has finally sunk in, and not a moment too soon, judging from alarming reports mentioned by Kerry:

Oceans are beginning to regurgitate CO2 that they used to be able to store, permafrost in the Arctic is melting and also releasing CO2 into the atmosphere. These are just a few examples of how serious the problem is becoming.

The belief that Global Climate Change can safely be ignored seems to be contained now among the Bushes and Inhofes of this world, but unfortunately at least one of them still has the power to prevent any action towards halting or reversing the damaging effects of GCC to our environment and our lives.

Media attention is not enough, but at least it is a step forward in creating awareness and a sense of empowerment among people that they can take individual actions that contribute to ultimately save our planet.