Inconvenient Truth

I have seen the movie "Inconvenient Truth". I was younger when I saw it and thought it was kinda scary. Could this actually be happening? Everyone hears about global warming, but how many people truly know the meaning of it? And those who do know the meaning are they doing anything to prevent it? Experts say that recycling is great and will make the earth last longer. If this is really true then why do people still not recycle eveything they can? I rarely recycle, that sounds awful, but sometimes it's just really inconvenient to separate things and then dispose of them properly. If the earth is in such a terrible state, shouldn't it be made mandatory that everyone recycles?