Al Gore, Global Warming and 2008

Ok, everyone seems to be in a tizzy over ‘power bill consumption’ story, I thought I’d quote Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider on a few important points.

1. Gore purchases enough ‘green-power’ to balance 100% of his power bill (green power which includes solar, wind, and methane gas).

2. Al participates in a utility program which sells off blocks of “green-power”, purchasing in excess of 16,200 kilowatts every month.

3. The Gore house is currently under renovation to install solar panels to help further satisfy its power consumption.

Furthermore, for every ton of carbon Gore does produce (airplane / car trips, etc.), he offsets those by investing directly in renewable energy sources.

My personal take? Yes, it’s a pretty big power bill, but if he’s offsetting those by using renewable energy, big deal… right? What’s your take?

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Deservedly so (in our opinion), Gore won the Oscar for Best Documentary last night on the 79th Oscars - beating out Jesus Camp, Deliver Us From Evil, Iraq in Fragments, and My County My Country.

I’d be curious to see if the ratings for this years show were up over previous years, as I’d suppose many new viewers (me included) watched to simply see if Al would announce his intention to run..

Do you think Gore deserved this Oscar?

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So I, like may other Americans, sat in anticipation of a possible Presidential Run announcement from Al Gore during the Oscars. During his first appearance, introducing some random Oscar award, all he did was tempt us with the possibility.. oye.. : )

Announced today, Al Gore has made official what he’s calling ‘Live Earth’ - a concert addressing the climate crisis.

Actually, make that plural - 7 concerts in total - across all 7 Continents reaching a global audience of over 2 Billion people. Locations announced were Sydney, Japan, Johannesburg, Brazil, Shanghai, London, and the Eastern United States.

Over 100 artists have already signed on, including Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith Hill, and John Mayer. I’ve also heard Coldplay is in the works.

Check it out and get involved!

http://liveearth.org/

http://liveearth.msn.com/

Are you planning on going to this?

Candid photos of Al Gore - Coming Soon!

Looks like Al is teaming up with Richard Branson (of Virgin empire fame) to offer a $25 Million dollar prize for anyone who invents/develops a cost-effective way to remove greenhouse gas causing carbon from the atmosphere. The ‘Virgin Earth Challenge’, as they’re calling it, goal is to remove one billion tonnes of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere a year for ten years.

Have an idea? Sumbit it here:

http://www.virginearth.com/

Do you think anyone can win this?

The AP is reporting that Gore’s top policy adviser from his 2000 presidential campaign - and other key supporters - met today in Boston to mull a potential Gore 2008 run. Those involved, though, along with the Gore’s Nashville office, stated that Al is in no way involved.

(Let’s hope he is)