Al Gore, Global Warming and 2008

Get this :: An internet petition urging Al Gore to run for President in 2008 has crossed the 25,000 signature mark. Now averaging over 500 a day, Gore is leading the nearest contenders by a factor of more than 5 to 1.

A sampling of comments include:

“Al, PLEASE run for President. We desperately need better leadership on environmental issues.”

“My wife and I are republicans and voted for Bush twice. Our next vote will be for Gore if he runs. We need to quit being the policemen for the world and solve the energy crisis in order to continue the freedom that we have long enjoyed.”

Make your voice heard!

Click Here to Sign the Petition!

Gore is scheduled to speak before the House on March 21 on the threat of global warming. Here’s hoping he’ll be able to gain some traction on the idea of mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions.. (Bush has rejected setting limits and proposes new technologies and alternative energy sources to cut pollution.)

Do you think setting caps on these emissions is a good idea or bad (in regards to the businesses it affects)?

So, over lunch today, I got to thinking. Began posing a lot of ‘What ifs’ in my head..

What if Al Gore won the 2000 Election - how would the world be different?

#1 - we wouldn’t have invaded Iraq -  I can tell you that..

what do you think? How else would the world be different?

Gore’s time and dedication to address the threat of global warming and climate change was recognized in Oslo, Norway today as he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

“A prerequisite for winning the Nobel Peace Prize is making a difference, and Al Gore has made a difference,” mentioned Boerge Brende, the former minister of environment.

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is typically announced in mid-October, with the award presented a few months later in December.

Do you think Al will win?