Al Gore, Global Warming and 2008

There have been speculations whether global warming directly effects weather patterns, and honorable Al Gore stepped out today to announce his feelings regarding the matter.

In his opinion, Myanmar is a direct result. And the deaths attributed are a result of global warming.

A true point to sit back on reflect on. A point which might make a few folks sit back and re-consider their footprint on the planet.

True or not, we hope everybody makes effort to lower their footprint on the earth. Let’s all make our home everybody’s home : )

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Gore’s Tennessee home, located in the Nashville suburb of Belle Meade, recently completed an exhausting renovation, bringing it entirely up to green standards, even going beyond in most cases.

The renovations included installing a geothermal heating system, adding a rainwater-collection system, and installing solar panels to offset energy consumption. He also replaced all light bulbs in the house with compact fluorescent and diode bulbs, to really drive the point home (we even heard he used these type bulbs on his Xmas tree as well!).

The updates contributed to an 11 percent drop in home energy consumption during the summer (when most Nashville houses report a 25-30% rise).

Additionally, the AP reported:

“Short of tearing it down and staring anew, I don’t know how it could have been rated any higher,” said Kim Shinn of the U.S. Green Building Council, which gave the house its second-highest rating for sustainable design.

In our opinion, it’s an impressive feat, considering the house is more than 80 years old.

Earlier in the year, several groups attempted to attack Gore for excessive energy consumption at the house, but the attacks were unfounded, as he was undergoing a first renovation to the house.

In addition, Gore balances 100 percent of his home electricity usage by investing in renewable energy such as wind and solar power.

Bravo Al … thanks for leading by example !

Interesting story unfolding here..

Today, Mr. Bush welcomed Vice-President & Nobel Prize winning Al Gore to the White House for a private conversation concerning global climate change.

Per Gore:

“It was a private conversation,” Gore said repeatedly to a throng of reporters, avoiding giving details. “Of course we talked about global warming, of course, the whole time.”

It’s nice to see the current administration opening their arms to what the country’s been voicing for so long. We can only say ‘thank you’ to Al for being our voice in this epic struggle.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution published a surprisingly good article about a local mom who slowly became exposed to the Green way of life after her first child was born. The article does a great job highlighting the fact that simple changes can make great impacts on the earth. Bravo AJC on a well delivered message..

check out the article here

Coming up on September 29, it’s been announced that Al will receive the Sierra Club’s highest award, named the John Muir Award, for his more than 30 years work educating the public regarding the dangers of Global Warming.

Sierra Club President Dr. Robbie Cox was quoted as saying:

“Al Gore is the embodiment of the principles for which John Muir passionately devoted his life: to protect a place for its own sake, for our sake, and even in spite of us; a place we call Earth.”

The award will be bestowed during the Sierra Club’s annual dinner in San Francisco.

Feel free to use our comment section to send any and all congrats along to good ole Al for this well deserved award..