December 10, 2007

Gore Summons 'Political Will' In Oslo

Al Gore formally accepted his Nobel Peace Prize this morning in Oslo, Norway, delivering the official Nobel lecture to a silent, serious crowd in the opulent city hall. He shared the prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. group of 3,000 members.

Echoing "An Inconvenient Truth," the documentary that earned him the prize, Gore's speech offered warnings to the world about the effects of global warming. "The Earth has a fever, and the fever is rising," he said.

Gore singled out his own country multiple times, noting that the warming crisis is being "most heavily influenced by two nations that are now doing nothing, the U.S. and China" -- two of the largest carbon-dioxide emitting countries. "Each country should stop using the other's behavior as an excuse for stalemate," he added.

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November 26, 2007

The Photo-Op You've All Been Waiting For

We couldn't post this until now thanks to a certain ailing (current) vice president. What were you expecting, fisticuffs? Judging by these headlines, the MSM was really, really hoping for a slapfight -- tsk. These are probably the same guys who refuse to believe Al Gore isn't running for president next year, despite his repeated insistence he has no plans to do so. Note to pollsters: Maybe it's time to start leaving Gore off the matchups, hmm?

These Californians seem to get why Gore isn't running, anyway.

-JANE ROH

Screen shot: FOX News

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October 12, 2007

Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Wild Speculation Ensues

UPDATED.

As many anticipated, the Norwegian Nobel Committee today awarded its prestigious prize for peace to former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a move that has rekindled speculation that Gore could still jump into the 2008 White House race.

Gore, who has been crusading against climate change ever since he lost the 2000 presidential race to George W. Bush, "is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted" to curb global warming, the committee said in bestowing the award on him. Reuters has the full text of the committee's citation.

Gore told reporters this afternoon that he would be donating his half of the $1.5 million prize to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to spread awareness and spur action on the climate change issue.

Congratulating the IPCC and thanking the Nobel committee for the award, Gore said, "I will be doing everything I can to try to understand how to best use the honor and recognition of this award as a way of speeding up the change in awareness and the change in urgency. It truly is a planetary emergency and we have to respond quickly."

What he didn't say is that he'll be running for president in 2008, but that hasn't stopped his staunch supporters from holding out hope.

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September 27, 2007

Reunited, And It Feels So Not Awkward

In 1992, the young and handsome duo of Bill Clinton and Al Gore achieved something close to rock-star status. Fifteen years later, they're more famous and beloved than ever, thanks to their work on humanitarian and environmental causes.

Yesterday, a grayer Clinton and, uh, more big-boned Gore teamed up for the third annual Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York City (video). The dynamic twosome had parted ways since leaving the White House, thanks to a certain intern and failed presidential bid. It seems both may have put the past behind them.

"I'm very proud that he's continued in this fight," Clinton said, after talking about losing the battle to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

"First of all, I'm proud of what you're doing... and thank you for your leadership on all of these issues," Gore responded, beaming warmly.

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July 06, 2007

Live Earth Coming To D.C.

Al Gore has rustled up a last-minute deal to bring Live Earth to Washington, D.C., after all.

The Washington Post reports that D.C.'s leg of the pro-environment megaconcert will feature married country singers Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood and will be held at the National Museum of the American Indian (Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W.). Gore himself will start off the 10:30 a.m. show with remarks, before heading up to the main event at Giants Stadium in North Jersey.

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July 05, 2007

Live Earth: Rocking, Rolling & Recycling

UPDATED.

If the prospect of shelling out $83 to hear the likes of John Mayer and Kelly Clarkson yell at you about SUVs doesn't totally float your boat, you are not alone. Ticket sales for Saturday's Live Earth megaconcerts have been underwhelming across the board, with the exception of London's sold-out Wembley Stadium.

The concert in Rio de Janeiro is the only one being held for free. Tickets for the show in North Jersey's Giants Stadium, for example, range from $83 to $362.95. That, as the enviros might say, is an awful lot of green.

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