The Big Melt (Al Gore calls for civil disobedience to shut down US carbon sources)

New York Times select ^ | August 16, 2007 | NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

[tlb]

Nicholas Kristof: I ran into Al Gore at a climate/energy conference this month, and he vibrates with passion about this issue -- recognizing that we should confront mortal threats even when they don't emanate from Al Qaeda.

"We are now treating the Earth's atmosphere as an open sewer," he said, and (perhaps because my teenage son was beside me) he encouraged young people to engage in peaceful protests to block major new carbon sources.

"I can't understand why there aren't rings of young people blocking bulldozers," Mr. Gore said, "and preventing them from constructing coal-fired power plants."

[tlb]

If you take Kristof at his word, Al is encouraging the sort of thing as we see today at Heathrow Airport. Various sympathetic blogs and message boards are spreading the word, including:

Did Al Gore just tell you off?

http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/16/did-al-gore-just-tell-you-off/

Al Gore calls for civil disobedience

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/8/16/62545/5027

I guess he isn't going to run after all.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Al Gore is a liar and a hypocrite. We can tell by his actions that even he doesn’t believe what he says because if he did, he would be changing his lifestyle and he’s not.

[tcrlaf]

Let’s start with his private jet, shall we?

Then we’ll move to his Limo, and on to his house and SUV’s!

[Right Wing Assault]

Civil disobedience? Alright! Let’s surround Algore’s mansions and SUVs and jets so he can’t ruin the earth. Let’s shut off his microphones and cameras powered by evil coal power plants. Let’s not allow Algore to buy carbon credits. Onward, young skulls of mush! Hold Algore to the same standards as everyone else.

[snoringbear]

“”I can’t understand why there aren’t rings of young people blocking bulldozers,” Mr. Gore said, “and preventing them from constructing coal-fired power plants.”

Maybe because the guys driving the bulldozers would drive right over them and flatten their elite, effete rears into biodegradeable compost?

The caveat in this that “Crazy Al” and his “Willing Idiots” would be wise to keep in mind is should some sort of civil disobedience movement get started, inevitably it would degress into attacks on personal property. Should this happen, especially in the south and the west (especially here in Texas) it would not bode well for the physical well being of the Greenies.

[Jaxter]

"I can't understand why there aren't rings of young people blocking bulldozers," Mr. Gore said, "and preventing them from constructing coal-fired power plants."

That's because you're an idiot. But I'm glad you feel this way 'cause if you hadn't been anti-coal you probably would have won West Virginia and would have been elected to the presidency in 2000.

[Reagan79]

Is this from the Onion?

[chrisser]

"I can't understand why there aren't rings of young people blocking bulldozers," Mr. Gore said, "and preventing them from constructing coal-fired power plants."

Just curious - how many coal-fired power plants are actually under construction right now for his minions to block?

[sono]

[Chode]

What...???

[BOBTHENAILER]

Hurricane Dean is a stalkin’

Earthquakes are a rockin’

Volcanoes are a poppin’

Vick is a coppin

Padilla ain’t gonna be walkin’

and it be all Bush’s fault

Cause al Gore is a talkin’

[gulfcoast6]

One man is going to sink this country, a total nut at that.

[PLMerite]

“Just curious - how many coal-fired power plants are actually under construction right now for his minions to block?”

Probably some in China, but we know what *they* do to people blocking the streets.

[Vinnie]

He’s just drumming up business for his ‘carbon credits’ Generation Investment Management company.

[alrea]

Let’s surround Algore’s mansions and SUVs and jets so he can’t ruin the earth

block his entrance to the grocery store also.

[GatorGirl]

Al Gore should do his own part to halt carbon emissions by keeping his big yap shut. There has got to be more carbon dioxide laden hot air spewing from his fat piehole than 10,000 coal fired plants are spewing as we speak!

What a tool!

[mcshot]

Boy what heroes the left has to admire and emulate.
His son could join in blocking bulldozers if he’d slow down to 100 or so.

[Graymatter]

Half the electricity in America is from coal burning power plants. Gore is either engaging in gaseous emissions of his own, or going insane at an accelerated rate.

[Graymatter]

Probably MORE than half the power plants in China are coal-burning. And they are far less fussy about pollution.

[Sacajaweau]

Hillary said that this global warming campaign was aimed at young people. Gore's statement says: "Yes, that is the target". Of course, he won't tell them it's actually aimed at their pockets.

With the Utah Mine incident, I'd opt for strip mining as the best way to go forward. Our coal resources are enormous and processing has changed over the years for these damn environmentalist know it alls.

[tioga]

Excellent, let the jobbernowl have it.

[x_plus_one]

Ag GOre = purveyor of mass hysteria.

[AppyPappy]

We should start with Al Gore’s house

[Maceman]

You know, I didn’t really notice it before . . . but he actually does look better in earth tones.

[JoeGar]

Al Gore is a liar and a hypocrite.

He also is a good business man. He creates a crisis and then starts a company that promises to sell you a solution: CARBON CREDITS!!!

[enough_idiocy]

I say we take Gore up on his call to arms....everyone set a date and we’ll gather together in front of his jet and prevent him from flying anywhere (think China T Square). We can all also go to his house in TN and gather around.

[GoldenPup]

...vibrates with passion about this issue...

Like in a bowl full of Jello? Wadda jerk !!!!

[stevem]

Isn’t Gore about the biggest US carbon source of them all?

[GoldenPup]

And to think...this flaming idiot almost became POTUS ??? Frightening !!!

[Red Badger]

"I can't understand why there aren't rings of young people blocking bulldozers,"

Perhaps it's because THEY HAVE FUNCTIONING BRAIN CELLS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN BURNED OUT BY DECADES OF MARIJUANA USE?.....

[snoringbear]

“Is this from the Onion?”

Nope.

[Red Badger]

jobbernowl

Excellent word! How on earth did you find it?.........

[The Game Hen]

In South Carolina, We hope to start construction soon. The AlGore disciples are having hysterics too.
Y’all do know they don’t just burn the coal and spew the smoke out into the air right? NEW plants “scrub” their air emissions.
If you want to see a politician’s head explode, explain that evil greenhouse CO2 is not a pollutant. It increases crop yields among other things.
But hey, if coal is unacceptable, there’s always nuclear power.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

Whoever would’ve thought that Al Gore would finally find his niche as a bloviating, hypocritical global-warming huckster?

[snoringbear]

“Hillary said that this global warming campaign was aimed at young people. Gore’s statement says: “Yes, that is the target”. Of course, he won’t tell them it’s actually aimed at their pockets.
With the Utah Mine incident, I’d opt for strip mining as the best way to go forward. Our coal resources are enormous and processing has changed over the years for these damn environmentalist know it alls.”

Agree with both of your comments. In fact, once mined out, strip mining/miners now days typically back-fill the mined areas, contour the land, plant trees and vegetation and so forth, taking the land back to how it was originally or even better.

About the Utah mine situation; from what I am learning from the news, these mines are very deep. So, they are not conducive to strip mining. Frankly, I do not have a clue what the solution to this problem is - being these mines are so deep and located in seismically active areas.

[Chode]

yeah, and it just happens to be Sh!t Brindle Brown...

[popdonnelly]

Not the deranged Kristof again!

[RoadTest]

Al Gore is a Communist dupe - a useful idiot, and a schmuck!

[Sacajaweau]

I read up a little more on strip mining and see where you're coming from. Wiki has some alternatives.

There will always be construction accidents. These mining accidents are few and far between but always devastating.

[Sacajaweau]

Think I’ll buy a printing press and initiate a Government funded Library system.

[avacado]

"We are now treating the Earth's atmosphere as an open sewer,"

Perhaps someone needs to tell Mr Non-Scientist that CO2 is not a pollutant.

[Thermalseeker]

We can tell by his actions that even he doesn’t believe what he says because if he did, he would be changing his lifestyle and he’s not.

Spot on.

If he believed his own tripe he'd also be willing to debate any and all comers. So far, he's refused. My guess is 'ole Owlgore knows that a typical high school debate team member could wipe the floor with his arguments......

[6SJ7]

Cleaning up the planet? Hey Al; how about starting with cleaning up your office!

[God luvs America]

this is the contingency plan as the Live Earth concerts turned into Dead Weight....

[pissant]

The big meltdown. LOL

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

...vibrates with passion about this issue...

Like in a bowl full of Jello? Wadda jerk !!!!

More like one of those toys they sell in the 4" by 2" ads in Hustler Magazine. (My priest told me about them during sermon last Sunday. ... How did he know?)

[doc30]

Probably some in China, but we know what *they* do to people blocking the streets.

Gravel street do need something to keep the dust down in the dry weather.

[MEGoody]

I ran into Al Gore at a climate/energy conference this month, and he vibrates with passion about this issue

Sure he does. All us serfs should cut our energy usage so there's more for Al Gore and his fellow elites.

[PeterPrinciple]

“We are now treating the Earth’s atmosphere as an open sewer,” he said, and (perhaps because my teenage son was beside me) he encouraged young people to engage in peaceful protests to block major new carbon sources.

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Shouldn’t the young son be in jail for drug charges?

[G Larry]

“Al Gore calls for civil disobedience”

Hmmm....I’ll just tell the judge that my protests at abortion clinics are in the spirit of Al Gore’s call for “civil disobedence”.

Thus, my punishment shouldn’t be any greater than that imposed on his disciples.