http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/algore/ en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:52:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284892/posts Lol... Global Warming Effects http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284892/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284478/posts The well-placed and well-connected are set to make trillions off new climate bill; economic collapse about to accelerate The sweeping new bill which just passed the House last Friday, the Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [2], is ostensibly about climate change, but it is in fact a bill of staggering economic ramifications that is going to accelerate the takeover of the economy by the well-placed financiers who have already plundered the Treasury and the Fed of $12+ trillion and counting [3]. It was rushed through the House in the tradition of such nightmarish legislation as the Patriot Act... The Corbett Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284478/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:39:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281581/posts Remember the good old days—when dissent was patriotic? Fuggedaboutit. Dissent isn't merely unpatriotic now. It's downright treasonous. Just ask Paul Krugman. If, like virtually all House Republicans and a handful of Dems, you don't agree with the likes of Henry Waxman on the need to take radical measures on the climate, you're guilty of . . . "a form of treason." Treason against the planet, to be precise. That was Krugman's formulation in his New York Times column of today, Betraying The Planet. Krugman has obviously drunk deep from the carafe of Al Gore Kool-Aid, writing: NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281581/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:25:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281341/posts Facing a rare defeat, President Barack Obama put a big dose of political capital on the line and scored a major victory just when he needed one. In private telephone conversations and last-minute public appeals, Obama leaned heavily on House Democratic holdouts to support the first energy legislation ever designed to curb global warming. The measure ended up passing in dramatic fashion. In the end, the president's furious lobbying — coupled with a final push by allies including former Vice President Al Gore — carried much weight. To a certain extent, the victory validated Obama's governing style — and that... WTHI-TV / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281341/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:02:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281292/posts As the voters discover Al Gore's lies on 'global warming,' there are reports of mounting pressure from the citizens to defeat the 'cap-and-trade' energy tax bill that now moves to the Senate. Citizens inundated Washington with calls, faxes, and emails as the House debated the issue. Most Democrats still turned a deaf ear. But as the Senate readies to take up the matter, the citizens are set to stage a massive campaign to pressure Senators into voting against the bill. And they should. The entire thing is based upon lies. Columbia Conservative Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281292/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:20:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280767/posts Water vapour was responsible for 95 per cent of the greenhouse effect, an effect which was vital to keep the world warm, he explained.... The Timaru Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280767/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:23:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280497/posts PMSpeaker Nancy Pelosi, the Leadership of the House, and Chairmen Waxman and Markey have, through their leadership, secured an important bipartisan victory for the American people. The American Clean Energy Security (ACES) Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation Congress will ever pass. This comprehensive legislation will make meaningful reductions in global warming pollution, spur investment in clean energy technology, create jobs and reduce our reliance on foreign oil. The next step is passage of this legislation by the Senate to help restore America's leadership in the world and begin, at long last, to put in place... algore.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280497/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:39:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280395/posts Climate Change: A suppressed EPA study says old U.N. data ignore the decline in global temperatures and other inconvenient truths. Was the report kept under wraps to influence the vote on the cap-and-trade bill? This was supposed to be the most transparent administration ever. Yet as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the Waxman-Markey bill, the largest tax increase in U.S. history on 100% of Americans, an attempt was made to suppress a study shredding supporters' arguments. IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280395/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:07:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279582/posts Fiscal Policy: The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on an anti-stimulus package that in the name of saving the earth will destroy the American economy. Smoot-Hawley will seem like a speed bump...As we've said before, capping emissions is capping economic growth. An analysis of Waxman-Markey by the Heritage Foundation projects that by 2035 it would reduce aggregate gross domestic product by $7.4 trillion. In an average year, 844,000 jobs would be destroyed, with peak years seeing unemployment rise by almost 2 million. Consumers would pay through the nose as electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket, as President Obama once... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279582/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:07:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279908/posts Fiscal Policy: The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on an anti-stimulus package that in the name of saving the earth will destroy the American economy. Smoot-Hawley will seem like a speed bump. Not since a misguided piece of legislation imposed tariffs that turned a recession into a depression has there been a piece of legislation as bad as Waxman-Markey. The 1,000-plus-page American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) is being rushed to a vote by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before anyone can seriously object to this economic suicide pact. It's what Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security,... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279908/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:13:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2279487/posts Fiscal Policy: President Obama sends his emissaries to Congress to explain why an economy-killing tax on energy — a tax all Americans will pay in all aspects of their lives — is necessary to save the Earth....The problem is that capping emissions based on dubious climate science will also kill hopes for a rapid economic recovery. Any good that comes from the stimulus package will be wiped out by this energy tax that will be passed on to every consumer through everything we produce and consume. Money that could be spent on creating jobs will be wasted trying to save... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2279487/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:27:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280041/posts Fiscal Policy: The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on an anti-stimulus package that in the name of saving the earth will destroy the American economy. Smoot-Hawley will seem like a speed bump.Not since a misguided piece of legislation imposed tariffs that turned a recession into a depression has there been a piece of legislation as bad as Waxman-Markey.The 1,000-plus-page American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) is being rushed to a vote by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before anyone can seriously object to this economic suicide pact. Real Clear Markets http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280041/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:07:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279994/posts Looking for discussion on the current live coverage of the Cap and Trade Bill on C-SPAN. C-SPAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279994/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:58:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279725/posts The climate “crisis” is a “moral issue that requires serious debate,” Al Gore proclaimed in an April 27 AlGore.com blog post. His conversion to the Anglo-American tradition of robust debate came a mere three days after the ex-VP refused to participate in a congressional hearing with Lord Christopher Monckton, former science advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Republicans had invited Monckton to counter Gore’s testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. But Gore froze like a terrified deer in headlights, and Chairman Henry Waxman told the UK climate expert he was uninvited. Their hypocritical cowardice simply reflects a recognition... American Conservative Union Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279725/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:05:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279412/posts Former Vice President Al Gore canceled plans to fly to Washington for a news conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, and instead was working the phones from Tennessee to help push a landmark climate bill to passage. Friday's vote on the measure is expected to be close, but multiple sources on both sides of the aisle say they're confident that the bill will pass — with some Republican votes — following a deal between House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson. "It's a question of what was energy efficient for the... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279412/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:50:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279333/posts As they claw and scratch to round up enough votes to pass a climate bill, House Democrats had a seeming ace in the hole: former Vice President Al Gore. But a planned news conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Mr. Gore, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, was quietly scrapped with just a few hours notice. The cancellation of the news conference did not go unnoticed by Republicans in the House. Representative John Boehner, the Ohio Republican and House minority leader, commented on Thursday that it seemed Mr. Gore “was disinvited quickly.” And, underscoring how controversial the former vice president’s views... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279333/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:57:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279308/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said as the list of undecided lawmakers narrowed, she thought it was unnecessary to impose on former Vice President Gore's schedule to travel to Washington when he could instead continue coordinating efforts from Tennessee. "It was a question of what was energy efficient for the vice president," Pelosi said at her weekly news conference Thursday, explaining the absence. "We were narrowing the list of the undecided and thought perhaps another occasion we could call upon his time to come here." Pelosi added that it was more energy efficient for Gore to continue coordinating efforts from Tennessee.... FOX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279308/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:28:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279041/posts Tomorrow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to bring the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade emissions bill to the floor for a vote. It will be the biggest political risk of her speakership and the first broad-based tax increase of the Obama years. Already President Obama and the Democratic Congress have raised taxes on smokers, boosting the cigarette tax. But a tax increase that affects just a fifth of the electorate is unlikely to lead to a second Boston Tea Party. The Obama budget blueprint anticipates a return to Clinton-era marginal tax rates on upper-income earners, but that can easily be justified as a... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279041/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:49:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278178/posts The National Republican Senatorial Committee spent almost $1 million last month on Republican Norm Coleman's attempt to win last year's U.S. Senate race. Coleman is attempting to overturn Democrat Al Franken's slender lead. The former senator's appeal of a trial court's decision that Franken won is awaiting a ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court. That ruling could be issued any day. Last month, the NRSC spent $937,917 to help Coleman in that effort. Minneapolis law firm Dorsey & Whitney, home to Coleman attorney Jim Langdon, received $350,171 of that and Washington, D.C., law firm Patton Boggs, Coleman legal spokesman Ben... Twin Cities Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278178/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:21:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278151/posts This link is just to the Japanese report, but it is emerging that since March a) Kim Jong Un, the 26-year-old heir apparant/son of Kim Jong il, has essentially been given administrative control of the North Korean Secret Police (국가안전보위부); b) that this also soon puts him in de-facto control of the 10,000 man strong border forces which will be put under control of the DPRK Secret Police next month. Further, Dong-A Ilbo daily newspaper in South Korea (from which the JIJI Japanese report (link) is based) says for all intents and purposes, c) the fates and current handling... Donga Ilbo South Korean newspaper (Link in Japanese) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278151/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:20:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278132/posts ABSTRACT: Democratic leaders in the House have scheduled a Friday vote on a climate change bill that would establish a complex cap-and-trade system to limit the nation's greenhouse gas emissions, a priority for President Obama. The House Rules Committee unveiled the latest version of the bill, which weighs in at 1,201 pages. It features new items such as $7.5 billion in "green bonds" for a new federal financing agency called the Clean Energy Deployment Administration, extra emission allowances for politically powerful rural electric cooperatives, greater flexibility for states that want to use free allowances for mass transit, and tweaks benefiting... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278132/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:24:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278068/posts Here are the major news stories from the past two days you've just GOT to read and Digg! http://diggsandburies.blogspot.com/ Conservative Diggs & Buries http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278068/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277837/posts Is an imperfect climate bill (Waxman-Markey) better than no bill at all? Al Gore says yes.To bring environment supporters together, Gore will host a nationwide conference call on June 23 at 8 p.m. ET. The purpose, according to his Repower America e-mail sent to a selected audience, is “to build urgency around this bill and make sure it passes. We have to go to the grassroots – we have to continue building support in communities across the nation.”“As this climate legislation moves before the full Congress this summer, we have an opportunity unlike anything we’ve seen yet,” the e-mail concludes.Gore... The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277837/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:43:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276646/posts PARIS (Herald de Paris et Cie.) - Before Laura Ling and Euna Lee became household names for entirely the wrong reason; before North Korean missile tests; before UN resolutions for violations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Laura’s sister, investigative reporter Lisa Ling, sneaked into North Korea for The National Geographic Channel’s EXPLORER series, in 2006, posing as a member of a humanitarian eye surgery team. The end result was a documentary titled, “Undercover in North Korea.” Lisa’s hour-long Undercover in North Korea defied Kim Jong Il’s ban on outside journalists, and offered a glimpse of life above the 38th parallel... Herald de Paris http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276646/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:09:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275695/posts Counter Intelligence: Unabomber's Duds May Be for SaleUpdated 2:45 PM EDT, Wed, Jun 10, 2009 The Unabomber's signature sunglasses-and-hoodie getup could soon be yours. Ted Kaczynski is trying to thwart efforts to have the federal government auction off his belongings -- including his diaries, typewiters, a hatchet and his signature sunglasses and hoodie. The money generated from the sale of the items would go to four survivors of his mail bomb attacks who are owed $15 million from a civil suit. NBC Philadelphia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275695/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:09:57 GMT