http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gore/ en-us Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:51:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074760/posts "We thought a big white sheet had been spread, so we decided to come and see for ourselves. We thought that it was Jesus who had come back," one villager told reporters. Kenya's Meteorological Department said Tuesday's storm was caused by the convergence of cold air currents from the Indian Ocean and warm air currents from the Congo. "The hailstones falling on the ground joined together to form expansive sheets of ice or snow flakes occupying a large area, 30 acres," a statement by the meteorologists said. More than 12 hours after the storm, the forested hillside was Reuters via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074760/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:51:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073283/posts Don’t confuse the title with “environmental movement.” Heaven knows Democrats aren’t about to forego those big SUV’s, yachts, jets, and multi- fireplace mansions. Offsetting carbon credits is up to you “little people” purchasing a five dollar light bulb (which is umpteen times more polluting). Actually, it will take quite a few of you “little people” installing green-pocket bulbs to offset the 100 gallons of gasoline per hour Al Goresky’s new houseboat burns... Focal Point USA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073283/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 21:15:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072957/posts Drop in solar activity has potential effect for climate on earth. The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted. The event is significant as many climatologists now believe solar magnetic activity – which determines the number of sunspots -- is an influencing factor for climate on earth. According to data from Mount Wilson Observatory, UCLA, more than an entire month has passed without a spot. The last time such an event occurred was June of 1913. Sunspot data has been collected since 1749. When... daily tech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072957/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071654/posts Lieberman beat out five others on Gore's "short list:" Sens. Evan Bayh of Indiana, John Edwards of North Carolina and John Kerry of Massachusetts; House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri; and New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071654/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070381/posts DENVER -- On the final night of the nominating convention, Barack Obama turned to one of the party's most potent symbols of loss: Al Gore. Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070381/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:42:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2066228/posts Looks Like 2008 may end up being the coolest year of the young century. Imagine that, in the midst of all this global warming...China became the world's biggest polluter in April of this year... Self-righteous USA critics have yet to shift their scorn eastward. We could be in for more cooling for the next decade or so. Doesn't Mother Nature know the science is settled? BBC reports all this grudgingly, and inserts all manner of caveats and finger shaking scolds, admonishing us naive global warming deniers to not let our guard down. This is all temporary! Professor Dinglebulb from the... Nietzsche is Dead http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2066228/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:37:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065663/posts Say what you will about Republicans making a muddle of governing, but they sure know how to campaign. The turn of events that John McCain and his team have engineered in recent weeks is one of the most significant events of the campaign and now poses a serious threat of an upset this fall. In just a few short weeks, they have not only thrown Barack Obama on the defensive and made him seem smaller but they have also made McCain seem larger and more commanding. And it has not just been one event but a string of them that... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065663/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:57:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062153/posts Nader plans rallies for conventionsBy Sam Youngman Posted: 08/12/08 01:40 PM [ET] Perennial also-ran Ralph Nader is planning to hold a rally at both the Democratic and Republican conventions aimed at securing him a place in this year’s presidential debates. Nader’s “Super Rallies” are scheduled for Aug. 27 in Denver, where the Democrats are gathering, and Sept. 4 in Minneapolis during the Republican convention. The Nader campaign said in a release that it is expecting 5,000-7,000 people at the rally in Denver. The campaign is asking attendees to contribute $10 for an advance ticket and $12 at the door. Many... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062153/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:57:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058056/posts Gore Hits the Waves with a Massive New Houseboat Former Vice President Al Gore, the Nobel-winning self-proclaimed global prophet of green, has made a lot of money from the so-called “crisis” of global warming. He has profited from best-selling books that tout the looming climatic catastrophe, won an Academy Award for a movie about his slideshow presentation that focuses on his “sky is falling” message about a world on the brink of environmental disaster. His business interests have been focused on the profit side of the equation when it comes to “global warming,” creating a “carbon credits” program that has... Pajamas Media - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058056/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:55:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057976/posts For years, hyperactive environmentalists have burned votive candles to the spirit in the sky, hoping she'd levitate energy prices high enough to make alternatives to oil economically feasible. That day has come. Result: The oil has hit the fan. With gasoline over $4 and with life as they love it in the suburbs being shut down, did people call for the windmills? Nope. A heavy majority want to drill the bejeezus out of anywhere in America we can find familiar black slop. Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057976/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:44:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057345/posts Al Gore said the other day that "the future of human civilization" depends on giving up fossil fuels within a decade -- and was acclaimed as a prophet by the political class. Obviously boring reality doesn't count for much these days. Even so, when Barack Obama wheels out an energy agenda nearly as grandiose as Mr. Gore's, shouldn't it receive at least some media scrutiny? On Monday, Mr. Obama said that the U.S. must "end the age of oil in our time," with "real results by the end of my first term in office." This, he said, will "take nothing... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057345/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:03:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057182/posts It was two weeks ago, that Al Gore challenged Americans to "move quickly and boldly to shake off complacency, throw aside old habits and rise, clear-eyed and alert, to the necessity of big changes" by jumping on his alternative energy bandwagon. In a much-hyped speech July 17, the former vice president urged the nation "to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years." Gore acknowledged that achieving his ambitious goal would be difficult: "To be sure, reaching the goal of 100 percent renewable and truly clean electricity within... Capital Research Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057182/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 02:34:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057064/posts Beijing was finally experiencing clear skies today after city authorities apparently used seeding technology to disperse the smog. The report came as a strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the western Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Gansu today, near the site of May's devastating quake that killed at least 70,000 people, the U.S. Geological Survey said. thisislondon.uk.co http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057064/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:31:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055114/posts On July 17, Nobelist and Academy Award winner Al Gore issued a stirring challenge to our nation to produce 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and carbon-free sources within 10 years. Gore asserted, "The quickest, cheapest and best way to start using all this renewable energy is in the production of electricity. In fact, we can start right now using solar power, wind power and geothermal power to make electricity for our homes and businesses." This massive push for no-carbon electricity production would help prevent climate change and cut our dependence on foreign oil. Of course, great-souled visionaries... reasononline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055114/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:44:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053525/posts Republican Sen. John McCain, engaged in increasingly sharp attacks on rival Barack Obama, pledged that if elected president, he would work closely with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, praising her as an effective leader and an "inspiration to millions of Americans." "I respect Speaker Pelosi. I think she's one of the great American success stories," McCain said during an interview with The Chronicle prior to a fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. "We talk about (New York Sen.) Hillary Clinton and her inspiration to millions of Americans. Speaker Pelosi has been an inspiration as well" in a role... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053525/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:23:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2053067/posts That global warming has continued to captivate the media, car companies, energy companies and so many more demonstrates how enormously brainwashed Americans are. Still convinced that “the entire global scientific community has a consensus on the question that human beings are responsible for global warming,” like Al Gore purported? Please. For starters, in November 2005, Swiss researchers from the journal Quaternary Science Reviews overtly stated, “Whatever slight impact humans might have on the climate, it is too small to measure.” Bob Carter, an environmental scientist at James Cook University testified before a U.S. Senate Committee, saying, “Lower atmosphere satellite-based temperature... North Star Writers Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2053067/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:15:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2050305/posts I'm sure by now we are all aware of the Netroots Nation conference that happened in Austin, Texas last weekend. Well, did you know that without Al Gore it wouldn't have happened? That's right, since Al Gore invented the Internet... I know, I know, that is the old Al Gore joke where he famously claimed that he invented the World Wide Web. Everyone knows that AL Gore had little to do with the Internet, of course. But at least one person, obviously one rather easy to bamboozle, still thinks Al Gore did invent the Internet. In fact she thinks he... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2050305/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:00:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050200/posts Gores to host Obama fundraiser Nashville | July 24, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is preparing to host a Nashville fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, say officials. A spokeswoman for Gore, has confirmed that Al and Tipper Gore have agreed to the event although a date and location have not been set, nor even whether Obama himself would attend, The Tennessean, a Nashville newspaper, reported Wednesday. Wade Munday, a spokesman for the Tennessee Democratic Party, said we would certainly welcome the senator with open arms should he arrive in Nashville before the October... Web India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050200/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:08:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049453/posts July 22, 2008, 6:00 a.m. Gore ElectricEnvironmental crusader, serial killer of polar bears. By David Freddoso When Al Gore spoke on climate change last week at the Daughters of the American Revolution Hall downtown, the free-market group Americans for Prosperity was there. They brought their camera to confront the many Gore fans who pulled up in air-conditioned taxi cabs and ask them why they were killing the earth. They had failed to walk, bike, or take public transportation, despite the recommendation printed on their tickets. (One argued that taxis are public transportation.) Tipper, Al, and Karenna Gore did not... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049453/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:08:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049377/posts Al Gore's eldest daughter Karenna Gore Schiff and her husband sold an Upper East Side co-op apartment for $6.35 million to a top executive at the beauty company Estee Lauder. Gore Schiff, a writer and attorney, and her husband Andrew Schiff, a biotech venture capitalist with Aisling Capital, sold the unit at 137 East 66th Street to Fabrizio Freda, Estee Lauder's chief operating officer, according to property records published today. The four-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot apartment in Lennox Hill was listed on StreetEasy.com for $6.99 million. The apartment also includes two separate maids rooms, which were being used as a gym and... TheRealDeal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049377/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:08:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049312/posts He's a former vice president of the United States, Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author, so the lavish news coverage of Al Gore's latest brainstorm was inevitable. Less understandable is why an idea so irresponsible - in economic terms, in fact, just this side of deranged - attracted so little ridicule. Gore proposed last week that the United States "commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years." Not just all new electricity, mind you, which would be challenging enough. But all existing electricity, too. This would of course require... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049312/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:58:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049138/posts On Thursday, former U. S. vice-president Al Gore delivered a major address calling on his country to abandon all fossil fuels within 10 years. By 2018, U. S. electricity and fuel should come entirely from "renewable energy and truly clean, carbon-free sources," he said. Tickets to the event encouraged attendees to "please use public transit, bicycling or other climate-friendly means" to reach the lecture hall. So how did Mr. Gore and his retinue arrive? In two Lincoln Town Cars and a full-sized SUV that sat idling with the air conditioners blasting while the Gore party was inside. It was 34... National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049138/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:28:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048925/posts Not in so many words, of course — sacrilege! — but on yesterday’s Meet the Press, Brokaw did at least ask Gore why he needs to live in an energy-slurping mansion while he’s telling the rest of us WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE FROM GLOBAL WARMING if we don’t listen to him: deceiver.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048925/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:21:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048804/posts Al Gore did not claim he invented electricity last Thursday. But the words he uttered in his challenge on energy carried just as much fantasy. According to Gore, the goal of producing every kilowatt of the nation’s electricity from carbon-free renewable sources like solar, wind, and geothermal within 10 years is not a far-fetched vision. In his address at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Gore challenged America to abandon its fossil fuel usage altogether. "This goal is achievable, affordable and transformative,” the former vice president said. To achieve Gore’s lofty objective, the American way of life will... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048804/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:20:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048766/posts Washington (CNSNews.com) - Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr praised Al Gore, who challenged the United States Thursday to run on 100 percent zero-carbon electricity within 10 years. Barr, a former Republican congressman from Georgia who attended the former vice president’s Washington, D.C., speech Thursday, said Gore’s plan “makes sense.” “America responds well to challenges, if it is laid out, if it’s in terms that people can understand and relate to, if it makes sense – and what he’s laid out makes sense,” Barr said in an interview with Cybercast News Service after Gore spoke. In a speech at the Daughters... Cybercast News Service (CNSNews) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048766/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:14:11 GMT