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  Try Monckton or Dennis Avery

  I'm surprised you couldn't find anyone. I've been hearing on and off on the local sceptic sites that Al Gore won't debate, a fact that Heartland predictably trumpets for all it's worth:

  http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=20873

  Does your debate opponent have to be a Texas scientist? Because it seems that Monckton and Avery would be all too willing to fly over and debate you.On Search for local climate skeptic in Texas proves fruitless posted 1 year, 11 months ago 61 Responses

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  Wow...

  ... I actually was inclined to give CCS a chance until you put it into perspective for me. Thanks! And thanks, too, for the touches of black humour. Much appreciated.On The many ways big money seeks to avoid reducing fossil fuel use posted 2 years ago 11 Responses

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  Newsroom politics

  "[C]oal, which is considered a major contributor to global warming"...

  What's the bet there's some newsroom politics playing a part here? As a former copy editor, I know that stories can go through several eyes before seeing print. And when the deadline's rushing at you and you've got a denialist on the floor who's kicking up a fuss and won't back down, inserting weasel phrases like "which is considered" is part of the day-to-day negotiations you have to live with in the newsroom. Nobody likes it.On Rudy Giuliani's stance on climate and energy posted 2 years ago 4 Responses

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  Yes!!

  Sometimes Friedman is worth the space he takes up on the NYT op-ed pages, and this was certainly one of those times.

  This is one of the gripes I have with how environmentalists are covered in the media, and with Al Gore, to be frank. We're constantly portrayed as urban liberal elites (sadly, that's mostly true), and Gore contributes to that with jet-setting and high-powered greenie chums. We need to reach out! Go, Van!!

  (Not to mention that spreading the green good word to wider audiences gives us more influence at the ballot box and with our representatives.)On The Mustache discovers Van Jones posted 2 years ago 5 Responses

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  Thank you

  ...for saying what I've long felt. Sure, the man's not perfect, but he's the most inspirational spokesperson the movement has at the moment. Stop carping on him for not effectively speaking to the South, and find someone who can speak to the South! This fixation on a single emblematic idol is counterproductive.

  I like much of Krugman's take on "Gore Derangement Syndrome", and Jonathon Chait's idea of him being the anti-Bush. Gore has become symbolic not just of global warming activism, but of a broadly liberal world view. He's not perfect, but he's someone we on the left can be proud of.On Al Gore's commitment to public service in the face of cynicism posted 2 years ago 15 Responses