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Is the science of climate change settled? No, but we still know enough to start taking action	Andrew Dessler	09 May 2007	Gristmill
A few weeks ago, I was perusing Grist when I ran across an ad for A Convenient Fiction, a slideshow rebuttal of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. The author was none other than Steve Hayward, who you might remember from the AEI-$10,000-payola scandal. I had actually seen this slideshow discussed in the New York Times, and was interested to see it. In my previous communications with Hayward, he was at great pains to describe himself as someone who believed the scienc ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, climate science (all these topics)

BREAKING: Gore still not running! We're staying on top of this story	David Roberts	09 May 2007	Gristmill
So a bunch of onetime Gore advisers and aides gathered for a meal last night: Among those longtime Gore loyalists who munched on a buffet of sandwiches and salmon at the [Gore friend and ally Peter] Knight home: Longtime powerhouse Dem fundraiser and Democratic National Committeeman Robert Zimmerman; Knight's wife, Gail Britton; Tom Hendrickson, the former North Carolina Democratic Party chair; Mary Pat Bonner, founder of the Bonner Group; Dr. Richard Boxer, ...
Topics: Al Gore, elections, gossip, politics (all these topics)

Why do we respond to bozos? Churchill, not Chamberlain	Ken Ward	07 May 2007	Gristmill
Why are we letting pro-fossil fuel bozos hijack the only forum that environmentalists and climate-change activists have for wrestling with the daunting task of transforming America? I posted a few practical suggestions in response to David's question, 'Should we be rebutting the skeptics?' I'm going to restate one proposal -- to adopt a Craigslist-type policy allowing Grist readers to flag inappropriate posts. Gristmill is a forum for conversation and debate between ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, climate change skepticism, climate science, environmental movement, politics (all these topics)

Gore reaches fame of Biblical proportions Uh, literally	Kate Sheppard	03 May 2007	Gristmill
An Inconvenient Truth replaces the Gideon Bible in fancy new hotel. Dirt-worshiping hippies rejoice.
Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, movies, religion and spirituality, travel (all these topics)

Would Gore win? Polls point to yes	David Roberts	26 Apr 2007	Gristmill
There's lots of interesting stuff in this new Quinnipiac poll, particularly this: Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats in the 2008 presidential race in three critical states - Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to Quinnipiac University's Swing State Poll, three simultaneous surveys of voters in states that have been pivotal in presidential elections since 1964. But former Vice President Al Gore ...
Topics: Al Gore, elections, politics (all these topics)

Gore campaign staff gathering? A fish story in the Telegraph	David Roberts	22 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Update [2007-4-22 12:29:39 by David Roberts]: Gore's people deny it all. Figured. Friends of Al Gore have secretly started assembling a campaign team in preparation for the former American vice-president to make a fresh bid for the White House. So says Tim Shipman in the Telegraph. I suggest a high degree of skepticism. The story is built on leaks from two members of Gore's 2000 campaign team. They say they were approached by other former Gore staffers about whe ...
Topics: Al Gore, elections, gossip, politics (all these topics)

Pros and cons	David Roberts	19 Apr 2007	Gristmill
John Moe, at McSweeney's, on the pros and cons of the Dem candidates:AL GORE Pro: Knows how to get to the White House, where to park, location of restrooms. Con: Wants to accomplish something meaningful. (h/t: Yglesias)
Topics: Al Gore, elections, politics (all these topics)

BREAKING: Gore still not running!	David Roberts	17 Apr 2007	Gristmill
But some people want him to. As always, watch this space for updates on Gore's non-candidacy.
Topics: Al Gore, elections, politics (all these topics)

Al Gore slideshow tidbit	David Roberts	12 Apr 2007	Gristmill
From Al's Journal:The trainees thus far have already given my slideshow more times collectively in the last six months -- 3,000 -- than I have been able to give it in 20 years.
Topics: Al Gore, climate, politics (all these topics)

Ken Green on Gore's girth Another conservative attack on motives	David Roberts	12 Apr 2007	Gristmill
I'm always excited when people on the right address climate change, even if they say stupid things. At least they're starting to think about it. On National Review, Ken Green of AEI says that Gore's carbon tax proposal is great, but the rest of his proposals are both redundant and sucky. After listing them, he says: The fact that most of this agenda would be rendered superfluous by the tax shift shows the control-fiend mentality that really drives climate activis ...
Topics: Al Gore, carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, politics (all these topics)

Rock and reel Gore to open Tribeca film fest	Kate Sheppard	09 Apr 2007	Gristmill
This just in: The Goracle will open the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, playing host for the global-warming-themed SOS Short Films Program. The program features seven short films and music performances by groups set to appear at the Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07.
Topics: Al Gore, green living, movies (all these topics)

'Electranet' slowly moving into media bloodstream Stories on smart grid starting to pop up	David Roberts	03 Apr 2007	Gristmill
I'm late on this too, but do check out what is the first straight news story (that I've seen anyway) on Gore's "electranet" -- i.e. smart grid -- proposal. Congrats to Lisa Friedman. It's a nice piece of work, making the simple point that Gore is not talking about science fiction. The tools to make the electricity grid smarter and more resilient, and to decentralize electricity generation and storage, exist. The barriers are political. As usual, Californi ...
Topics: Al Gore, electricity grid, energy (all these topics)

Al Gore and the Nobel committee, sittin' in a tree Makin' eyes at each other	David Roberts	02 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Al Gore recently gave his talk on global warming in Norway, to an audience that included one Ole Danbolt Mjoes. Mjoes, as you may know, is the head of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee -- though he insisted he was attending as a private citizen. He said Gore's message is "very important," and took part in a one-minute standing ovation. Reuters has more: 'I have Gore as a clear favorite,' said Stein Toennesson, head of the International Peace Research Ins ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, gossip (all these topics)

The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds		30 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds In a decision that sent discordant music wafting toward Al Gore's ears, a group of Republican senators has put the kibosh on using the Capitol grounds for a gigantic climate-change-awareness concert this summer. The group -- led, not surprisingly, by climate skep ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, James Inhofe, music, news, politics (all these topics)

More Inhofian troglodyticism The man blocks Gore's concert on the Capitol steps	David Roberts	29 Mar 2007	Gristmill
One of the many stories I missed today: Sen. James Inhofe, in a characteristically petty display of foot-stomping, is blocking Al Gore's efforts to have one of his Live Earth concerts on the Capitol steps. Inhofe says it's partisan. Guess it is now. Some good quotes: Noting that many political events -- including the 1990 Earth Day celebration -- have been held on the Capitol steps, [Republican Sen. Olympia] Snowe was, her spokesman said, 'genuinely disappointed' ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, jackassery, James Inhofe, music, politics (all these topics)

Conservatives and global warming Wherein we puzzle through the truthiness	David Roberts	26 Mar 2007	Gristmill
I was recently made aware of the fact that the conservative National Review has a newish blog called Planet Gore. That's right: the only conservative blog I know of on global warming is primarily focused on mocking Al Gore -- who is, you'll recall, a big Fatty Fatterstein. This pungent discovery got me pondering a post on how conservative opposition to global warming advocacy seems openly and bizarrely centered on hatred of liberals and environmentalists and Al Gore r ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, politics (all these topics)

Political warfare /= scientific warfare Time to quit pretending otherwise	David Roberts	26 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Late last week Chris Mooney had a long and characteristically careful post on HuffPo clarifying the hurricane/climate change connection, exactly what Gore's said about it, and exactly where Gore can and cannot be legitimately criticized for it. The crucial point in the post, though, is not about hurricanes. It's this: Nevertheless, when it comes to the science of global warming and its impacts, there's a very significant difference between Gore and his would-be detr ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change impacts, climate change skepticism, climate science, politics (all these topics)

Post-Gore: Still two Americas On climate, U.S. attitudes are split along partisan lines	Anna Fahey	23 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Since it came out about a year ago, An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's climate change documentary, seems to have pushed the issue into mainstream consciousness. Millions saw the movie itself -- but they were largely true believers anyway. Perhaps more importantly, Gore's Academy Award has earned him a wider audience among the potentially undecided: 39.9 million TV viewers tuned in for the Academy Awards themselves, plus 49 million saw Gore on Oprah. Heck, combined, that' ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, politics (all these topics)

Gore videos Including a funny one from Olberman	David Roberts	23 Mar 2007	Gristmill
What's that? You say you'd like another Gore post? I'm here to serve! Here's Keith Olberman with a segment that is, per usual, both funnier and more educational than the vast bulk of what you find on cable news: Here's a clip put together by Politics TV -- a good clip from Gore's testimony: And finally, a few thoughts from Gore himself on the testimony.
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, politics (all these topics)

Final final thought on Gore's testimony Really the last one, honest	David Roberts	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Readers of this site may well be burnt out on talk of Gore's testimony to Congress. But if not, do check out Brad Plumer's wrap-up -- it's good. One point I think bears emphasizing. Almost all the analysis I've seen of the event -- particularly with regard to the dust-up with Inhofe -- discusses how it's going to play to the public, as though Gore approached it as an extension of his movie, speaking for the cameras' benefit. I think that gets it all wrong. I don't ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

GOP attack on Gore makes no sense at all Personal ethics pledge my left foot	Joseph Romm	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
At the Environment and Public Works hearing yesterday, Sen. Inhofe (R-Okla.) displayed an amazing lack of understanding about energy as he tried to get Gore to make a meaningless pledge. Now the EPW Minority web page repeats the inane charge: Former Vice President Al Gore refused to take a 'Personal Energy Ethics Pledge' today to consume no more energy than the average American household. But why should Gore take such a pledge? Gore is a champion of greenhouse gas ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate change skepticism, Congress, energy, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Fair and balanced FOX News on Gore's testimony	David Roberts	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Fox News on Gore's testimony: Is it me, or does Brit Hume misunderstand science at a pretty fundamental level?
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, politics (all these topics)

The Goracle Gore gets a warm welcome on Capitol Hill, and a few heated exchanges	Amanda Griscom Little	22 Mar 2007	Muckraker
Exhibiting a curious mixture of nostalgia and irreverence, Al Gore returned to the halls of Congress yesterday to make the case for sweeping federal action to fight global warming. Buoyed by his recent Academy Award triumph, Gore testified at hearings in both the House and the Senate. Audiences of hundreds lined the oak-paneled walls of the hearing rooms, crowded the aisles, ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barbara Boxer, climate, climate change mitigation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Final thought on Gore's day in Congress For today anyway!	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
If Gore had asked me what I'd like him to emphasize to Congress, I would have said: The No. 1 most important thing to do is put a price on carbon. Carbon tax: better than cap-and-trade. Cap-and-trade: better than nothing. Cap-and-trade with auctioned permits: better than cap-and-trade without. We should be pursuing widely distributed, small-scale renewable electricity generation, tied together with a smart grid. Our choice is not between nuclear and coal. ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, politics (all these topics)

Gore Senate testimony: final thoughts Odds and ends	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Substantively, most of what Gore said to the Senate echoed what he said to the House. There were a few things to note about the Senate hearing, though: Gore's introductory remarks to the Senate (videos here) were a huge step down from his performance in the House. To my eye, he seemed shaky, hesitant, stiff, occasionally bombastic, mostly just uneven. Maybe he knows the folks in the House better? Maybe his lunch didn't agree with him? Maybe he was nervous about hi ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, James Inhofe, politics, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (all these topics)

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