An Inconvenient Truth

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National spotlight, definitely; but not elected, unless he forms a "Greener" party.
And so what if he is??? I welcome him back from his break. If he chooses to work through the Democratic Party, then I will feel better about them, as they have been short on the environmental front as of late (perhaps they're still miffed about people voting Green in 2000.)

But it sure looks to me like he's not asking for votes any more. It's "don't hold back" time.
It is.

-V
Catwarmer
The Forsaken Inn

I made that point because somebody earlier in this thread stated words to the effect that they didn't believe Gore has political aspirations. He certainly has the right to pursue political office. His movie is a tool he is using to help him get there.

Regarding Kyoto, I believe that Gore made a big push for it while he was VP. The US senate voted against it 95-0, and remember this was when Clinton was in office--not Bush. The treaty, as I understand it, absolves third world countries including India and China from pollution controls and can be viewed as hobbling the USA while enabling India and China. I have been to India many times. The quality of the air and water there is horrid--worse than anywhere in the states. I believe we have more consciousness about the environment here.

I fully support clean water and air. I have personally lobbied against an asphalt plant in Oak Hill. I am unconvinced about global warming particularly since it has become a political tool.

The argument that we had better do something about it even if it is not really true doesn't move me. That same argument can be used with many issues on both sides of the aisle.