21st March 2007

Al Gore on Global Warming - A Plea to Congress

Al Gore on Global Warming - A Plea to Congress Today
by Laura Thieme

Republicans Frosty? - CNN Coverage

20 years after Gore’s initial presentation to Congress, he’s back trying to save the planet.  “Gore said he hopes whoever is elected president in 2008 “can use his or her political chips” to lead the world toward a new global climate treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto protocol that requires 35 industrial nations to cut greenhouse gases. “  The Bush administration argues Kyoto would hurt the U.S. economy and objects that high-polluting developing nations like China and India are not required to reduce emissions.  “I fully understand that Kyoto, as a brand, if you will, has been demonized,” Gore said.

Gore wants 90% cut by 2050 in carbon dioxide and other warming gases, including a ban on building new coal-producing plants that lack technology to capture emissions.

I believe in what Gore is trying to accomplish, but in Inconvenient Truth, he indicated we’d probably not be living as we know life today, if we don’t do something sooner.  So, for short-term improvement and change, what can we do?

I’ve blogged about this before - see earlier posts about what you can do to save the planet.

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