http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/04/24/al-gore-passing-the-clim...
Al Gore: Passing the Climate Bill a Moral Imperative
By Keith Johnson
Al Gore came back to Congress today to warn about the perils of climate change and throw his weight behind draft energy and climate legislation.
When it comes to sizing up the scope of the energy and climate challenge, forget pedestrian comparisons such as the Apollo or Manhattan projects—its time to think big.
I believe this legislation has the moral significance equivalent to that of the civil rights legislation of the 1960s and the Marshall Plan of the late 1940s, Mr. Gore said in prepared remarks. I am here today to lend my support to one of the most important pieces of legislation ever introduced in the Congress.
The problem is that the scope of the dangers from climate change as painted by Mr. Gore seem to far outstrip the remedies included in the Waxman-Markey bill, which would only gradually curb U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions—and which dont include any formula for curbing emissions from developing countries.
Mr. Gore spoke of ice melting at both poles. Just the collapse of the Western Antarctic Shelf, he said, could raise global sea levels by 20 feet. By his calculation, that would lead to about 600 million climate refugees.
He also warned about even more bad weather. Wet areas are going to get even wetter, he said, citing the recent floods in Fargo, North Dakota. Dry areas are going to get even drier, he said, citing droughts in Australia and California. He also reiterated his warning that global warming is spawning monster hurricanes, noting a 300-400 percent increase in category 5 storms in the past 10 years in the United States.
For these and many other reasons, now is the time to act, Mr. Gore said, urging bipartisan support for an energy and climate bill that is struggling to secure full support even on the Democratic side of the aisle.
He did seem to extend an olive branch to the coal industry, which he has heavily criticized in the past, applauding the Waxman-Markey bills increased R&D for clean-coal technology. We must recognize and protect those who have toiled in dangerous conditions to bring us our present energy supply. We ought to guarantee good jobs for any coal miner displaced by impacts on the coal industry, Mr. Gore said.
Of course, theres still the sticky question of how to convince poor-but-dirty energy countries such as China and India to curb their own greenhouse-gas emissions. Mr. Gores suggestion: Lead, and hope they follow.
The best way to secure a global agreement that guarantees that other nations will also reduce their global warming pollution is for the U.S. to lead the world in meeting this historic challenge, he said.
For more on Mr. Gores testimony, click here.
@Alba12349 YOU and your denier sock crowd have been harassing me and impersonating me on this website for years now. I am not interesting in now having a fake debate with you.
If you continue to remove my comments with all your denier sock puppet channels, I will post many articles to make it harder for to remove my comments because I have the right to speak here if a jackass like you does!!
Nightversionn 15 hours ago
@Alba12349 I'm not interested in having a fake debate with a global warming denier sock puppet, one that impersonates me? LOL!! hello?
Nightversionn 15 hours ago
@Nightversionn
See you couldn't even respond to my comment because you don't know anything.
You are acting like a hysterical fool.
Alba12349 15 hours ago
More evidence/impacts of climate change series..
(Please read article before the denier with all the sock puppet accounts censors it)
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Advocates call for Santa Cruz planning to line up with climate action goals
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The City Council took a deeper look Tuesday at Santa Cruz's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent during the next eight years, one that decreases car trips while increasing public transportation ridership, bicycle use and solar systems.
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San Jose Mercury News
25 Jan 2012
Nightversionn 1 day ago
@python178 the only phoneys are denier sock puppets like yourself lying all over youtube for pay
Nightversionn 1 day ago
he didnt answer if he would profit from legeslature he is pushing. that in its self should tell you he is a phoney
python178 1 day ago
Al Gore is a puppet of the elite to tax our CO2 emmisions destroy economies and make billions die of starvation. Betwen two ice ages, global warming occur! We did not cause this cllimate change! We can't even emmit 1% of total CO2 in our atmosphere wich according to bribed scientists is no1 cause to gloabal warming.
Fichorkaa 1 day ago
@Alba12349 al gore pays him to make propaganda
zedeco 1 day ago
why does he refuse to discuss anything and anyone about global warming. ask yourself
wtf is that
Alba12349 1 day ago
@Nightversionn
sock puppet?
You know nothing about me but I know alot about Al 'your jesus' Gore.
He is a liar and a phoney. Im not saying man made global warming is true or not true.
I'm talking about him as a person. I'll give you an example
Al Gore uses more electricity in his home in one month than an average person does in 17 months.
He is a liar and a sociopath. Don't be fooled he is a very dangerous individual.
Alba12349 1 day ago