A Heated Exchange: Gore Confronts his Critics

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The Goreacle has spoken–again.

Former Vice President Al Gore repeated his message that climate change is a planetary emergency at the WSJ’s Eco:nomics conference in California. The Nobel-prize winner declined to take any questions from reporters, but he did receive a couple of challenges from attendees, including Bjorn Lomborg. But don’t expect Mr. Gore to debate the merits of how best to tackle climate change anytime soon.

Mr. Gore stuck to his prepared script about the urgency of taking action to curb global greenhouse-gas emissions, down to well-worn phrases he trots out at conferences across the country: America is at "a political tipping point" on climate change, and even if Washington has failed to address the energy challenge in the last 35 years, "political will is a renewable resource."

But he was challenged by Mr. Lomborg, the Danish skeptical environmentalist who thinks the world would be better off spending more money on health and education issues than curbing carbon emissions.

"I don’t mean to corner you, or maybe I do mean to corner you, but would you be willing to have a debate with me on that point?" asked the polo-shirt wearing Dane.

"I want to be polite to you," Mr. Gore responded. But, no. "The scientific community has gone through this chapter and verse. We have long since passed the time when we should pretend this is a ‘on the one hand, on the other hand’ issue," he said. "It’s not a matter of theory or conjecture, for goodness sake," he added.

As an example, he pointed to a new addition to the budget for the island nation of the Maldives: "Funds to buy a new nation."

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[HAL 9000 96]

Doesn't sound all that unreasonable to ask people to actually pay attention to the unbiased science.

But for this topic... it could be anyone. The fact that its Mr. Target Gore himself implies he should be spouting fire from all orifices for it to get the intended effect.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Algore.....

[Yoink 7]

it is hard to promote environmentally sound projects, discussion, and research during a world-wide economic downturn.

[Danno 1,228]

it is hard to promote environmentally sound projects, discussion, and research during a world-wide economic downturn.

It's more than just that... he wants Americans to pay-up for all this.

Americans are always asked to carry the bulk of stuff.

As I have said before, it matters little what we do, we have huge emerging markets coming up in India, Russia, Asia Etc. Do you think these people care about Global warming?

China which seems to be the supplier of the world now is not interested in Al gores movie.

Not to worry Barack is on-board, barely weeks into the WhiteHouse he has committed 450 million of our tax dollars to do some more studies on GW.

[HAL 9000 96]

it is hard to promote environmentally sound projects, discussion, and research during a world-wide economic downturn.

It's more than just that... he wants Americans to pay-up for all this.

Americans are always asked to carry the bulk of stuff.

As I have said before, it matters little what we do, we have huge emerging markets coming up in India, Russia, Asia Etc. Do you think these people care about Global warming?

China which seems to be the supplier of the world now is not interested in Al gores movie.

Not to worry Barack is on-board, barely weeks into the WhiteHouse he has committed 450 million of our tax dollars to do some more studies on GW.

Oh Lord...

Poor, poor Americans. We have it so hard.

[Danno 1,228]

it is hard to promote environmentally sound projects, discussion, and research during a world-wide economic downturn.

It's more than just that... he wants Americans to pay-up for all this.

Americans are always asked to carry the bulk of stuff.

As I have said before, it matters little what we do, we have huge emerging markets coming up in India, Russia, Asia Etc. Do you think these people care about Global warming?

China which seems to be the supplier of the world now is not interested in Al gores movie.

Not to worry Barack is on-board, barely weeks into the WhiteHouse he has committed 450 million of our tax dollars to do some more studies on GW.

Oh Lord...

Poor, poor Americans. We have it so hard.

There's Ole Hal again, stuck out in the margins of the Conversation.

[Ban Hammer 13,641]

it is hard to promote environmentally sound projects, discussion, and research during a world-wide economic downturn.

It's more than just that... he wants Americans to pay-up for all this.

Americans are always asked to carry the bulk of stuff.

As I have said before, it matters little what we do, we have huge emerging markets coming up in India, Russia, Asia Etc. Do you think these people care about Global warming?

China which seems to be the supplier of the world now is not interested in Al gores movie.

Not to worry Barack is on-board, barely weeks into the WhiteHouse he has committed 450 million of our tax dollars to do some more studies on GW.

Oh Lord...

Poor, poor Americans. We have it so hard.

dude, put down the viagra!

[HAL 9000 96]

it is hard to promote environmentally sound projects, discussion, and research during a world-wide economic downturn.

It's more than just that... he wants Americans to pay-up for all this.

Americans are always asked to carry the bulk of stuff.

As I have said before, it matters little what we do, we have huge emerging markets coming up in India, Russia, Asia Etc. Do you think these people care about Global warming?

China which seems to be the supplier of the world now is not interested in Al gores movie.

Not to worry Barack is on-board, barely weeks into the WhiteHouse he has committed 450 million of our tax dollars to do some more studies on GW.

Oh Lord...

Poor, poor Americans. We have it so hard.

There's Ole Hal again, stuck out in the margins of the Conversation.

That usually happens when dimwits ignore science.

it is hard to promote environmentally sound projects, discussion, and research during a world-wide economic downturn.

It's more than just that... he wants Americans to pay-up for all this.

Americans are always asked to carry the bulk of stuff.

As I have said before, it matters little what we do, we have huge emerging markets coming up in India, Russia, Asia Etc. Do you think these people care about Global warming?

China which seems to be the supplier of the world now is not interested in Al gores movie.

Not to worry Barack is on-board, barely weeks into the WhiteHouse he has committed 450 million of our tax dollars to do some more studies on GW.

Oh Lord...

Poor, poor Americans. We have it so hard.

dude, put down the viagra!

HAL 9000... rock solid machine with an AI that never fails.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I'm waiting for him to throw his Nobel prize at someone.

[NickD 203]

Can say that Rush in my life doesn't exist, but wish I could say the same about Gore. He's like a cockroach creeping out of the woodwork constantly. Would like to deal with him the same way I deal with cockroaches.

But he does make some good very obvious points about imported fuels, has been unstable since the energy crisis in the 70's. But kind of leaves out that our congress and their agencies have complete control of what kind of vehicles can be made or sold in this country and that congress killed any attempts to build or even develop a hydrogen powered vehicles in the 70's. Also very restrictive laws on using geothermal energy. And Mr. Gore was very much a part of this law making process.

Probably why when I look up the word hypocrite in my dictionary, they show a picture of Gore. Oh, he is also there when I look up a$$hole.

[HAL 9000 96]

Sounds like you're a regular Tony Montana there Nick.