Posted on 12/18/2008 1:13:34 PM PST by presidio9
As key international talks on climate change drew to a close in Poland with little progress on a global deal and anger against the EU for failing to lead the way on targets, the Nobel Prize winner attempted to get efforts to stop global warming back on track.
In a rousing speech to hundreds of delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, the former US Presidential candidate echoed President-elect Barack Obama in calling for change.
"It is wrong for this generation to destroy the habitability of the planet and ruin the prospects of every future generation. That realisation must carry us forward. Our children have a right to hold us to a high standard when the future of all human kind is hanging in the balance."
The star of the Oscar-winning film An Inconvenient Truth called for global targets to cut carbon emissions to be toughened to take account of new scientific evidence that claims the world is warming faster than expected. He called for world leaders to meet regularly over the next year until they achieve a binding agreement on climate change.
Mr Gore said the celebrity-obsessed world had lost its way.
"The political systems of the developed world have become sclerotic. We have to overcome the paralysis that has prevented us from acting and focus clearly and unblinkingly on this crisis rather than spending so much time on OJ Simpson, Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith."
But he was optimistic that Obama's idea of a new "green deal" would be copied all around the world.
"Once he [Obama] is president, the US will engage vigorously
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
At least Paris Hilton isn’t imaginary.
“Paris, Paris, Paris!!!” Algore Brady.
Al Gore cares more about perpetuating half-truths than he cares about saving the planet.
He’s catching on!
The planet’s gonna be fine, Al.
If you didn’t have a secular atheist socialist worldview, you’d understand that.
no, we believe Paris just a little more than we believe you algore.
Nope, Al, we’re just beyond bored and tired of hearing you blab about this topic. Snow in Vegas yesterday, did you hear about that?
Dennis Miller has some GREAT commentary on Al Gore. Any DM Radio Show listeners will agree. He hits the nail on the head.
"I am more popular than global warming... that's hot!"
Let us all just pray to a merciful God that Algore does not follow Paris Hilton’s example when devising ways to increase his YouTube hits...
Would someone please tell this moron to shut up.
Well, Duh! Get your priorities straight, Mr. Gorebull Warming!
As dumb as she is (very), she’s still quite a few IQ points over Al.
Paris’ energy plan made more sense than anything coming from ManBearPig.
If the current solar trends continue, it will soon be so cold, the snow will be piled so high, the sea ice will be so great, the glaciers will be growing so fast, that even the dumbest Obama voter will realize Al Gore is a kook.
I care more about Paris Hilton than I do Algore.
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