Posted on 04/25/2018 6:07:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The United States is at the brink of a widespread environmental revolution, former Vice President and environmental advocate Al Gore said at an event Monday afternoon in Gaston Hall.
“We are now in the beginning stages of a global sustainability revolution,” Gore said. “It has the magnitude of the industrial revolution but the speed of the digital revolution.”
Gore attributed the prospect of a high speed environmental revolution to increased technological capabilities.
“It’s powered by new digital tools like the Internet of Things and machine learning and artificial intelligence that are giving CEOs and executive teams the ability to manage electrons and atoms and molecules with the same precision the IT companies have used in managing bits of information,” Gore said.
Gore’s optimism for combatting environmental change stems from the fact that investments in renewable sources of energy are outperforming those in fossil fuels, he said.
“The bankers and investors are now saying grid parity is here. Grid parity is the line below which unsubsidized renewable electricity, particularly solar, is cheaper than electricity made from burning fossil fuels,” Gore said. “Since 2010, global investments in renewable energy have exceeded investments in fossil.”
At the conclusion of his speech, Gore emphasized the role that individual actions can have on creating environmental change.
“If you are concerned about the climate crisis and you want to play a part in solving it, the single most meaningful thing you can do is to vote, participate, advocate for candidates whose positions reflect your values,” Gore said. “It’s important to change the light bulbs, the windows and the technology and it’s important to change the laws and the policies.”
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Well, Al ought to know that a little over a week ago, Grey County, ON got a good April snow dump.
As bad as Bush was, this doofus would have been the worst....probably even worse than John Kerry....
What does that even mean? Looking for homeostasis? every day would ultimately be the same temperature as the day before? Instead of 1" of rain once a month, 1/30" of rain every day?
He’s positioning himself to take credit for the coming Ice Age.
Two mansions, a 100 ft. houseboat, and a huge pile of Apple stock. Global warming has paid off handsomely for the Goron.
Yeah...I can see the headlines now. After another 50 years when Globull Warming is no long an issue because all the usual idiots were wrong, they’ll all say; “See? We were right! We fixed it! All praise to Saint Algore!”
Actually, this is pretty good coming from Gore. He’s highlighting technological innovation and investment rather than more regulations and higher government spending.
If we were to believe this charlatan, the catastrophe would already be upon us. Remember the laughable propaganda film for which the Yurps gave him a Nobel Peace Prize? That was 2006.
I notice he bought a massive energy sucking seaside estate in 2010 and rides in limos and private jets.
Gotta get back in the news ... running low on lunch money ...
Al Gore is an A**hole and should shut his Piehole.
All Silicon Valley buzz words from someone who hasn’t a clue what IOT is.
Yeah, but he’s also advocating for liberal candidates. And you KNOW what they will do insofar as regulations and government spending are concerned.
Is this snake oil salesman still peddling his carbon write-offs? He’s made a fortune off the gullible on Wall St. and will keep using the same old hoax as long as it works.
It appears to be reversing all on its own. Perhaps too much.
The only reason he’s pushing for “technological innovation and investment” is because he is heavily invested in those things and wants to have more money than God.
Gore doesn’t know or care SQUAT about the environment or anybody except himself. May God (the real one) consign him to the flames.
Years from now, “green” investment will be up there with tulip investment as an example of collective stupidity.
Al Gore Expresses Optimism for Reversing Climate Change
He will fly in the opposite direction in the private jets to global conferences on global bull meetings.
He has to have some sort of excuse for when the earth his goes into global cooling and there is no food.
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