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  • May 2008

    • Gore Venture Fund Raises $1.2B for Green Tech Investment

      San Jose Mercury News  |  May 2, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      Gore Venture Fund Raises $1.2B for Green Tech Investment

      (Newser) - A Silicon Valley venture-capital firm announced yesterday it's raised $1.2 billion to invest in green technology—with an assist from new partner Al Gore. One Kleiner Perkins fund will invest in established companies, while the other will back clean-tech startups, the San Jose Mercury News reports. “He is spending time with us," an exec says of the Nobel-winning ex-VP, "helping us think about global opportunities.” More »

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Gore Launches $300M Climate Campaign

      CBS  |  Mar 31, 08 6:22 AM CDT

      Gore Launches $300M Climate Campaign

      (Newser) - Al Gore is putting his money where his Inconvenient Truth is and pairing celebrity odd couples to push his global warming message in a $300-million ad campaign that launches Wednesday, reports CBS. "Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich, two people who don't agree on very much at all," Gore says, will be among unlikely pairings who come together over climate change. More »

    • Al Gore, Dems' Back-Up Plan

      Time  |  Mar 28, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Al Gore, Dems' Back-Up Plan

      (Newser) - If the Democratic nomination isn’t wrapped up before August's convention, the party might have a third choice: the one they crowned in 2000. If Barack Obama is too bloodied and Hillary Clinton too divisive, Joe Klein writes in Time , a superdelegate coup could yield an Al Gore-Obama ticket on the spot. Of course, the party would have to be “monumentally desperate.” More »

    • Edwards Endorsement Seems Unlikely

      Politico  |  Mar 22, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Edwards Endorsement Seems Unlikely

      (Newser) - Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton should hold their breath for an endorsement from John Edwards, Politico reports. People close to the influential former candidate expect him to parlay neutrality in the primary fight into a "party elder" role like that of Al Gore.  In a Leno appearance Thursday, Edwards spoke highly of both candidates. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • Al Gore  • Jay Leno  • political endorsement

    • Clinton Must Catch Perfect Wave, Aides Say

      New York Times  |  Mar 20, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Clinton Must Catch Perfect Wave, Aides Say

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s aides say their candidate’s chances of winning the Democratic nomination grow ever slimmer, the New York Times reports, and she will need victories in Pennsylvania and the national popular vote—as well as a confidence-shaking event in Barack Obama's camp—to succeed. She can't likely overtake Obama without re-votes in Michigan and Florida, and the Jeremiah Wright flap is cooling. More »

    • Keith Richards, Supermodel

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 6, 08 11:37 AM CST

      Keith Richards, Supermodel

      (Newser) - Keith Richards is featured in a new Louis Vuitton ad, accessorized as usual with headscarf and guitar—but wearing no LV, writes Elizabeth Snead in the Los Angeles Times . The Rolling Stone isn’t identified in the pic, as, a rep notes, “Keith Richards needs absolutely no introduction." But the aging rocker hasn’t sold out: He’s donating his pay to Al Gore’s Climate Project. More »

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      music  • Al Gore  • advertisements  • Rolling Stones  • Louis Vuitton  • Keith Richards  • Annie Leibovitz

    • Gore to Net a Convenient Profit in IPO

      BusinessWeek  |  Mar 6, 08 10:56 AM CST

      Gore to Net a Convenient Profit in IPO

      (Newser) - CurrentTV is going public, and that means big money for founder Al Gore. But something about the deal rubs Rob Grover of BusinessWeek the wrong way. Gore is drawing a big salary, even though the little-watched channel is losing money, and the share distribution is decidedly undemocratic—Gore and CEO Joel Hyatt will get enough Class B shares to out-vote everyone else. More »

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      Al Gore  • IPO  • shareholders  • corporate governance  • Current TV

  • February 2008

    • Dems Blast Candidate Nader

      New York Times  |  Feb 24, 08 6:41 PM CST

      Dems Blast Candidate Nader

      (Newser) - Democrats took shots at Ralph Nader today after the consumer advocate jumped into the presidential race, the New York Times reports. “Wow, that’s really unfortunate,” a surprised Hillary Clinton said. “It’s not good for anybody, especially our country.” Obama praised Nader's advocacy, but added, "His function as a perennial candidate is not putting food on the table of workers.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • Hillary Clinton  • Al Gore  • Ralph Nader  • Green Party

    • Nader Will Reveal Election Plans

      Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 4:42 PM CST

      Nader Will Reveal Election Plans

      (Newser) - Ralph Nader will announce this weekend whether he intends to run for president again. He's been talking to “lots of people on all sorts of levels” about a potential bid, said Nader's spokesman from the 2004 race. The announcement comes Sunday on "Meet the Press." “Obviously, I don’t think Tim Russert would have him on for no reason," said the former aide. More »

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      Election 2008  • Al Gore  • Meet the Press  • Ralph Nader  • Florida voting  • consumer advocacy  • third parties

    • Dems Hope to Head Off Convention Feuding

      New York Times  |  Feb 16, 08 6:07 AM CST

      Dems Hope to Head Off Convention Feuding

      (Newser) - Concerns about party unity are keeping Al Gore and other senior Democrats neutral in the Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton face-off—at least for now, the New York Times reports. Party elders are painfully aware that infighting or back-room dealing at the Democratic National Convention could look like the will of the people is being thwarted and sour the public on the whole party. More »

    • Gore to Investors: Ditch Guzzlers

      Associated Press  |  Feb 15, 08 7:36 AM CST

      Gore to Investors: Ditch Guzzlers

      (Newser) - Nobel prize-winner Al Gore yesterday urged financial leaders at a United Nations conference in Manhattan to unload their investments in businesses reliant on carbon-intensive energy. Gore likened such investments to the subprime mortgage market, warning that "the assumption you can safely invest" in business models that assume carbon is free is "about to go splat," AP reports. More »