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Al Gore stories: 102 news summaries

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Green Vandals Acquitted on Climate Change Defense

Global crisis justifies coal-plant attack: jury

Sep 11, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six Greenpeace activists who vandalized a coal-fired power station in Britain have won acquittal using the threat of global warming as a defense, reports the Guardian. The activists, who caused more than $50,000 in damage to a smokestack, said they were trying to prevent property damage from the plant’... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • Al Gore • global warming • clean energy • coal power • carbon emissions • Kingsnorth power station • Maidstone • Jim Hansen • Zac Goldsmith

(Newser) - Al Gore set the stage for Barack Obama's historic address later tonight with an appeal to keep John McCain from continuing the legacy of President Bush, particularly on climate change, CNN reports. "I believe in recycling, but that's ridiculous," said Gore. He said the oil industry has a... More »

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Democrats • Al Gore • Democratic National Convention • Election 2008

A Convention Outsider Moves to Center Stage

In '00 Obama couldn't get a seat; in '04 he wowed the crowd

Aug 27, 08 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama arrives in Denver today one election away from the presidency—a far cry from the 2000 convention, when he couldn't even get a seat on the floor. As Al Gore received the Democrats' nomination in Los Angeles, the state senator barely had enough money to rent a car.... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • John Kerry • Democratic National Convention • Dick Durbin • Democratic Party • Election 2004 • Illinois State Senate

 Gore a Likely
 Convention Star

Nobel prizewinner perfectly poised
to take spotlight

Jul 31, 08 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats haven't finalized the lineup for their upcoming convention in Denver, but one man seems certain to land a central role in the proceedings: Al Gore. Once mocked for his wooden style, Gore now enjoys even higher approval ratings than Barack Obama, Reuters reports. Tickets for a recent Gore... More »

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environment • Al Gore • Democratic National Convention • vice president • Democratic Party

OPINION

Pundits Pile on Stumbling Mac

As candidate flails, labels range from dishonorable to 'stupid,' and 'losing it'

Jul 31, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rare level of pundit fury is flying at John McCain, as some erstwhile defenders lose patience with the Republican. Daniel Henninger asks point blank in the Wall Street Journal, “Is John McCain stupid? Is John McCain losing it?” The venerable rightie documents lazy and repeated stumbles on social... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • John McCain • Al Gore • flip flop • Social Security • honor

 Gore
 Pounds
 Pols on
 Energy Plan 

Sees role as facilitator; says 'baby steps no longer responsible'

Jul 20, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore made his first appearance on Meet the Press since he sought the presidency 8 years ago, Politico reports, this time pushing his agenda as the nation's self-appointed energy czar. "My own best role is to try to bring about a sea change in public opinion" on environmental... More »

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Al Gore • fossil fuel • green energy • renewable energy • Meet the Press • oil companies

Gore Wows Bloggers at Austin Show

Surprise visit sparks talk of green issues, White House post

Jul 19, 08 6:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore surprised a crowd of liberal bloggers today by showing up at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas. He wowed the 3,000 progressives by emerging after Nancy Pelosi and giving a speech on the importance of grassroots organization for green issues. When asked about sharing a spot... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Al Gore • netroots • Netroots Nation

 Gore Challenge: 100% Clean Electricity by 2018 

Major speech today

Jul 17, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore is challenging the US to produce all its electricity through wind, sun, and other clean sources by 2018. Speaking to the AP ahead of a major address today, the Nobel laureate compared the goal to JFK’s 1961 pledge to make it to the moon—and said that... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • John McCain • Al Gore • nuclear power • clean energy • Nobel Prize • clean coal

analysis

History Against McCain Winning Third Term for GOP

Ruling party has only increased share of popular vote once since 1928

Jul 14, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - In all six elections since 1928 in which one party had 8 consecutive years in the White House, the incumbent party lost popular vote ground; in four, Americans voted for change. That's bad news for John McCain, Robert David Sullivan writes in the Boston Globe, because George Bush only won... More »

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John McCain • Al Gore • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Delaware • George W. Bush • incumbents • election history

 Gore: 'We Need Change' 

Ex-veep, Mich. governor endorse Obama in crucial Detroit

Jun 17, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore endorsed Barack Obama for president at a Detroit rally last night, saying the 2008 election “matters more than ever before,” the Detroit Free Press reports. “After 8 years of lost jobs, we need change,” the former Democratic nominee said. “After 8 years of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • Detroit • Jennifer Granholm • endorsement • campaign rally

 Gore Endorses Obama 

Democratic party heavyweight urges support for presumptive nominee

Jun 16, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore will endorse Barack Obama for president tonight at a rally in Detroit, ABC News reports. "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected President of the United States," Gore said of Obama in an email to... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • Cabinet • endorsement • political endorsement

Opinion

 Carville Touts a Convenient VP 

Nobel-winner would signal US is getting serious about energy policy, says he

Jun 12, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville thinks Barack Obama should consider someone with a little experience for the vice presidency: like, say, former VP Al Gore. Carville told CNN that choosing the Nobel Peace Prize-winner would drive home the message that America is serious about a new energy policy. A third term... More »

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energy • Al Gore • vice president • James Carville • vice presidential sweepstakes

 Global Warming, the Opera 

La Scala plans operatic version of Al Gore's climate change documentary

May 30, 08 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - It started out as a slide show, became an Oscar-winning documentary and best-selling book, and now Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth is about to become a full-length opera, reports the AP. Milan's La Scala opera house has commissioned Italian composer  Giorgio Battistelli to set Gore's stark warning on global warming... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • opera • composer • An Inconvenient Truth • La Scala

TV REVIEW

 HBO's Recount 
 Scathing But Fair 

Film doesn't 'play it safe' politically

May 23, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Recount," HBO’s “first-rate” docudrama about the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, takes the bold step of showing the harsh truth of the story, instead of “playing it safe,” writes Gary Kamiya for Salon. Leading players on both sides approved the script—surprising, Kamiya... More »

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television • Al Gore • film • HBO • Election 2000 • George W. Bush

Analysis

 6 Routes Off Into the Sunset 

Politico scribe sets out possible paths for Clinton between now and Aug.

May 12, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Hillary Clinton’s chances of beating her rival all but shot, Ben Smith, on Politico, runs down the graceful and non-graceful ways to exit:
  • Never say die: If Clinton can stomach shrinking coffers and departing supporters, she can bide time until the convention, ensuring that lightning hasn’t
... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • Charles Schumer • Harry Reid • New York • debt

 Gore Pipes 
 Up, Doesn't 
 Endorse 

He predicts the race will end before convention

May 6, 08 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore dropped his silence on the Democratic race today, saying he may yet endorse a candidate and predicting that the race would end soon after primaries ended on June 3. “There will be a nominee before the convention,” he asserted. Gore laughed off a scenario that had... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • Democratic National Convention

Teamsters, Obama Deny Quid Pro Quo

Support for ending oversight preceded union's backing 

May 5, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before winning the Teamsters’ endorsement, Barack Obama said he’d support ending government oversight of the union, an unusual stance for a presidential candidate, reports the Wall Street Journal. An independent board has policed the historically organized-crime-influenced Teamsters since 1992; Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and Al Gore left the matter... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • John Kerry • Bill Clinton • oversight • endorsement • blue-collar vote • Teamsters • James P. Hoffa

Gore Venture Fund Raises $1.2B for Green Tech Investment

Bullish Kleiner Perkins dismisses bubble talk

May 2, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Al Gore • clean energy • green technology • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

 Gore's New Hard
 Truth: Nothing
 Is Changing 

Climate change too low on priority list: Gore

Apr 21, 08 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the impact of his movie, An Inconvenient Truth, the success of Live Earth concerts and news stories about melting ice caps, little has changed and action is needed more urgently than ever to stem global warming, Al Gore tells the Sun. The Nobel Prize-winning former vice president believes it's... More »

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climate change • recycling • Al Gore • global warming • Kyoto Protocol • An Inconvenient Truth • polar ice caps • Live Earth • Nobel Peace Prize • low-energy light bulbs • Oscars


 Gore Launches
 $300M Climate
 Campaign 

Celebrity 'odd couples' come together to raise global warming awareness

Mar 31, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(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... More »

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climate change • Nancy Pelosi • Newt Gingrich • Al Gore • global warming • Al Sharpton • Pat Robertson • An Inconvenient Truth • advertising campaign

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