Obama Meets With Gore to ‘Listen and Learn’

Susan Davis reports on politics. At a meeting today with former Vice President Al Gore , President-elect Barack Obama recommitted his administration to combating global climate change. Obama said the meeting was scheduled to “listen and learn” from Gore, who has devoted his life in recent years to raising awareness over the effects of climate change. Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his efforts. While Gore is perhaps the best known advocate on the issue, he is not expected to take an official role in the Obama administration. “All three of us are in agreement that the time for delay is over,” Obama said. Vice President-elect Joe Biden also attended the meeting. “The time for denial is over,” Obama said. “We all believe what the scientists have been telling us for years now, that this is a matter of urgency and national security, and it has to be dealt with in a serious way. That is what I intend my administration to do.” (link)