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guardian.co.uk - 15 days ago
'Civil disobedience has a role to play' | Al Gore
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Al Gore was born to be the most powerful man on Earth, but fell just short of his political destiny. Can the former law-maker now win his place in history as the man who helped save the planet? Perhaps the best way to understand the extraordinary transformation of Al Gore is to study the ...
Gore’s Dual Role in Spotlight
nytimes.com - 19 days ago
Gore’s Dual Role in Spotlight
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guardian.co.uk - 15 days ago
Civil unrest has a role in stopping climate change, says Gore
— guardian.co.uk — Ahead of Copenhagen summit, former US vice-president says 'non-violent lawbreaking' is legitimate in persuading governments to cut emissions Al Gore has sought to inject fresh momentum into the Copenhagen build-up, saying he is certain Barack Obama ... (more) Civil unrest has a role in stopping climate change, says ...

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business.maktoob.com - 21 days ago
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— business.maktoob.com — DUBAI - Al Gore was beating the climate change drum again on Tuesday, this time in Dubai, as the former U.S. vice president warned global warming will create “hundreds of millions of climate refugees”. “Each one metre of sea level rise is associated ... (more) Maktoob Business

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Gore: Optimistic on Enacting Climate Legislation
MyDD — ... Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore has given an interview to the UK Guardian in which he expresses his optimism that the US will enact meaningful climate legislation. ...

Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "Civil disobedience has an honorable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play. And I expect that it will increase, no question about it." -- Al Gore, in an interview with The Guardian.

The Other Shooter: The Banality of Terror
The Moderate Voice — ... in Washington and elsewhere, venting their passions about health care and the economy across the political spectrum. Even bland Al Gore gets into the acting-out act by proclaiming that “civil disobedience has a role to play” in the struggle to control climate change. ...

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