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RT @GlobalWarmHoax As if we needed more proof of his extremism. http://bit.ly/ap4No 12 days ago |
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RT @tweetmeme Civil unrest has a role in stopping climate change, says Gore | Environment | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/1RT4YK 12 days ago |
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Many thanks to @DearOP @frankejames for your RTs on climate change on Friday. As a reminder to others check @AlGore http://bit.ly/1CfF1H 13 days ago |
Breaking The Law for the Environment
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... 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,” he says. “And I expect that it will increase, no question about it.”
In his only UK newspaper interview to mark the publication of his new book, entitled Our Choice, Gore says it is crucial for Obama to attend Copenhagen in person, adding: “I feel certain that he will.”
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Gore on civil disobedience for climate change
Corrente —
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Al Gore has sought to inject fresh momentum into the Copenhagen build-up, saying he is certain Barack Obama will attend and predicting a rise in civil disobedience against fossil-fuel polluters unless drastic action is taken over global warming.
Amid increasing incidents of climate protesters disrupting the operations of fossil-fuel industries and airports in Britain and elsewhere, Gore suggests the scale of the emergency means non-violent lawbreaking is justified. "Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral ...
alicublog — ... , no one gave a shit. But now that it's in the Guardian suddenly it's a big deal. All you need in journalism is connections! That and a chick bass player! Phooey! ...
How's That Whole Democracy Thing Going, Mr. Gore? -- By: Andrew Stuttaford
The Corner on National Review Online —
... Al Gore is notoriously keen on imposing new laws in the interests of fighting ‘climate change’, but to him some laws (or so it seems from this interview with Gore in the Guardian) are more equal than others: ...
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The Hollywood Liberal —
... is justified. “Civil disobedience has an honourable 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,” he says. “And I expect that it will increase, no question about it.” In his only UK newspaper interview to mark the publication of his new book, entitled Our Choice, Gore says it is crucial for Obama to attend Copenhagen in person, adding: “I feel certain that he will.” Read more ...
