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Gore Ups The Pressure
blogs.tnr.com - 11/9/2008
Gore Ups The Pressure
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In The New York Times today, Al Gore lays out his plan to have the United States get "100 percent of [its] electricity from carbon-free sources within 10 years"—a much more ambitious goal than anyone else has proposed to date. (By comparison, here's a detailed blueprint from Google ...
Gore says no to 'Climate Czar' role
washingtontimes.com - 11/13/2008
Gore says no to 'Climate Czar' role
— washingtontimes.com — Al Gore appears on behalf of Barack Obama early Friday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2008, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.. Gore, former vice president and democratic presidential candidate in 2000, and his wife Tipper, ... (more) Gore says no to 'Climate Czar' role

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pewresearch.org - 11/5/2008
Inside Obama's Sweeping Victory
— pewresearch.org — Barack Obama captured the White House on the strength of a substantial electoral shift toward the Democratic Party and by winning a number of key groups in the middle of the electorate. In particular, the overwhelming backing of younger voters was a ... (more) Inside Obama's Sweeping Victory

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/12/2008
Minnesota Recount: Number of Discrepancies May Be Low
— fivethirtyeight.com — Although it might seem like we've already covered all the ground there is to cover on the Minnesota recount process, we may be able to draw some additional lessons from Florida's recount experience in 2000. In 2001, the National Opinion Research ... (more) Minnesota Recount: Number of Discrepancies May Be Low

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SUNDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... charges after reading the op-ed, in which Gore outlined his own plan for America to produce 100 percent of its energy from carbon-free sources in 10 years. On the left, The Vine's Bradford Plumer says Gore was simply trying to broaden the discussion of what's possible for clean energy in America. FROM THE BLOGS: ...

Gore's objective
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings The Vine's Brad Plumer assesses Al Gore's NYT op-ed (which I first mentioned here): It'd be reasonable, I think, to read Gore's op-ed more as an attempt to broaden the discussion of what's possible in building a clean-energy economy, rather than presenting a specific plan of action. Perhaps so -- but, even so, it's the right thing to do. Best to aim high, best to get people talking about ...

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