“The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk…I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously” - Al Gore
Al Gore gave a speech yesterday in Washington pushing for America to switch to renewable energy. His main points were:
- Produce all electricity from renewable and carbon-free sources in 10 years
- Bring gas prices down by reducing dependence on oil
- Renewable energy at equivalent of $1/gallon gas
He also blasted Bush and McCain for pushing for offshore drilling and drilling in ANWR, suggesting that:
“It is only a truly dysfunctional system that would buy into the perverse logic that the short-term answer to high gasoline prices is drilling for more oil 10 years from now”
You can read the full speech here.
photo courtesy of World Economic Forum
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I’m excited by his 100 percent renewable energy proposal. I just don’t expect it to happen in the current political environment.
Indeed, but don’t underestimate the effect that an Obama victory could have on that.
I was living in DC at the time that President Bush was elected and the tone and values changed almost overnight - politicians tend to follow the example that’s being set for them, and I’m hopeful that an Obama presidency could make Congress step up.
Do you think the political environment has changed notably in your lifetime?