Al Gore: "Mother Nature Does Not Do Bailouts"

[Turborama]

Run time: 01:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF7sP5aEoWs   Posted on YouTube: May 26, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 27, 2009 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 1148

 
COPENHAGEN - Climate-change heavyweights U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and Nobel prize winner Al Gore urged more than 500 business leaders on Sunday to lend their corporate muscle to reaching a global deal on reducing greenhouse gases.

The CEOs of PepsiCo, Nestle, BP and other major world businesses began meeting in Copenhagen, where politicians will gather in December to negotiate a new U.N.-brokered climate treaty.

Despite the global financial crisis, both Ban and Gore said there was no time for delay in hashing out the specifics of how to cut greenhouse gases that contribute to warming the planet.

"We have to do it this year. Not next year. This year," Gore said. "The clock is ticking, because Mother Nature does not do bailouts."

The three-day World Business Summit on Climate Change is a precursor to the negotiations to determine what will succeed the Kyoto climate treaty that expires in 2012.

Continues: http://green.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090524/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_denmark_climate_conference.html

World Business Summit on Climate Change's website: http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/world-business-summit.html

[stlsaxman]

1. *YAWN* there he is again- the same old boring Al Gore...

the same old perfect, wonderful, brilliant, knowledgeable, scholarly and- let's face it- totally fucking hot, boring Al Gore.

Thank you, Mr. Former President In Exile, for all the good works you do!

[lovuian]

2. Talk about a prophet

there was Daniel and now Al Gore

[quidam56]

3. Appalachia can't stand anymore of the prosperity

of the new and improved, green, clean, hybrid coal industry. Wise County, Virginia is being bombed, blasted and bulldozed right into 3rd world America. http://www.wisecountyissues.com/?p=138

[Shireling]

7. The last I heard

the EPA was giving the "Okay" for most of the mountaintop mining projects. I am heartbroken by this.

Industry/profit rules! How can we stop it?

Could Al Gore speak out against mountaintop mining?

[Lorien]

4. He was possibly our one and only chance to save ourselves

but our survival was stolen from us. :-(

[SKKY]

5. I'm happy with Obama as President, but I can't help thinking about what if Al Gore had run...

...I never understood how he thinks he can effect greater change this way than if he were POTUS.

[bahrbearian]

6. My President , Al Gore

[Patchuli]

8. What could be now if...

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: