Al Gore


Is Newsweek censoring its letters page?

After running a cover feature on Al Gore, 74% of the letters Newsweek received in response were negative. Yet, according to NewsBusters, the magazine ran only positive letters in its following edition. And it’s not the first time.

More Clinton secrets revealed

More revelations have been leaked from the new book of secret interviews with former US President Bill Clinton, including spats with Al Gore, a smear campaign against Hillary, and terse words with Henry Kissinger on health care.

There’s no opting out of the Natural Contract

In the future, will we — those who failed to act on climate change — be viewed in the same light as slave owners? The Natural Contract will become as common as the Social Contract, writes Bronwyn Lay.

Green groups see red in battle over .eco domain

Two environmental groups — one from the US backed by Al Gore, and another from Canada backed by the WWF — have locked horns over the rights to the internet domain ‘.eco’. At stake are two very noble, but very different, business plans for the address.

Al Gore is hoping, Obama is scared, Rudd is a wimp. The earth?

If the Copenhagen agreement on climate change fails to reflect the science, there will be no second chances for the planet and we can expect a furious spasm of protest across the globe.

An Inconvenient Truth remains

Not even Al Gore could convince Senator Fielding about climate change. The Nationals also remain unconvinced on emissions trading, writes Michelle Grattan.

Who’s willing to talk with North Korea?

With two US journalists facing 12 years in North Korean labour camps, someone needs to start talking to the reclusive dictatorship. Enter Bill Richardson, Al Gore and Jesse Jackson.

Gore’s army receive new marching orders

James Hrynyshyn reports from a summit for the 2500 volunteers trained by Al Gore to present his Inconvenient Truth slideshow, where the climate chief issued new orders to his troops.

Fox News caught out editing the truth

Media Matters have captured some pretty appalling Fox News edits, twisting and misrepresenting the words of Al Gore and Barack Obama.

Rundle 08: We’ve just seen one of the great American speeches

On the anniversary of MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, Barack Obama was speaking to his destiny, writes Guy Rundle.

VIDEO: Al Gore’s speech to the DNC

I know something about close elections,” quipped Al Gore, in a pointed call to Democrats and Obama supporters not to underestimate the battle ahead of Barack Obama.

DNC Speakers: Al Gore, the former next president of the USA

Need the lowdown on the Democratic National Convention? Crikey has pulled together some of the best commentary and profiles of the principal speakers at the DNC in Denver, Colorado.
DAY FOUR —  Thursday 28 August 2008 — “Change you can believe in”
AL GORE
He used to be the next president of the United States of America, now the Nobel Peace Prize, Academy Award winning, […]

Endorsement we can believe in: Gore backs Obama

It wasn’t unexpected, but that didn’t mean the crowd were any less frenzied when Al Gore finally stepped on stage in Michigan, Detroit to endorse Barack Obama, writes Sophie Black.

US08 media wrap: Al Gore endorses Obama, and is Hillary over?

Al Gore’s thrown his political weight behind the Obama campaign — and it looks like Obama’s hiring of a former Clinton campaign manager spells the end for Hillary’s VP hopes.

US08 media wrap: Gore for VP?

There’s still lots of chatter about the potential VP, and the calls for Al Gore to join the ticket have started up again, writes Sarah Stokely.

US08 media wrap: Blood on the convention floor

Is the Democrats race going to go til August, only to have blood on the convention floor and late entrant Al Gore stepping in to save the day?

US08 media wrap: is big Al the answer?

Time’s Joe Klein has a plan. What if, and it’s a big if, the superdelegates put their heads together and decided to deny the necessary votes to Obama and Clinton and instead, give them to Al Gore? It’s not against the rules, and according to Klein, it might just work…

Al Gore, Nobel laureate: The climate challenge, in his words

“He came, he saw, he helped to save the planet.” Not a bad epitaph, and one that Al Gore might humbly argue against should he achieve his goal of saving the planet from its polluting inhabitants.

State of the planet

Millions of jobs at risk from climate change … World body warns over ocean ‘fertilisation’ to fix climate change … Gore turns to Silicon Valley in green fight … Brazil hailed as ‘quiet green giant’ … Deceit and global warming: Greenwashing the palm oil industry

Nobel Prize does not a Presidency make

In reality, the Nobel prize makes Gore even less likely to realise his dream of being US president. Psephologist Charles Richardson explains.

Sparrow: Can Howard break away from the culture wars?

For too long, Howard’s been pandering to a disreputable posse of intellectual thugs. Howard can’t win unless he breaks with these people. Yet they’re his oldest and most loyal allies. Quel dilemma, writes Jeff Sparrow.

State of the planet

Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment … China and India biofuels could threaten food output … Australia’s poor environment record exposed … Study finds global warming affecting bird migration … Global warming: it’s the humidity

State of the planet

Fashion warms to reality of climate change … Will climate change battle win peace prize? … Back to nature: £12m plan to let sea flood reclaimed land and recreate lost habitats … Aussies offered ‘green’ car insurance … Is wine greener from a box or a bottle?

Weekly World News: the end of an error

Publisher American Media Inc has announced it will stop printing the Weekly World News.

Joining the dots on The Daily Tele’s anti-Gore story

How did a negative story about Al Gore get from People into The Daily Telegraph? Computer scientist Tim Lambert explains.