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.
Al Gore
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.
State of the planet
On climate change, the medium is Gore’s pointed message … 10 predictions about climate change … UN issues desertification warning … Europe in grip of heatwave … World’s largest ice sheet in ‘stable’ condition
