Today, Al Gore delivered his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, admonishing world leaders to rapdily address the growing climate crisis:
[T]he earth has a fever. And the fever is rising. The experts have told us it is not a passing affliction that will heal by itself. We asked for a second opinion. And a third. And a fourth. And the consistent conclusion, restated with increasing alarm, is that something basic is wrong. We are what is wrong, and we must make it right.
[T]he earth has a fever. And the fever is rising. The experts have told us it is not a passing affliction that will heal by itself. We asked for a second opinion. And a third. And a fourth. And the consistent conclusion, restated with increasing alarm, is that something basic is wrong.
We are what is wrong, and we must make it right.
Here's what Barack had to say when it was announced that Gore won the Peace Prize:
By having the courage to challenge the skeptics in Washington and lead in the climate crisis facing our planet, Al Gore has advanced the cause of peace and richly deserves the Nobel Prize he's receiving today. His voice and his vision have awakened the conscience of America to the urgency of this threat, and now we must take bold action so that our children inherit a planet that is cleaner, safer, and more peaceful for generations to come.
Obama has a comprehensive plan to address the climate crisis: he will reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 and bring about a clean energy future by creating millions of new green jobs. Grist's Dave Roberts praised Obama's plan for its 100% auction of cap-and-trade credits, and said he was "pleasantly suprised -- even shocked -- at its quality."
Click here to read a Q&A with one of our policy wonks that explains Obama's expansive environmental plan.
President after president has promised to wean our country off of foreign oil, but none have delivered. Watch the video preview we made in advance of Barack's energy policy roll-out speech:
As president, Barack Obama will get it done:
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