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Home Front: Politix
Al Gore calls on Barack Obama to 'act boldly' on climate change
2012-11-15
Former vice-president and climate champion urges re-elected president to immediately begin pushing for a carbon tax

The former vice-president and climate champion, Al Gore, has called on Barack Obama to seize the moment and use his re-election victory to push through bold action on climate change.

The president has faced rising public pressure in the wake of superstorm Sandy to deliver on his promise to act on global warming.

But none of those calling on Obama to act carries the moral authority of Gore, who has devoted his post-political career to building a climate movement.

Now, Gore said, it is the president's turn. He urged Obama to immediately begin pushing for a carbon tax in negotiations over the "fiscal cliff" budget crisis.

The vice-president's intervention for a carbon tax could give critical support to an idea that has gained currency since the election -- at least among Washington thinktanks. The conservative American Enterprise Institute held an all-day seminar on the carbon tax on Tuesday.
Posted by:Au Auric

#4  Looks like Gore has the CIA behind him ...???

* TOPIX > CIA: "RISING OF THE OCEANS" MORE WORRISOME THAN RISE IN TERRORISM.

The SIRIUS EVENT [Sun = solar] versus much-younger OSAMA???

* SAME > THANK CLIMATE CHANGE: SEA-LEVEL RISE COULD END SOUTH CHINA SEAS SPAT, + all those occurring elsewhere around the globe [land changes].

versus

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > CHINA PLANS TO UPROOT SMALL ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, i.e. use specialized ships to destroy barely-visible reefs + islets in order to create ONE OR MORE LARGE, PLA-USABLE [PLAN, PLAAF], DEFENSIBLE ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS LOCATED IN STRATEGIC SPOTS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-11-15 23:57  

#3  Its the peanuts in his mouth, actually said Snack Baldly
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-11-15 16:11  

#2  But none of those calling on Obama to act carries the faux-moral authority of Gore, who has devoted his post-political career to building his bank account on a climate movement.

Big ol' sweaty shakra-releasing Al. Absolute Moral Authorahtay
Posted by: Frank G   2012-11-15 10:02  

#1  Obama will probably come out of the box this second term with something no one really wants such as Climate Change initiatives just as he came of the box the first term with health care (I'm still gagging hard on it trying to swallow the guff). He will try to do it legislatively. Might be a little harder this time around unless the House caves. If that doesn't work, he will either do it via executive order or via a treaty with the UN.

One must remember the ONE is skillfully schooled in the art of taqiyya and kitman. His annual news conference yesterday was a good example of these skills on display.

Jobs? Who cares in this administration? This morning's expected first time unemployment numbers came out. The number was expected to be 375K. Lo, they were actually 439K. The numbers were cooked until after the election IMO. Look for them to get worse.
Posted by: JohnQC   2012-11-15 09:47  

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