Mr. Gore Goes To Washington

"We have everything we need to save (Earth) except for political will -- but in the United States of America political will is a renewable resource," Al Gore has said on many occasions. Today, he returned to Capitol Hill to discuss climate change with House and Senate environmental committees and to renew some political will...

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I had the day off, so I watched most of of it on C-SPAN. Gore was compelling as usual, not only on the science, but making very specific recommendations on how to proceed. There'll be lots of debate on those. And aside from Sen. Inhofe's expected denialist shenanigans (which have been gleefully hyped by Matt Drudge in advance), I think all the questioning produced some important discussions. As usual, of course, my cynical self prevents me from being optimistic on any results anytime soon.

A rundown of his legislative recommendations (with full opening statement video)- here.