Madison Wis., - We have heard it for months. An urge from environmental activists, journalists and American citizens. Now is the time to step towards environmental climate change and Al Gore exclaimed this in his speech this morning at the Society of Environmental Journalist Conference.
"Never has a single generation been asked to make such difficult and consequential decisions that will have implications for all succeeding generations," the former Vice-President said. "I believe we have all the tools we need to solve four climate crisis. But we only have to solve one."
This exclaim came moments after it was announced that President Barack Obama had just won the Nobel Piece Prize, which Gore felt Obama much deserved.
But the main points of Gore's speech revolved around the importance of Copenhagen and the significance the legislation passed in Copenhagen will have on the world.
Now the countdown to Copenhagen and the importance of the climate change conference hasn't gone unnoticed by journalists, environmental groups or politicians. We know its importance and the effect it will have on the world. But it is important that we don't have a son of the Kyoto Protocol. Although Gore didn't address this issue, we need to ensure another protocol isn't passed that isn't enforced.
Gore did address the significance of the CO2 legislation recently passed by Congress limiting the coal emissions released by coal fired power plants. This legislation helps to reverse the eight years of ignorance the Bush administration had towards the emissions of CO2. Although he said he would have written the legislation differently, Gore believes this legislations is one step towards reversing the affects of CO2 emissions in the United States.
The establishment of jobs and the linkage between the climate crisis and the economic crisis was another topic of Gore's speech. "I think that there has been a very power recognition that there is a linkage between the climate crisis and the economic crisis," he said.
Stating he believes that fixing the climate crisis will bring jobs and help the economy fix itself, Gore said "We are in an exciting time." Which I can't believe in more.
Listening to Al Gore speak sparked something in myself. I felt his speech was a call to action for me, but not just to me, to all college students. We have power to change the world.
Log onto the Green Gab later for a look at Coal and its impact on energy's future.
This exclaim came moments after it was announced that President Barack Obama had just won the Nobel Piece Prize, which Gore felt Obama much deserved.
But the main points of Gore's speech revolved around the importance of Copenhagen and the significance the legislation passed in Copenhagen will have on the world.
Now the countdown to Copenhagen and the importance of the climate change conference hasn't gone unnoticed by journalists, environmental groups or politicians. We know its importance and the effect it will have on the world. But it is important that we don't have a son of the Kyoto Protocol. Although Gore didn't address this issue, we need to ensure another protocol isn't passed that isn't enforced.
Gore did address the significance of the CO2 legislation recently passed by Congress limiting the coal emissions released by coal fired power plants. This legislation helps to reverse the eight years of ignorance the Bush administration had towards the emissions of CO2. Although he said he would have written the legislation differently, Gore believes this legislations is one step towards reversing the affects of CO2 emissions in the United States.
The establishment of jobs and the linkage between the climate crisis and the economic crisis was another topic of Gore's speech. "I think that there has been a very power recognition that there is a linkage between the climate crisis and the economic crisis," he said.
Stating he believes that fixing the climate crisis will bring jobs and help the economy fix itself, Gore said "We are in an exciting time." Which I can't believe in more.
Listening to Al Gore speak sparked something in myself. I felt his speech was a call to action for me, but not just to me, to all college students. We have power to change the world.
Log onto the Green Gab later for a look at Coal and its impact on energy's future.
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