Gore Issues Energy Ultimatum

Al Gore: “I have never seen an opportunity for the country like the one that's emerging now. A political promise to do something 40 years from now is universally ignored because everyone knows that's meaningless. Ten years is about the maximum time that we as a nation can hold a steady aim and hit the target. This is an investment that will pay itself back many times over. It's an expensive investment but not compared to the rising cost of continuing to invest in fossil fuels.. I hope to contribute to a new political environment in this country that will allow the next president to do what I think the next president is going to think is the right thing to do. But the people have to play a part.”