Al Gore: "Environmentally Responsible is Economically Responsible"

Last week, Al Gore spoke to a turn-away crowd about the U.S. (and the world) energy crisis. So many people wanted to attend that people who RSVP'd first were asked to please let the organizers know if they weren't coming so that people waiting in line could take their place.

Gore, urging a 10-year goal for our nation to make the change from carbon-based fuels to 100 percent of our electricity from clean, renewable sources, said,

"We're borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet. Every bit of that has got to change."

What we liked best -- recognizing that making the switch won't be easy, is how thoroughly practical and straightforward, the mainstream media has covered Gore's challenge.

E.J. Dionne covered the story in the Washington Post with this comment, "

"It sounds like a typical, idealistic Al Gore idea. But two things about this proposal merit attention. It points a country that uses too much energy down the right path. And Gore is showing that being environmentally responsible is economically sensible."

Gore and T.Boone Pickens aren't alone in ringing the "EMERGENCY BELL." Many are others are too. Click below for more info.

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