Today, Al Gore gave a powerful and eloquent speech (click here for transcript) about the bold moves America must take now to combat global warming. He challenged our country to achieve 100% dependency on renewal energy within ten years, and described how a transition off fossil fuels will help protect our standard of living and counteract the collective pain caused by rising oil prices, wars on foreign soil to protect oil imports, and the decline of our planet.
The timing of Gore’s speech was shrewd: rather than wait until a new president gets sworn in, he used his public platform to step in, frame election issues, and challenge the next president to get on board. The threading together of economic issues, entrepreneurial opportunities, national security, and planetary protection is not in and of itself groundbreaking, but Gore crystallized key issues with clarity and inspirational leadership. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/gore.energy/index.html
