Letter to Al Gore – From One of Your Worshippers . . .

Dear Al,
You and I just met last weekend. I had traveled far in my Prius for the chance to have a few words with you, my hero. When my turn came, I made sure to let you know how grateful I was, for the presentation you gave three years ago, at Stanford, on “An Inconvenient [...]

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“we” Campaign Right On With New Oil and Coal Ad

Maybe I will change my mind about the “we” campaign?
Their latest “Oil and Coal” ad is getting at the main issue, at last:

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Al Gore Nails Down 3 Key Environmental Challenges For America

Al Gore did a fabulous job yesterday, of nailing down the three key environmental challenges facing our country.

First, is the interdependence between climate crisis, economy, and national security.
And it just so happens that the climate crisis is intertwined with the other two great challenges facing our nation: reviving our economy and [...]

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The Jury’s Out On Pickens

T. Boone Pickens has generated a lot of press lately, with his plan:

After watching Grist, TreeHugger, World Changing, Huffington Post, Climate Progress, and New York Times, all weigh in, it seems that the old man’s got some things right, and others not:
RIGHT ON: going crazy with wind power.
WRONG: natural gas vehicles
As [...]

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Changing Attitudes, Not Behaviors, Key to Climate Solution

I have ceased to be so hung up on people changing their behaviors. No, rather, I am aiming for much lower. Attitudes will do. Because I believe most of us cannot go at it alone, and need instead the support and infrastructures from high up. What people can, and should do however, is recognize [...]

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C-Word Absent From Gore’s Moon Shot Challenge

Last night, during his interview with the Associated Press, Al Gore challenged the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next president will embrace. And made it clear that the people have to play a part, through their support [...]

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Help Me Out, I’m Getting Confused

Remember John Kerry during his 2004 presidential campaign? Mr. Kerry may have been accurate in his portrayal of issues, but his message got lost into too many nuances. I am afraid the same is happening with climate change. Each day, new information gets thrown at us, that elaborates on, denies, or tempers previously released scientific [...]

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Climate Naives Are Everywhere

Over duck confit and sea trout, Prad and I engaged into a passionate conversation with Hong, the woman sitting next to us, at ‘Le Pied de Fouet’, one of my favorite little restaurants in the Latin Quarter. We quickly learned that Hong is involved in big carbon trading and energy deals all over the world. [...]

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First “we”, Now “Together”

I will be following with great interest the progress of the recently launched “Together” citizen engagement campaign on climate change.

A UK import from The Climate Group, “Together” comes on the heels of Al Gore‘s disappointing “we” campaign. I like that it is a true collaborative effort between environmental organizations, major American cities, media organizations, and [...]

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Top Three Environmental Picks From Pangea Day

Pangea Day was a remarkable event in many ways. A live demonstration that it is possible to use Internet technology to bring together, in a participatory manner, millions of people from all over the world, using the power of film, and creativity. 
In the spirit of the event, I would like to share with you, my [...]

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