Jon Huntsman let Al Gore down.
On Current TV last night Al Gore said,
It should be in the presidential campaign. And it is not at present. Not a single question was asked about climate in any of the numerous, multitudinous debates that these candidates have had. And yet in the year 2011, the United States of America had more than 12 climate-related disasters that cost over a billion dollars. The state of Texas has had the worst drought in its history. It is climate-related. Out of 254 counties, 252 are on fire. 2010 was the hottest year ever recorded. We have record melting of the volume of ice in the Arctic Ocean, dramatically powerful storms, in Pakistan, Australia, the Northeast. Record flooding in the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers, and the list goes on. And it’s consistent with what the scientific community has been warning us.
I’ll finish with this, because I know that it’s outside the so-called Overton window — the so-called space that’s considered legitimate for political discussion. But we as a free-governing people, in the one nation with the best chance to lead the world at a moment when the future of civilization is at risk, we have to find a way to not only talk about — but effectively deal with — this issue. We’re putting 90 million tons of extra global warming pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours, and we’re making it much worse. We have to come to grips with this, and in the midst of all the discussion about political strategies, and which candidate is up and which candidate is down, we have to push the agenda of real self-governance forward and grapple with the issues that matter the most…
I was disappointed in Jon Huntsman for reversing his position when he was the only one of the Republicans that had it right. And I’ve expressed in the past some disappointment that President Obama has not done more on this issue. But he did pass an act: The regulation that cuts mercury from coal. It’s a major step forward. He got the biggest increase in mileage standards for automobiles. And so I want to give credit where it’s due. But the main part of this issue is not being addressed. And it must be addressed, and I hope that he will in the campaign this year.
The hottest recent year on record is 1997. http://wattsupwiththat.com/reference-pages/global-temperature/ 2011 doesn’t even come close.
Gore is at risk………….sneer and laugh at him for being a watermelon………green on outside, red on inside.
Al Gore is right about one thing – our civilization is at risk. From him and his ilk trying to tear it down so that that can build an impossible utopia for themselves.
I think the most amazing thing about this is that someone actually watched a show on Current. Absolutely amazing.
I thought 1998 had the warmest year on record. 2010 wasn’t even that hot. Am I right?
A classic example of the Nazi big lie technique. First tell a lie which is so outrageous that no one will tink you made it up. Second, tell it over and over until it becomes believable.