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Al Gore

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Al Gore
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 31
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Fear is the most powerful enemy of reason.
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If the only tool we use to analyse what's valuable is a price tag, then those things that don't have price tags begin to look like they have no value.
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I am concerned about the economy. I was the first one laid off.
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Every nation has a moral obligation to safeguard the future.
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American democracy has been hacked.
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The entire North Polar ice cap is disappearing before our very eyes. It's been the size of the continental United States for the last 3 million years and now 40 percent is gone and the rest of it is going.
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Some people accuse me of exaggeration, so let me be clear. Those people seek nothing less than the complete and utter destruction of the American way of life.
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I take no pleasure in the fact that the scientific predictions I’ve relayed to popular audiences turn out to be true.
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Scientists with access to data from Navy submarines traversing underneath the North polar ice cap have warned that there is now a 75 percent chance that within five years the entire ice cap will completely disappear during the summer months.
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We have arrived at a moment of decision. Our home - Earth - is in grave danger. What is at risk of being destroyed is not the planet itself, of course, but the conditions that have made it hospitable for human beings.
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I drive a hybrid. Tipper and I got a Lexus hybrid. And we have a couple of Priuses in the family with our children. And I encourage people to make environmentally conscious choices because we all have to solve this climate crisis.
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Because these consequences are distributed globally, the problem masquerades as a distraction. Because the length of time between causes and consequences stretches out longer than we're used to dealing with, it gives us the illusion that we have the luxury of time. Neither of those things is true.
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Making consumer choices that reward eco-friendly products and companies is a great way to start.
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I used to have a military officer travelling with me at all times with a suitcase - referred to as the nuclear football - in case it had to be used.
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You can push your local communities to adopt more sustainable sources of energy and environmentally-friendly practices.
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