Comments on: Lunch with Al Gore http://www.envirojean.com/2007/09/26/lunch-with-al-gore/ The Environmental Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:54:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jean Cannon http://www.envirojean.com/2007/09/26/lunch-with-al-gore/#comment-284 Jean Cannon Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:01:22 +0000 http://www.envirojean.com/2007/09/26/lunch-with-al-gore/#comment-284 This is a fantastic effort. Al Gore has been very interested in environmental policy for many years - dating back to his time in Congress in the 1970s. Gore was one of the first politicians to grasp the seriousness of climate change and to call for a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouses gases. He held the first congressional hearings on the subject in the late 1970s. During his tenure in Congress, Gore co-sponsored hearings on toxic waste in 1978–79, and hearings on global warming in the 1980s. This is about the same length of time as my own environmental involvement which began around 1970 when they proposed a pulp mill for Cairns and wanted to start clear felling trees on the Atherton Tablelands. Much of the rain forrest involved is now world heritage listed This is a fantastic effort. Al Gore has been very interested in environmental policy for many years - dating back to his time in Congress in the 1970s.
Gore was one of the first politicians to grasp the seriousness of climate change and to call for a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouses gases. He held the first congressional hearings on the subject in the late 1970s. During his tenure in Congress, Gore co-sponsored hearings on toxic waste in 1978–79, and hearings on global warming in the 1980s.
This is about the same length of time as my own environmental involvement which began around 1970 when they proposed a pulp mill for Cairns and wanted to start clear felling trees on the Atherton Tablelands. Much of the rain forrest involved is now world heritage listed

]]> By: Andrew Dickson http://www.envirojean.com/2007/09/26/lunch-with-al-gore/#comment-283 Andrew Dickson Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:25:45 +0000 http://www.envirojean.com/2007/09/26/lunch-with-al-gore/#comment-283 Hi Jean, I went to Melbourne the other weekend, to assist Al Gore in the training of another 170 Australian "Climate Change Messengers". There were 84 of us trained in the first round, but Al Gore is really ramping up the action here in Australia. Al Gore's view is that if Australia "tips" on climate change, then the USA will have no choice but to "tip" as well. Climate Change Messengers give lots of presentations at the grassroots level - to community groups, to businesses, to Councils, to Government departments etc. I think it's making a difference. You can read more about it here: http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=193 Cheerio, Andrew Hi Jean,

I went to Melbourne the other weekend, to assist Al Gore in the training of another 170 Australian “Climate Change Messengers”. There were 84 of us trained in the first round, but Al Gore is really ramping up the action here in Australia.

Al Gore’s view is that if Australia “tips” on climate change, then the USA will have no choice but to “tip” as well. Climate Change Messengers give lots of presentations at the grassroots level - to community groups, to businesses, to Councils, to Government departments etc. I think it’s making a difference. You can read more about it here: http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=193

Cheerio,
Andrew

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