Occupation: Former Vice President Of The United States Birth: March 31, 1948
I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for president, two for vice president. I have found there are other ways ….
Our insatiable drive to rummage deep beneath the surface of the earth is a willful expansion of our dysfunctional civilization into Nature..
Consider what kind of car you get. Buy cars and other products that have the least impact environmentally..
What we've often seen is that when we Americans say, look, we've got to reduce pollution, business - some businesses complain about it, but almost ev….
There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation..
The global warming deniers persist in this air of unreality. After all, the entire north polar icecap, which has been there for most of the last 3 mi….
I drive a hybrid, and we've changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everythin….
We need to put a price on carbon, and that's what cap-and-trade does and that's also what a CO2 tax does. As long as our current valuation in the mar….
The catastrophe now threatening us is unprecedented - and we often confuse the unprecedented with the improbable..
I was born a poor black child..
In the end, we must restore a balance within ourselves between who we are and what we are doing. Each of us must take a greater personal responsibili….
ManBearPig, half man, half bear, half pig.
I'm not a vegetarian, but I have cut back sharply on the meat that I eat..
We must also promote global access to the Internet. We need to bridge the digital divide not just within our country. But among countries. Only by gi….
The sooner we switch away from carbon-based fuel and start relying on renewable energy sources available in the United States, the sooner we will gro….
If there is no cost to be paid for the indiscriminate dumping of pollution into the earth's atmosphere, then it should be a surprise to no one that t….
It's a blessing to have work that feels fulfilling..
We've seen the bankruptcy of many newspapers. We've seen a further erosion of the line between news and entertainment. But I do believe that there is….
Our planet has a rising fever. If the crib catches fire you don't say: 'Hmmm, how fast is that crib going to burn? Has it ever burned before? Is my b….
Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to wea….
We can't negotiate the facts. We can't negotiate the truth about the situation. And for those who are too fearful to finish, it can be done and must ….