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HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 02:28 PM Mar 2015

Al Gore: ‘Denial Industry’ Should be Penalized

http://www.esbtrib.com/2015/03/18/7807/al-gore-denial-industry-should-be-penalized/

"Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has recommended that the deniers of climate change must be penalized during his talk at the main convention in Texas. The ecological advocate, moreover, suggests that officials who neglect climate change science must be penalized too.

Gore addresses at Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest (SXSW) group of conventions and event, figuring out that shareholders are now straightening money to another power companies, as against to those that entrust in the still-leading but increasingly traditional fossil fuel / carbon producing business. Such market development, Gore said, need to be stepping up by a value to what isn’t preferred.

The “denial industry” persists to disregard the truth, says Gore. Particularly, in addition to “99 percent of the scientists”, he also said that Mother Nature is now reflecting.

Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit established in 2006 that centered on climate change education. His proposition focused on the previous weather activities that may have been set off by human reasons or carelessness.

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Indeed.
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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. Why isn't Mother Nature's clear voice, that She IS indeed on fire, being listened to?
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 02:55 PM
Mar 2015

North, to Alaska, the Arctic Ocean, the Northwest Territories and Greenland, where it will begin first, how is that going? What about those current measurements and observations? How are the canaries doing?

No debate about that.

 

B2G

(9,766 posts)
8. Thanks. Because I'm really curious as to what the penalty should be
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 03:19 PM
Mar 2015

for a thought process or opinion, no matter how wrong we might think it is.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
9. I think he's talking about actions.
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 03:20 PM
Mar 2015

Companies that deny climate change and fail to enact appropriate actions or inactions based on that denial.

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