Complete videos of Al Gore hearings at house.gov and senate.gov

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Al Gore testified at both the house and senate in seperate hearings.
The complete videos of each are online.


http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=1726
Hearings :: March 21, 2007
Perspectives on Climate Change
Joint Hearing with Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy & Air Quality
Click here for the Webcast http://boss.streamos.com/real/science/scitech07/032107.smi

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=51628af6-802a-23ad-4588-bc4a4a94607a
FULL COMMITTEE: Vice President Al Gore’s Perspective on Global Warming
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
02:30 PM
SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building - SD-106
View Archive Webcast rtsp://video.webcastcenter.com/srs_g2/epw032107.rm


The official DU threads:
house http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=462310&mesg_id=462310
senate http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=465475&mesg_id=465475

For reference, Al Gore's policy address at NYU last year: http://nyu.edu/community/gore.html

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1. Thanks for these

A friend was asking today if these were online yet and now I can pass these on.
Cheers :toast:

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2. Wonderful

I've also got friends asking about this. :woohoo:

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3. Can I get another vote to put this on the greatest page?

Thank you!

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4. Quick list of Gore's ten legislative recommendations

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/3/21/10136/4144

Gore's legislative recommendations to the House
Posted by David Roberts at 10:01 AM on 21 Mar 2007

If you don't want to read my whole blow-by-blow of Gore's testimony to the House, here's a summary of his ten legislative recommendations.

1. An immediate "carbon freeze" that would cap U.S. CO2 emissions at current levels, followed by a program to generate 90% reductions by 2050.
2. Start a long-term tax shift to reduce payroll taxes and increase taxes on CO2 emissions.
3. Put aside a portion of carbon tax revenues to help low-income people make the transition.
4. Create a strong international treaty by working toward "de facto compliance with Kyoto" and moving up the start date for Kyoto's successor from 2012 to 2010.
5. Implement a moratorium on construction of new coal-fired power plants that are not compatible with carbon capture and sequestration.
6. Create an "ELECTRANET" -- a smart electricity grid that allows individuals and businesses to feed power back in at prevailing market rates.
7. Raise CAFE standards.
8. Set a date for a ban on incandescent light bulbs.
9. Create "Connie Mae," a carbon-neutral mortgage association, to help defray the upfront costs of energy-efficient building.
10. Have the SEC require disclosure of carbon emissions in corporate reporting, as a relevant "material risk."

There's a lot to chew over here. My initial reaction is that Gore is going for the whole enchilada. He's pushing the envelope. These are radical proposals.

To me, that indicates almost beyond reasonable doubt that Gore is not running for president.

As a bonus, here's video of Gore's opening statement:

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