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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yA s c a n d i d a t e s l i n e u p f o r r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e i r p a r t y i n t h e 2 0 0 8 p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n , o t h e r p l a y e r s i n t h e m i x a r e f o r m e r V i c e P r e s i d e n t A l G o r e a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g . F o l l o w i n g h i s l o s t b i d t o b e p r e s i d e n t i n 2 0 0 0 , G o r e b e c a m e t h e s t a n d a r d b e a r e r i n t h e f i g h t a g a i n s t g l o b a l w a r m i n g a n d e v e n w o n a n O s c a r f o r h i s p e r f o r m a n c e i n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y - b a s e d m o v i e A n I n c o n v e n i e n t T r u t h .
M a n y d e t r a c t o r s c l a i m t h a t G o r e d i d l i t t l e d u r i n g h i s e i g h t y e a r s a s v i c e p r e s i d e n t . S u p p o r t e r s s a y h e h a s r e c o g n i z e d t h e n e e d t o h e l p t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a n d i s h o p i n g t o b r i n g a t t e n t i o n t o t h e i s s u e . D e t r a c t o r s h o w e v e r , c l a i m t h e r e i s a n u n d e r l y i n g m o t i v e a n d t h e c o n n e c t i o n o f A l G o r e a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s h o p e i s t o b r i n g a t t e n t i o n t o h i s p o l i t i c a l a m b i t i o n s . T h e r e c e n t f i l m t h a t i n i t i a l l y a p p e a r e d a s a n i n d e p e n d e n t l y p r o d u c e d d o c u m e n t a r y , w o n c r i t i c a l a c c l a i m f o r h i s p e r f o r m a n c e e x p l a i n i n g t h e i s s u e h a s a l s o b e e n d e b u n k e d a s u s i n g m o r e t h e o r y t h a n f a c t .
M a n y s c i e n t i s t s s u p p o r t t h e t h e o r y w h i l e o t h e r o u t r i g h t d e p i c t i t a s a w a r n i n g f r o m a l a r m i s t s , w h o a r e u s i n g A l G o r e a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g t o p u s h t h e i r e n v i r o n m e n t a l i d e a s . T h e y b e l i e v e t h a t b y s h o w i n g a p o t e n t i a l f o r a w o r l d l y d i s a s t e r , i t c a n m a k e i n r o a d s o n m a n y o f t h e i r e n v i r o n m e n t a l o p i n i o n s . B y t o u t i n g A l G o r e a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g a s t h e o n l y w a y t o s a v e t h e p l a n e t , t h e y c a n a l l b e h e r o e s .
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A s e n v i r o n m e n t a l i s t s a r e q u i c k t o p o i n t o u t , i f t h e y a r e r i g h t a n d t h e g l o b e b e c o m e s t o o w a r m , i t c o u l d c a u s e c a t a s t r o p h i c c l i m a t e c h a n g e s , e n d i n g l i f e a s i t i s k n o w n t o d a y . T h o s e a r g u i n g a g a i n s t t h e t h e o r y s a y t h a t i f a f e w h u n d r e d y e a r s p a s s a n d n o t h i n g d i s a s t r o u s h a s h a p p e n e d , t h e y w i l l s t i l l b e w r o n g a s A l G o r e a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g p r o t e c t i o n w i l l c l a i m t h e y c h a n g e d t h e c l i m a t e c o n d i t i o n s e n o u g h t o p r e s e r v e t h e E a r t h .
E s s e n t i a l l y , A l G o r e a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g t r a v e l i n g w a r n i n g s h o w w e n t a l l o u t t o s h o w w h a t s o m e s c i e n t i s t s b e l i e v e t h e e v e n t u a l l y d e m i s e o f t h e E a r t h s e c o - s y s t e m a s w a r m i n g o f t h e a t m o s p h e r e w i l l c a u s e g l a c i e r s t o m e l t , t h e d e p t h s o f o c e a n s t o r i s e , w h i c h w i l l c a u s e u n p r e c e d e n t e d c h a n g e s i n t h e n u m b e r a n d s e v e r i t y o f w e a t h e r e v e n t s . A l t h o u g h t h e y h a v e n o e x p l a n a t i o n f o r t h e m i l e h u r r i c a n e s e a s o n i n 2 0 0 6 , t h e y d o b l a m e t h e s e v e r e w e a t h e r o f 2 0 0 5 o n g l o b a l w a r m i n g .
M a n y w h o w o u l d b e n e f i t m o s t f r o m t h e A l G o r e a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g d e b a t e a r e p u s h i n g h i m t o r u n f o r a n o t h e r s t i n t i n t h e W h i t e H o u s e , h o p i n g h i s i n v o l v e m e n t w i t h t h e i s s u e w i l l l e a d f o r e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n . T h o s e w h o a r e n o t s o l d o n t h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s s u e , m a y c o n t i n u e t o a d v i s e h i m t o r e m a i n a c i v i l i a n .
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Icy weather closes schools, makes roads dangerous - The Associated Press
 Inside NoVA | Icy weather closes schools, makes roads dangerous The Associated Press - The National Weather Service posted winter storm warnings and ice storm warnings from Pennsylvania into Maine and winter weather advisories were issued for ... Wintry mix forces school closures across the Northeast Weather: Brace for more storms Sunny skies forecast for Texas on Thursday |
Washington residents flee as rivers swell - MSNBC
 Twin Falls Times-News | Washington residents flee as rivers swell MSNBC - "This is going to be a memorable flood event," said Andy Haner, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Seattle. A forecaster at the Weather Service ... Video: Heavy Rain Floods Washington Rivers Flood Watch - Wallowa County (Oregon) from the National Weather ... Heavy rains fill Washington rivers, close mountain passes |
The Nation's Weather - The Associated Press
 Washington Post | The Nation's Weather The Associated Press - Wet weather was predicted along the East Coast on Wednesday, with a wintry mix forecast for the Northeast and showers and thunderstorms expected in the ... Flooding threatens Northwest, icy mix snarls Northeast traffic Weather Report: Thunderstorms In The South, Rain & Snow On The Plains More winter weather ahead |
Bad weather closes schools, causes some minor flooding - Charleston Gazette
 News Channel 7 | Bad weather closes schools, causes some minor flooding Charleston Gazette, USA - By Staff, wire reports Rain, high water and wintry weather prompted scattered school closings and National Weather Service warnings across West Virginia, ... Watery weather in store for Palouse 9:35 pm National Weather Service warnings for Walker Northwest braces for another Pacific storm |
Windy weather - Augusta Chronicle
 NBC4i.com | Windy weather Augusta Chronicle, GA - The National Weather Service said 46 mph gusts were recorded at Bush Field at 5:45 am The winds knocked out power in some areas and downed trees in Columbia ... Winter weather advisory issued Lake Tahoe weather update: get used to the sun Weather service issues 3 warnings for Watertown, Lowville |