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How to Speak Good...

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 8, 2008.

Here's your guide to beating the skeptics into the ground with style and efficient use of language.
-jacob

Live Earth to rock the world cool

Submitted by BenJervey on Tuesday, July 3, 2007.

You may have been wondering just how Al Gore’s been filling his time since decorating his mantle with a much-deserved Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth. Or maybe you’ve already caught wind of the epic day of live day of concerts he’s been planning. It’s called Live Earth, and on this coming Saturday (7/7/07), star-studded lineups will be belting out a global S.O.S.—in this case to “Save Our Selves.”

The Transparent Truth: Unraveling Gore's Utility Bill Controversy

Submitted by BenJervey on Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

In a classic case of “if you don’t like the message, smack the messenger,” a wilting assemblage of global warming denialists has recently taken Al Gore to task for his home electric bill. Here’s the pseudo-scandal in brief: the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a “think-tank” that, it’s well worth noting, was deemed as, “not a legitimate group,” by the state’s Department of Revenue, somehow dug up Gore’s utility bills and published some startling numbers:

Walking the Walk or Building the Road

Submitted by sherryay on Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

In the last couple of weeks, much ado has been made of Al Gore’s “inconvenient” utility bills. Dug up by a local free-market group, the bills reveal that Gore’s Nashville home uses about 20 times more juice than the national average. “Hypocrite!,” the neo-cons decried. They say that the global warming crusader isn’t, “living the lifestyle that he advocates.”

In the last couple of weeks, much ado has been made of Al Gore’s “inconvenient” utility bills. Dug up by a local free-market group, the bills reveal that Gore’s Nashville home uses about 20 times more juice than the national average. “Hypocrite!,” the neo-cons decried. They say that the global warming crusader isn’t, “living the lifestyle that he advocates.”

Such criticisms are the oldest smear tactic in the book. Can’t argue your opponent’s position – undermine his credibility.

Should We Throw Stones in Green Houses?

Submitted by admin on Wednesday, February 21, 2007.

While researching the “greening” of this year’s Academy Awards, I came across a lot of bloggers from within the environmental community itself bemoaning the ceremony. A number of hardcore greenies were claiming that the Awards greening effort hadn’t gone far enough. The cars might have been electric, but why didn’t they run on vegetable oil? Materials had been printed on 30 percent post-consumer recycled paper, but why not 50 percent? The Oscars had been made partially from recycled material, but why weren’t previously-awarded statuettes reclaimed, refurbished, and re-awarded? Whoopi Goldberg only uses hers as a door jam and Cuba Gooding Jr. lost his at a bachelor party in Miami!"

While researching the “greening” of this year’s Academy Awards, I came across a lot of bloggers from within the environmental community itself bemoaning the ceremony. A number of hardcore greenies were claiming that the Awards greening effort hadn’t gone far enough. The cars might have been electric, but why didn’t they run on vegetable oil? Materials had been printed on 30 percent post-consumer recycled paper, but why not 50 percent? The Oscars had been made partially from recycled material, but why weren’t previously-awarded statuettes reclaimed, refurbished, and re-awarded?

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