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Al Gore weathers confrontation at ECO:nomics summit

Gore kept his cool despite the bravado of the 'Skeptical Environmentalist'.



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We Can Rebrand It: New video from Al Gore

Climate-challenged piggy bank urges closing of the 'carbon pollution loophole.'




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Media Mayhem: Al Gore, bogeyman?

MNN asks Al Gore about the claims that he's making a fortune off of climate change. The former vice president responds -- via iPhone texts.



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Sustainability: What does it really mean?

More than just green ideas, "sustainability" also refers to the economy and social justice. But is the word being used to death?




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Al Gore chats about his new book

Video: Former Vice President Al Gore discusses his new book and the choices Americans face on climate change.



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Watch: Al Gore hits Comedy Central

Al Gore has the radical idea that more of our decisions should be made based on facts and reason.



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Al Gore's new '30 Rock' cameo

Video: The former VP returned to '30 Rock' in honor of NBC's Green Week -- delivering an unexpectedly funny performance as the light bulb-changing janitor.



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Al Gore's plan B: Act crazy

Al Gore hit NBC last week for Green Week and told Saturday Night Live all about his backup plan for solving global warming-to act completely nuts.



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Al Gore's 'Saturday Night Live' cameo

Video: Former vice president tells Weekend Update he's just going to start acting crazy from now on.



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Green teens honor Al Gore

Green teens present Former Vice President Al Gore with an "inspiration award" for his work in motivating the next generation of environmentalists.




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Al Gore flies commercial

In an interview with the Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove, Gore unloads on the fear and doubt mongers trying to delay taking action on global warming.



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Palin, Gore battle over climate change

Video: As climate talks continue in Copenhagen, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin finds herself in a war of words with Al Gore. NBC's Andrea Mitche



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Al Gore's Copenhagen climate summit speech

Video: Former vice president and environmental icon rallies the troops and turns up the pressure on Obama to pass climate change law.



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Al Gore's post-Copenhagen plan

Al Gore is pushing for a deal in Mexico this summer. But to get there we need a Senate bill by Earth Day.



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Ice sculpture Al Gore belches exhaust

An Alaska liquor store is making an icy statement about former Vice President Al Gore's stance on environmental issues. NBC's Chris LeClere reports.




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Quick hits: Consuming consumers and all we consume

Can over-consumption actually save the planet? Are we finally on the downslope of the bottled water craze? And should Al Gore be talking about meat?



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Bill O'Reilly producer ambushes Al Gore

Video: Bill O'Reilly doesn't take no for an answer. Al Gore learned this the hard way, as a Fox News producer ambushed the former vice president during a lunch



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Weekend links: Spiders, pollution, Al Gore and Earth Day

The EPA needs better pollution monitoring equipment, President Obama trashed hundreds of bikes, and someone designed a super box.



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Al Gore gets his own comic book

Bluewater Productions cranks out new bio-comic on the former Veep.



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Al Gore to separate from wife, Tipper

Former Vice President and wife parting ways after 40 years of marriage.



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Al Gore pickup lines begin flooding the Internet

In light of separation from wife Tipper, jokes about the former Vice-President begin appearing. Some funny, most awful.



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PETA to Al Gore: Go vegan to get dates

Proving that nothing is truly sacred, PETA sends a letter urging the former VP to drop the meat to pickup ladies.



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Al Gore breaks his silence on the oil spill

Invited to speak at the Panetta Lecture, the former vice president reveals his fury at BP and talks of a 'cover-up'.




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Al Gore and Laurie David deny affair rumors

After Star Magazine's "exclusive" allegations, both camps denounce any infidelity.



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Analysis: Why police are re-opening Molly Hagerty's sex-assault case against Gore

Video: Police are reinvestigating allegations from a masseuse that she was sexually assaulted by former Vice President Al Gore. A legal scholar weighs in.



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Al Gore sex scandal animation gets even more bizarre

Clip features hilarious group of headband-wearing treehuggers in a VW bus.



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Snoop Dogg has a message for Al Gore

Rapper urges environmental crusader to focus on a different type of green.



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L.A. school named after Al Gore sits on polluted ground

$75.5-million Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Sciences to open amidst controversy of site's toxic past.



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Documentary offers alternative to Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth'

Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg discusses his new book "Smart Solutions to Climate Change: Comparing Costs and Benefits'" as well as the film "Cool It," w



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Lieberman's environmental legacy

Often criticized by members of both parties, Sen. Joseph Lieberman has been a staunch supporter of the environment throughout his career.




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Al Gore praises Mitt Romney's climate change stance

The former vice president praised Romney for not being consumed by the 'anti science wing' of the Republican party.




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Al Gore slams President Obama on climate change issues

The former vice president did not hold back in his 7,000-word essay in Rolling Stone about the climate change debate.




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Al Gore announces 24 Hours of Reality to counter misinformation

The former vice president has a new video project that he hopes can be a response to attacks from the fossil fuel industry.



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Is Al Gore's Climate Reality Project a new direction or more of the same?

This week, Al Gore announced a new venture — the Climate Reality Project — which he claims will push public interest past the tipping point toward serious a



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Al Gore compares climate deniers to racists

The former V.P. says global warming doubters will one day be seen similarly to racists, and urges people who support emissions cuts to 'win the conversation.'




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Al Gore on 'The Colbert Report'

Al Gore talks about his work on the Climate Reality Project and marvels at the sophistication of Stephen's global warming metaphor.



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Al Gore spills the beans on new iPhone

Al Gore apparently let slip that Apple Computer plans to release new "iPhones" next month. Gore spilled the beans thusly: "Not to mention the new iPhones coming



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Al Gore kicks off book tour for 'The Future'

Former vice president's new book addresses 6 areas of rapid global change, from global warming to the Internet to runaway population growth.



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Al Gore reportedly now worth more than $200 million, called 'Romney-Rich' by Bloomberg

The former vice president has benefited from sustainable investments, Silicon Valley leadership and the sale of Current TV.



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Al Gore Video: 'We're going to make it'

In an impromptu talk to a small crowd on the set of '24 Hours of Reality' with Al Gore.



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Al Gore finally drops meat, goes vegan

Former vice president reportedly made the healthy shift several months ago.



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Al Gore says he'll likely stay vegan 'for life'

Former vice president reveals in a new interview why he made the switch to a plant-based diet.



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New clever species of praying mantis named after Al Gore

'Liturgusa algorei' one of 19 new species identified in the tropical forests of Central and South America.




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When did Al Gore become an optimist?

His critics often accuse him of alarmism, but nowadays the former VP is sounding positively upbeat.



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Critics weigh in on Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Sequel'

Debuting at Sundance, the follow-up to the 2007 documentary continues the former vice president's efforts to educate on the climate crisis.



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When will robots threaten to take over all the restaurant jobs?

The rise of the robots appears to be carefully timed, because it's political, not technological.



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Now is the time to care about virtual reality

2016 will be the year that holodecks becomes real. Sort of.



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Cadillac to introduce virtual showrooms

Instead of keeping dozens of vehicles on site, Cadillac's smaller dealerships will offer virtual experiences for made-to-order sales.



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Virtual reality eyed as a replacement for some painkillers

As the technology decreases in price, some hospitals are trying it as a distractive force to cut the use of opioids.



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Free Google app turns old photo prints into glare-free digital images

Google's free PhotoScan takes five separate digital images of a print and combines them to create an image that's better than one taken with your phone.



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