Read more Al Gore stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/521/al-gore.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:22:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74153/current-tv-palin-a-twilf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLet the Web 2.0 acronym wars commence! Al Gore’s Current TV took a swipe at multiple conservative leaders and the media in a cartoon video dubbed “Stupid Virus,” but its treatment of Sarah Palin has been singled out. In the video, Palin’s twitter handle is shown to be “Gun-Ho;...http://www.newser.com/story/74153/current-tv-palin-a-twilf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73517/break-stuff-to-save-the-planet-gore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Gore says nonviolent disruption of polluters and airports is justified considering the grave threat posed by climate change. "Civil disobedience has an honorable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role...http://www.newser.com/story/73517/break-stuff-to-save-the-planet-gore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73150/critics-lash-gores-green-profiteering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Gore is going to become the world's first "carbon billionaire" thanks to investments in firms that will profit from policies he advocates, his critics say. The ex-VP is a partner in a venture capital firm that stands to make huge profits from investments in green technology, causing accusations of...http://www.newser.com/story/73150/critics-lash-gores-green-profiteering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 5:54:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72956/100-defining-moments-of-the-00s.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom the tragic (World Trade Center attacks, Hurricane Katrina) to the seemingly trivial (Stephen Fry's first Tweet), the Telegraph lists the top 100 defining cultural moments of the decade so far: April 2000 : Metallica sues music-sharing service Napster. October 2001 : The iPod is released. February 2003 : Sacha Baron Cohen hits...http://www.newser.com/story/72956/100-defining-moments-of-the-00s.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 12:45:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72762/is-biden-really-less-popular-than-cheney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest Gallup numbers look bad for Joe Biden. His approval rating has sunk to 42%, which seems to put him way below the 55% Al Gore averaged in his first year, and way, way below the 65% Cheney averaged in his. Say it ain’t so! “OK, it ain’t so,...http://www.newser.com/story/72762/is-biden-really-less-popular-than-cheney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:47:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71727/obama-scared-to-show-his-face-in-san-francisco.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGiven the adoring crowds he’s attracted in, say, Berlin, one would think President Obama would have a number of public appearances scheduled during a quick jaunt to San Francisco beginning tomorrow. But evidently, his staff is so worried about rabid lefties that Obama’s just dropping in for an evening fundraiser,...http://www.newser.com/story/71727/obama-scared-to-show-his-face-in-san-francisco.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 20:33:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71348/obamas-nobel-is-the-not-george-w-bush-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Nobel Peace Prize President Obama won today is nothing more or less than the “fourth Nobel Prize for Not Being George W. Bush,” writes Michael Grunwald. The other beneficiaries of the NPNBGWB were Jimmy Carter in 2002, for criticizing the Iraq war buildup; Mohamed ElBaradei of the IAEA in...http://www.newser.com/story/71348/obamas-nobel-is-the-not-george-w-bush-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 15:44:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70313/google-earth-al-gore-detail-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle—with the help of Al Gore—has introduced new “layers” to its Earth application that detail the possible effects of climate change in the next century. The Nobel laureate narrates an intro to a series of virtual tours that highlight terrifying scenarios and solutions. The upgrade allows users to...http://www.newser.com/story/70313/google-earth-al-gore-detail-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 10:41:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69925/historian-sheds-gossipy-light-on-clinton-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBetween 1993 and 2001, historian Taylor Branch met regularly with then-President Clinton for a series of taped interviews. The transcripts form the basis of a new book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President , to be released next week. USA Today got a look and singles out some highlights:...http://www.newser.com/story/69925/historian-sheds-gossipy-light-on-clinton-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 13:07:19 CDT