It is just human nature to take time to connect the dots, I know that. But I also know that there can be a day of reckoning when you wish you had connected the dots more quickly. Al Gore More Quotes by Al Gore More Quotes From Al Gore If youre a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration. Al Gore coal done believe I saw the logarithmic growth of computer power. Al Gore saws computer growth All of us can make changes, but the changes that are most needed are not light bulbs and windows but laws and policies and treaties. So, yes, we are in a phase of this (climate protection) struggle where civic and political action is at the top of the list. Al Gore light struggle law The constant drive for campaign dollars has distorted decision-making in Washington, DC, to the point where our systems can no longer effectively address complex, long-term problems like the climate crisis. Which brings me to my other major concern - the short-term focus of capitalism. It distorts the allocation of resources and the decision-making processes of companies. Al Gore focus decision long When we respond to threats immediately and take action right away, it's usually the threats that we're hard-wired to respond to, the kinds of things that our ancestors survived. Al Gore threat kind action In order to solve the climate crisis, we need to solve the democracy crisis. Al Gore climate democracy order The carbon fuels industry-big oil and coal-have a 50-year lease on the Republican Party and they are drilling it for everything it's worth. Al Gore oil party years Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame. Al Gore lame hey goes-on In the end, we must restore a balance within ourselves between who we are and what we are doing. Each of us must take a greater personal responsibility for this deteriorating global environment; each of us must take a hard look at the habits of mind and action that reflect - and have led to - this grave crisis. Al Gore balance responsibility mind When you talk about President Trump, the cable networks turned over so many hours of prime time to him. Why? Because he was entertaining, but also because it drove ratings. And that is different from what the news media is supposed to focus on. Al Gore media focus president If you allow someone like Saddam Hussein to get nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, chemical weapons, biological weapons, how many people is he going to kill with such weapons? He's already demonstrated a willingness to use these weapons. He poison-gassed his own people. He used poison gas and other weapons of mass destruction against his neighbors. This man has no compunction about killing lots and lots of people. So this is a way to save lives and to save the stability and peace of a region of the world that is important to the peace and security of the entire world. Al Gore mass-destruction men people I want to extend condolences to the families of those who died in the service of the United Nations. Al Gore united-nations condolences want You know the old saying: you win some, you lose some... and then there's that little-known third category. Al Gore categories winning littles The oil industry has outpaced the building of a public consensus of the implications of climate science. Al Gore oil building climate There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation. Al Gore issues climate conversation The golden thread of reason that used to be stretched taut to mark the boundary between the known and the unknown is now routinely disrespected. Al Gore golden boundaries reason The key.. will be a new public awareness of how serious is the threat to the global environment. Those who have a vested interest in the status quo will probably continue to be able to stifle any meaningful change until enough citizens.. are willing to speak out. Al Gore speaks-out keys meaningful We sometimes emphasize the danger in a crisis without focusing on the opportunities that are there. Al Gore anticipation opportunity sometimes And nobody is talking about taking guns away from hunters or sportsmen or banning all guns. Nobody is talking about that. Al Gore hunters gun talking Clouds of a different sort signal an environmental holocaust without precedent. Once again, world leaders waffle, hoping the danger will dissipate. Yet today the evidence is as clear as the sounds of glass shattering in Berlin. Al Gore holocaust glasses clouds
