Day 1 of the International Climate Change Conference

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Excerpt:

I was surprised to learn that Al Gore had been offered an opportunity to address this conference, and his usual $200,000 speaking fee and expenses were met, but that he declined.

I also know that invitations went out to NASA GISS principal scientists Dr. James Hansen, and Dr. Gavin Schmidt as evidenced by their writeup of the issue on their blog, RealClimate.org

They have also declined, even though it would be easy for them to attend, given that NASA GISS is located just a few blocks away at Columbia University.