Framing Science : Op-Ed on Science Communication at La Stampa

On global warming, Al Gore's We campaign is reframing policy action in terms of a moral and religious duty to "repower America" through new energy technology and increased energy efficiency. Campaign advertisements compare action on global warming to the Civil Rights movement and the Space Race. Importantly, these ads are placed during day time talk shows, entertainment programming, and in leisure magazines, all of which reach non-news audiences who might not otherwise be paying attention to news coverage of the issue.

Saving energy the Al Gore way

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Watchdog Politics Examiner: Obama's global warming cabinet debate

Even before Obama takes the Oath of Office, there are conflicts between two of his appointees on global warming. On one side Lawrence H. Summers, urging caution in doing anything that would effect the domestic economy. On the other is Carol M. Browner and her mentor, former Vice-President Al Gore.
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Summers approach is that of an economist with concerns about what toll moving too fast would take on the fragile financial situation in the U.S. He wants to hold off on such things as carbon caps because he thinks that would raise energy costs, kill jobs and deepen the current recession. Summers wants this to be phased in slowly.
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Obama has not forgotten the stinging political defeat the Clinton administration suffered in 1993 when, under Gore's influence, he proposed a straight carbon tax. It will be interesting to watch which side wins the debate: the ones seeking strict enforcement of emission limits and the others who are concerned about higher energy costs and the possibility of job losses.