Reporter's Notebook: First inaugural ball a tad disappointing

WASHINGTON – My first inaugural ball experience here turned out to be somewhat of a flop.

I had applied a month or so ago for media credentials to cover the first-ever Green Inaugural Ball, having read online that Nobel Prize winner and former Vice President Al Gore was its honorary chairman.

Majority of American voters, global warming can't be blamed on humans

With forty-six percent of American voters believing there is a conflict between economic growth and environmental protection environmentalists are facing an uphill battle.
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Dr. Burnett said the global average temperature has fallen to its lowest levels in 30 years, and noted that after two years of ice-cap melting in the Arctic, an abrupt turnaround occurred in 2008, with ice forming at record pace.

Bring-in-the-plants cold front nears | HeraldTribune.com | Southwest Florida's Information Leader

The Gulf breeze tonight has a chance of bringing in snow flurries north of Tampa for the first time since 1977.

The snow is a long shot, a 10 percent chance, forecasters say, but the mere possibility is a good indication of just how frigid it is expected to get along the Gulf Coast early Wednesday and Thursday.

A student's view: Inspiration from Al Gore - The Advocate

Sunday night we were supposed to go to the inaugural concert (featuring Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce and U2), but couldn't because of the snow.

Right now, we're at the University of Maryland with (former) Vice President Al Gore. He told us to set our sights on a goal and to learn from observations we make through life.