Gore talks about politics, polls and protests - NYTimes.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former Vice President Al Gore has "not ruled out" engaging in civil disobedience against new coal plants.
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Gore's first comments about civil disobedience occurred in March, when he encouraged young people to engage in peaceful protests against coal plants. Since then, activists across the country have been arrested, but Gore himself has not taken to the streets.

Yesterday, he said that he didn't think his time would best be used in such action, even as he said his friends have been out there and he has "not ruled out" the possibility of joining in.
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He said he hoped Obama would attend international negotiations later this year in Copenhagen to forge an international agreement on global warming, but said getting a bill through Congress was "more crucial."

As part of a push to help that process, Gore's Repower America project is targeting swing votes in the House Energy and Commerce committee via new television, radio and Internet advertisements. This week, Gore-backed advocates will be holding some 36 town halls in the congressional districts of committee moderates. They already have sent about 59,000 letters to the editors of media outlets and flooded congressional staffers with phone calls about the bill, the former vice president said.
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Asked whether he is too much of a political lightning rod to to be effective, Gore said he "doesn't buy into" the argument that he is the root of the partisanship. Polls also show that people across the political spectrum care about congressional action when asked about global warming separately, he noted. He added that he speaks with many Republicans and never has difficulty "convincing people."

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