The Canadian Press: Countries that try to save environment will save, not lose, money, Gore says in Philippines

In the lecture focused on Asia, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate blamed global warming for droughts and frequent and more destructive typhoons, including those that have left millions homeless in India, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam.

"When there are lots of them, much more frequently and they are bigger on average how can we connect those dots?" he asked. "How long will it take us as a civilization to connect those dots in a way that causes us to demand that our political leaders and political systems react?"

Kerry: Senate climate [hoax] bill has deeper support than House plan - The Hill's E2-Wire

Kerry pitched the plan as a national security bill in the PBS interview.

“We have the support of the national security community, generals and admirals, who are convinced that this is a future threat multiplier to the United States. The CIA now has a bureau dedicated to what’s happening to climate change. The Defense Department similarly is following it and tracking it and making preparations,” he said.