Emma Pullman | Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey on 'Ethical Oil' Ads

...You've also used your celebrity to raise awareness of environmental causes, notably the efforts to rebuild the Gulf.

That's why I'm so stumped right now by your choice to feature ads from EthicalOil.org on your television network.

I'm all about the work that you do, but the logic of promoting tar sands oil by appealing to our desire for women's liberation, our desire to help protect women in despotic regimes like Saudi Arabia, is deeply flawed and misguided.

[2006: Gore appears on Oprah show]

"Thank you for being our Noah," a sappy Oprah told him. Noah? Noah! LOL LOL LOL.

Gore of course was promoting his book and movie DVD An Inconvenient Truth, and encouraging Oprah viewers to host home parties ala Tupperware to view the DVD and discuss ways of living "green." Virtually everything was public enemy number one--including Christmas wrapping paper, cards, and even trees.