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Across The Spectrum, Nevadans Working To Stop Climate Change

Aug 13, 2019

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Progress, Apathy, and Climate Change

May 02, 2019

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Al Gore Gives Dire Climate Change Warning At UNLV

May 01, 2019

Former Vice President and presidential candidate Al Gore came to UNLV Tuesday a

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Gore To Give Keynote At US Clean Energy Summit In Las Vegas

Aug 17, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore has agreed to be the keynote speaker at a national clean energy summit in Las Vegas this fall.

Former Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid and Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval are co-hosting the Oct. 13 event.

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Former Vice President Al Gore shared a Nobel Prize in 2007 for his work on climate change.

Al Gore Warns That Trump Is A 'Distraction' From The Issue Of Climate Change

Aug 02, 2017
"I have no illusions about the possibility of changing Donald Trump's mind," Gore says. Instead, the former vice president wants to build bipartisan consensus around the issue of climate change.
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Environment
When it comes to convincing climate change deniers, Al Gore says, "Mother Nature is more persuasive than the scientific community."

Despite Climate Change Setbacks, Al Gore 'Comes Down On The Side Of Hope'

Jul 24, 2017
Even though President Donald Trump promised to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Al Gore still sees an "excellent chance" of meeting the accord's commitments to reduce global warming.
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Politics
Plenty of Trump opponents are begging electors to vote against Trump. But it's hard to see that effort being very successful.

MAILBAG: Could 'Faithless Electors' Keep Donald Trump Out Of The White House?

Dec 15, 2016
A reader asks about the argument that electors should deliver the presidency to Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote. They could, but they won't.
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Politics
Former Vice President Al Gore talks to the media after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Monday in New York City.

Al Gore Meets With Donald And Ivanka Trump In Search For 'Common Ground'

Dec 05, 2016
Gore has spent decades warning about the dire consequences of unchecked, man-made climate change, while Trump regularly called climate change "a hoax" during the campaign.
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Politics
After losing the 2000 election, Al Gore went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on climate change.

All Hail The Presidential Also-Rans

Nov 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton joins the exclusive club of men who reached for, but failed to grasp, our nation's highest elected office. From Aaron Burr to Al Gore, here's a look at the company Clinton joins.
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Politics
Donald Trump, gives his acceptance speech during the final day of the Republican National Convention, July 21, in Cleveland.

Questioning If An Election Will Be 'Rigged' Strikes At The Heart Of Democracy

Aug 07, 2016
The stage appears to be set for many Americans to question the legitimacy of this year's election results. The consequences of that are unknowable and potentially dangerous.
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The Two-Way
A view of Earth as seen from EPIC, the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera.

NASA To Publish At Least A Dozen Daily Images Of Earth From Space

Oct 19, 2015
The photos come from a camera on a satellite, once called "GoreSat" after former Vice President Al Gore, who initially proposed the project in the late 1990s.
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Goats and Soda
Smoke blankets the setting sun as young ragpickers search for reusable material at a garbage dump in New Delhi, India.

Young Indians Learn To Fight Pollution To Save Lives

Feb 26, 2015
India's air pollution is so bad that it shortens many people's lives by about three years, a study found. This week Al Gore visited New Delhi to link bad air to climate change.
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The Two-Way
Rajendra K. Pachauri speaks at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014. He is stepping down as chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Head Of UN Climate Change Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations

Feb 24, 2015
Rajendra K. Pachauri's departure from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a big embarrassment for the group, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with former Vice President Al Gore.
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The Two-Way
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket stands ready for a sunset launch from complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday. It will be carrying aloft the DSCOVR satellite.

16 Years After Its Inception, 'GoreSat' Set For Launch ... Soon

Feb 08, 2015
In 1998, then-Vice President Gore proposed the satellite, which has since been repurposed for NOAA's needs. It was set to take off Sunday, but the launch was scrubbed, and will be rescheduled.
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Joe's Big Idea
Preparations to launch NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft are nearing completion in Titusville, Fla., near Kennedy Space Center.

Satellite Set To Stream Daily Images Of Earth From Space

Feb 07, 2015
In 1998, Al Gore proposed using a satellite and the Internet to let us all see the awe-inspiring view of Earth that wows space travelers. That satellite may finally launch later this year.
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