Gore Calls For Carbon Free Power Within Decade
July 17th, 2008 | 
Author: Gore Calls for Carbon Free Power Within Decade
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore said on Thursday that Americans must abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels within a decade and rely on the sun, the winds and other environmentally friendly sources of power, or risk losing their national security as well as their creature comforts.
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Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times
Al Gore spoke about energy policy in Washington on Thursday.
“The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk,” Mr. Gore said in a speech to an energy conference here. “The future of human civilization is at stake.”
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