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WE can solve the climate crisis

 

The We Campaign is a project of The Alliance for Climate Protection -- a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore.

Our ultimate aim is to halt global warming. Specifically we are educating people in the US and around the world that the climate crisis is both urgent and solvable.

More than 1,383,435 have already joined We Can Solve it.

Add your voice to the million-strong call for solutions to global warming and join We. WE can solve the climate crisis.

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Al Gore's Challenge to the Nation Highlights on YouTube 

Highlights of Al Gore's Challenge

100% Clean Energy in 10 Years - Washington, DC. July 17 2008

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Al Gore's Challenge to the Nation - July 17, 2008 

On July 17, 2008 at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., Former Vice President Al Gore gave a speech in which he called for a "man on the moon" approach to the solving the problem of global warming. He challenged the nation to take bold steps towards solving the climate crisis.

In this historic speech he encouraged the United States switch all of the nation's electricity production to wind, solar and other carbon-free sources within 10 years.

This goal would not only help solve global warming but also the economic and natural security crises caused by dependence on fossil fuels.

According to Gore "The leading experts predict that we have less than 10 years to make dramatic changes in our global warming pollution lest we lose our ability to ever recover from this environmental crisis."

More Information About Al Gore's Challenge Speech from We Can Solve It. 

Al Gore: A Generational Challenge to Repower America | We Can Solve It
Al Gore: A Generational Challenge to Repower America the full speech and link to the full video clip.
Al Gore's Challenge | We Can Solve It
What People Are Saying about Al Gore's Challenge to the Nation Speech.
Q&A: 100% carbon-free electricity in 10 years | We Can Solve It
Question and Answer section on the 100% carbon-free electricity from We Can Solve the Climate Crisis.

Al Gore's Full Challenge Speech on YouTube  


Al Gore: A Generational Challenge to Repower America (1)

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A Generational Challenge to Repower America (Part 2)

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A Generational Challenge to Repower America (Part 3)

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The Lastest in the News about Al Gore's Challenge Speech 

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More Articles on Al Gore's Challenge to the Nation Speech 

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Article:Al Gore lays down green challenge to America from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Al Gore's Challenge for the Next President from the Associated Press.
Gore: No Fossil Fuel Plants Left in America in 2018
The United States could generate all of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2018, Al Gore said today, in a widely publicized speech in Washington in Wired Science from Wired.com.
Al Gore's call for renewable electricity bridges the partisan divide
Al Gore's call for carbon-free electricity changed the terms of the global warming debate by focusing on investment from Dayo Olopade for the Guardian.
The Associated Press: Gore: Carbon-free electricity in 10 years doable
Coverage of Al Gore's Challenge to the Nation Speech by the Associated Press.
Gore Urges Change to Dodge an Energy Crisis
A look at Al Gore's Challenge from the New York Times.

Together We Can Solve the Climate Crisis 



Together We Can Solve the Climate Crisis


Solutions to global warming exist and we, already 1 million strong, are calling on leaders to make them happen. More than 1,383,435 have already joined.

By coming together, we're showing overwhelming support for leadership on this critical issue. Add your voice to this important movement right now and help make climate change a priority:

"I call on leaders in business and government to solve the climate crisis."

You can sign up on the We Can Solve it Website.

The Latest from the Blogosphere on Al Gore's Challenge Speech 

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We Can Solve It Video on YouTube 

We Can Solve It TV Ad (We Campaign)

This is the first ad released by the We Campaign. William H. Macy narrates the ad. This movement is incredible and we all should be part of it. You can add your voice to the movement at WeCanSolveIt.org.

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Get involved with We Can Solve It 

We Can Solve It
We Can Solve the Climate Crisis main page.
We Can Solve It | Main sign-up
The Main sign-up page for the We Can Solve the Climate Crisis.
Why Join We | We Can Solve It
Compelling reasons to join the We Can Solve the Climate Crisis movement.

Listen to Our Children 

Al Gore, in his book and movie An Inconvenient Truth gave us all the following wake up call:

You look at that river gently flowing by. You notice the leaves rustling with the wind. You hear the birds; you hear the tree frogs. In the distance you hear a cow.
You feel the grass. The mud gives a little bit on the river bank. It's quiet; it's peaceful.

And all of a sudden, it's a gear shift inside you. And it's like taking a deep breath and going,

"Oh yeah, I forgot about this."


He goes on to note that:

Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves,
    "What were our parents thinking? Why didn't they wake up when they had a chance?"
We have to hear that question from them, now.

One way to respond is to join We Can Solve It.

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Encouraging Others to Get Involved 

Dear Friend,

Global warming is an urgent, but solvable problem. That's why I've joined the We Campaign, a powerful nonpartisan movement of concerned citizens that was founded by Nobel Prize Laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. We're already a million strong -- and growing each day.

Will you join, too? Visit this site to learn more and add your voice: http://www.wecansolveit.org

The We Campaign is working to ensure that elected leaders make the climate crisis a priority. Visit: http://www.wecansolveit.org. Here, you can learn about solutions to global warming, take action steps and even find events happening in your community. Although it's not too late, global warming is very serious and there is no time to lose. So please don't wait any longer to get involved - sign up today: http://www.wecansolveit.org

Together, we can solve the climate crisis.

An Inconvienent Truth in the Amazon Spotlight 

An Inconvenient Truth

Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 07/26/2008)

An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be cataclysmic if we don't act now.

Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way: often humorous, frequently emotional, always fascinating.

The Academy Award Winning Documentary leaves the viewer shaken, involved and inspired.

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We Can Solve it Burgers vs. Tofu on YouTube 

A new polar opposite campaign.

In this ad, we celebrate that over a million of us have joined together to solve the climate crisis. Whether you're a burger eater or a tofu lover, whether you consider yourself conservative or liberal, join us.

Show the world that despite our differences, there is one thing we can all agree on. You can't solve the climate crisis alone, but together, we can.

Burgers, Tofu, and Climate Change

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We Can Solve the Climate Crisis

We Can Solve It with Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi 

Part of their polar opposites campaign, this one featuring Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi.

Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi - We Can Solve It

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The Latest News from We Can Solve It 

What's New from the We Can Solve It Campaign?

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We Can Solve It with Pat Robertson and Al Sharpton 

This ad is part of the "We Can Solve It" global warming ad campaign sponsored by former Vice President Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection. While Reverend Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson have different views on most issues, when it comes to the urgency of protecting the planet, they agree.

If these polar opposites can come together on this important and moral issue, why can't you?

Pat Robertson and Al Sharpton Commercial on Climate Change

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We Can Solve It Billy Crystal and David Letterman on YouTube  

David Letterman BIlly Crystal--We Can Solve It

we can solve the climate crisis

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Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2008 

Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2008 

The Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2008 benefit We Can Solve It.
Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2008
The First Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2008 was held by Greeblemonkey to benefit We Can Solve it.
Flickr: Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2008
This is a group to support the Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2008. It is a public auction of kid's artwork to celebrate the fun and whimsy of kid's art, in conjunction with the good cause of celebrating Earth Day!

An Inconvenient Truth the Book on Amazon  

An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It

Amazon Price: $13.94 (as of 07/26/2008)

Al Gore had a greater mission in life than becoming President in 2000. His book An Inconvenient Truth is an inspirational wake up call for the planet.

A look at the climate crisis that has become a true planetary emergency.

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Ways of Getting Involved and Minimizing Your Impact 

Build the Wave Challenge | We Can Solve It
Suggestions for getting friends and family to stand up for an end to global warming, we'll be a powerful voice for solutions that will be impossible to ignore.
Minimize your own impact | We Can Solve It
Suggestions for Minimizing your own impact with a few simple tips for living a more climate-friendly life.
We Can Solve It | Welcome Oprah Viewers
Watch Al Gore speak about the Climate Crisis and the need for elected leaders to make climate change a priority on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Black Balloons Video on YouTube 

The Alliance for Climate Protection's first ad prior to the We Campaign. In this video, we are helping alert Americans about the urgency of the climate crisis and engage them to solve it.

Black Balloons: Greenhouse Gas

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What is a Black Balloon? 

A black balloon is being used as a simple way to help people visualize just how much greenhouse gas is produced around the home, in the office and in other places.

Each black balloon measures 50 grams of greenhouse gas.

Finding a way to visualize the black balloons around the house is a good way to save energy.

Save Green Energy Reminder

Save Green Energy Reminders on CafePress 

Save Green Energy Reminders were inspired by the Black Balloon Advertising campaign to encouarge people to Save Energy. The Reminders include magnets, cards, stickers and buttons that can be put anywhere you need a reminder to turn it off and save energy.

These magnets, stickers and buttons are very helpful visual reminders to reduce energy waste, save green and live green. Put the reminders on lights, on faucets, on showers, on appliances or on the car or even on yourself.
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More About The Black Balloon Advertisment for Climate Protection 

Understanding CO2 Emissions Using Black Balloons
Watch the Black Balloon advertising and be motivated to Go Green and Save Energy. From My Green Doc Blog.
Making the Invisible Visible
Making the Invisible Visible from the blog On Social Marketing and Social Change discussing the origins of the Black Balloon Advertising Campaign.
What is a Black Balloon?
What is a Black Balloon? from Tackling Climate Change: South Australia's Greenhouse Strategy.
Black balloons: making CO2 real | The Alliance for Climate Protection
Black balloons: making CO2 real. The Alliance for Climate Protection's first
What is a black balloon?
What is a black balloon from Sustainability Victoria.

The Alliance for Climate Protection

The Alliance for Climate Protection 

The Alliance for Climate Protection is undertaking an unprecedented mass persuasion exercise based on scientific facts. Through a new combination of non-partisan alliances with Americans from all walks of life and innovative and far-reaching communication techniques the Alliance will focus on presenting the facts about climate change and its solutions to the general public in an accurate, clear and compelling manner.
The Alliance for Climate Protection
The main website for The Alliance for Climate Protection.
About the Alliance | The Alliance for Climate Protection
The people involved in the Alliance have a track-record of breaking through the din of background noise on issues related to climate change.

The Latest News from the Alliance for Climate Protection 

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Governors Take the Lead on Climate Change 

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Three western governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) and Jon Huntsman (R-UT), challenge Congress to cap America's global warming pollution in a new Environmental Defense Action Fund TV ad.

These governors and many others have already taken state action to curb global warming pollution.

Governors Take the Lead on Climate Change

Now it's time for Congress to do the same.

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The Latest News from My Green Doc Blog 

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Vote for Your Favorite Book on Going Green 

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Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) by Deirdre Imus

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Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home by Renee Loux

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By the way, you savior and inventor of the internet, Al Gore, has a huge carbon footprint with his jet and home. He is in position to make a huge fortune with this hoax.

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Wonderful lens, 5 stars. Yes, if focused our energies and resources on this problem then the US could do a lot to help stop global warming.

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I personally do not believe that "global warming" is a man-made problem, our problem are contrived by elitists and they are hitting your pocket right now... The Energy Non-Crisis

Posted May 21, 2008

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i am doing my bit i recycle everything
more people should be encouraged to recycle
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