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Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Former Vice President Al Gore is travelling to the Philippines, to help train local climate activists.
“Al Gore will give the presentation that has introduced millions of people to the reality of the climate crisis and sparked a global movement,” his organization, Climate Reality Project, said in a media advisory.
The organization added that “(t)his year, Gore’s presentation will highlight the Philippines, a country that is already acutely impacted by the dangerous affects of climate change.”
Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez will speak during the training on how his city continues to bounce back from the effects of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan), which destroyed 50,000 homes and claimed at least 6,000 lives in November 2013.
The event will also feature “The Road to Decarbonization,” a presentation by Sen. Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committees on climate change, environment and natural resources.
Legarda helped Gore and his group organize the Manila leg of the climate training, which was firmed up in December through a phone call between Manila and Paris, where the latter was taking part in the global climate summit.
Read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/137403/al-gore-to-focus-on-ph-experience-in-climate-change
In the desperately poor Philippines, young people frequently rent their bodies to wealthy foreigners, to support their families. I suggest the road to economic prosperity, and a better future for young Filipinos, probably does not involve receiving climate training from Al Gore.
I keep wondering how did Al Gore get to be considered an authority in the field? The man just wanted popularity, prizes and votes, I don’t think he is that concerned about climate.Sometimes I just wonder: does he even know the definition of climate? Here’s a proper one: http://www.whatisclimate.com/.
The guy leaves us speechless. Can’t you Americans do something about it? It is an undisputable drawback of democracy that people like Al Gore can fool around freely wihout anyone being able to interfere. We shudder to think what happens if HIllary is elected president – you can be sure Al is in for a very,very high position as Commisoner of Climate or something like that. Mind you, the alternative is no better. Seems like things are just going from bad to worse!
Johan
why is it that (world) 99.999% of all politicians are worse than stupid? or is it the general public?
The last politician to say ” I HAVE DECIDED” was Singapore’s Lee, listen to a speech by Obammh its, they, we, informed,
well if the goracle goes anywhere BUT the main islands..and boy I hope he does..Id love him to be unable to use much but a fan..and even that might be running slowly as the brownouts sloooowdown the lights etc regularly
the women have water access on some of the island nice clean underground supply but no idea of how to heat it without the fuel- they cant afford electricity or bottled gas,let alone the cookers or heaters.
I showed them just how hot water can get in a 20litre black plastic drum and they were overjoyed. no idea they needed to sterilise a needle before lancing an abcess, and no idea of how to use local options to try n keep wounds clean ie salt and lemon juice.
the last bloody thing they need is loudmouth shitforbrains albert!
theyve already got a slave to usa mentality thinking if its american its perfect and to be aspired to. I spent 3 weeks there and was horrified at the poverty and lack of basic education, the catholic church controls what they see hear n read to a huge degree on the smaller islands.books and personal care items donated to charities do NOT get to them, the church was selling them to the large retailers..and I didnt see the funds going to health or much else.
Dear Al, Stay there! BTW, it’s too cold for you. You can’t argue globull warming while shoveling the white cr@p that wasn’t supposed to have precipitated. Yeah, we wouldn’t want you to get frosbite on the tip of that pinochioesquish nose – would we?
I guess he needs to find someplace who hasn’t seen through his gargantuan hypocrisy. I’m guessing here, but he’s going to start by scaring Philipino peasants with “more powerful Typhoons”, and instilling the idea that it’s the fault of the West, thereby creating a new trough for yet another third-world elite.
Coal 29%, Oil 23%, Nat gas 14% and adding capacity via diesel generators accoring to eia in March of 2015. Renewables and hydro 30%, mostly hydro and geothermal. I’d say global warming will be a hard sell if the natives realize it means less electricity in the future, but the promise of free money to “fix” this might be a big seller. There are already rolling blackouts and lack of capacity in much of the Philippines. Gore is going to have a hard time selling the “get rid of 66% of your already lacking electrical generation”.
I’m sure Gore can spiff up the presentation so none of the attendees realize they are campaigning for living in the cold and dark. I have faith in his dedication to the task. After all, it’s how he makes money and what could be more motivating?
St Gore does not do ‘free ‘ so someone is picking up the tab, but never mind.
The real question is when he is going to have another of his 24 hour love-ins , that proved to be ‘so popular ‘ that not even the greens were interested .
The grievousness of this misnomer is “unprecedentedly robust”.
I would think that such a wealthy political animal would be a natural target for terrorist to kidnap. Maybe he has a more balls than we know. But then, if he did, wouldn’t he carry his missionary work to China where he could make a real difference? GK
They don’t tolerate missionaries in China–especially those that preach against the state.
is he going to row there NO he will fly there in a private jet
I would suggest training sessions in the far south Philippines to teach ISIS about climate change.