Al Gore is hosting his own cut down version of a Centers for Disease Control Climate Conference which was cancelled in the wake of the Trump victory.
CDC’s canceled climate change conference is back on — thanks to Al Gore
It turns out there will be a conference in Atlanta next month about climate change and its effects on public health. It just won’t have the federal government behind it.
The reason? Former vice president Al Gore.
“He called me and we talked about it and we said, ‘There’s still a void and still a need.’ We said, ‘Let’s make this thing happen,’ ” said Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. “It was a no-brainer.”
News of a revived conference comes days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly canceled its long-planned Climate and Health Summit in the lead-up to the change in White House administrations. Benjamin called the move a “strategic retreat” given the climate skepticism of the incoming administration.
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The cancellation got the attention of Gore, who organizers said hatched the idea to salvage some semblance of the gathering.
“Today we face a challenging political climate, but climate shouldn’t be a political issue,” Gore said in a statement Thursday. “Health professionals urgently need the very best science to protect the public, and climate science has increasingly critical implications for their day-to-day work.”
It’s not clear whether CDC employees who were scheduled to attend the agency-planned event will be allowed to attend its replacement at the Carter Center. A CDC spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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I wholeheartedly support Al Gore’s private intervention. People in the USA have a constitutionally guaranteed freedom to associate. What they do not have is a right to expect the federal government to fund their club meet ups.
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” … but climate shouldn’t be a political issue,” Gore said in a statement Thursday. ”
Ironic coming from the likes of Gore, who more than anyone else is responsible for making climate science a political issue.
Lets see Mr Gore says “climate shouldn’t be a political issue” an AMAZING statement since Mr Gore has been working to MAKE Climate a political issue virtually all his time since losing the election to GW Bush . Do we have a new ‘alt fact’ here? And he has made a VERY large income trading carbon credits etc etc as a result.
WOW!!
Yes, that is an absolutely gob-smacking statement from Gore. But what he really means is that there should be no difference of opinion and everybody must fall in line and accept all the assertions and solutions of the climate alarmists.
I wonder just how many of these teeming Yahoos would still be so quick to travel and attend those feel-good-fests if the expenses weren’t tax deductible?
“Alt-fact?” Alt-UNIVERSE is more like it! (What if Gore threw a “climate” conference, and no one came?)
I definitely believe the CDC should “allow” its employees to attend the meetings — at their own expense and on personal vacation time. Then we’d see what the dedication really is.
“… the CDC should “allow” its employees to attend the meetings — at their own expense and on personal vacation time.”
I totally agree. It is not up to the CDC or any employer to define what their employees do on their time off so long as it does not reflect badly on the organization. But, in several organizations I have been associated with it was also ‘implied’ that if it did (i.e.,reflect badly..) you might as well pack up your thing. You would soon be taking a rather protracted vacation.
co2isnotevil –
Ironic and absurd. If one really believes, as Gore does, that human CO2 emissions are the cause of the changing climate, then one should realize that the solution would require world wide political efforts.
To the extent that the science says CO2 emissions are the primary cause of climate change it would definitely require a global political solution. However; it’s the science itself that has become polluted by politics and it was his movie that precipitated the replacement of the scientific method with conformance to a political narrative.
One or more will take the fall for this foolishness. It would be satisfying to see Gore and his cohorts rocking orange jumpsuits with numbers on them. The money involved makes Bernie Madoff look like a petty thief.
“To the extent that the science says CO2 emissions are the primary cause of climate change it would definitely require a global political solution.”
Not necessarily. Even if climate change from human activity were proven, it could be that the change is beneficial, or that the effects of such change are less harmful then the political solution. However, in reality, the motivation for pushing the notion of human-caused climate change, especially for Gore and like types, is to counter the growing realization that political “solutions” invariably create more problems than they solve.
co2: It would require two things, first as you say, it would require that the science demonstrate that CO2 emissions are the primary cause of climate change.
It would secondly require a finding that this climate change is on the whole, a problem big enough to require a solution.
From what I’ve read of Gore’s books, I’d say he considers climate as half political and half religious. He sees climate in his own rose-colored eyes: again, half politics, half religion.
To me it seems obvious that Mr. Gore knows he’s conning people . . and so too with any who make claims like “the debate is over”. Some may truly believe, but I don’t believe one of them is that guy . .
Umm, he made it a religion.
He made a huge stack of money!! His primary love.
Not a surprise. He was a divinity school dropout.
Although his parents wanted him to go to law school, Gore first attended Vanderbilt University Divinity School (1971–72) on a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship for people planning secular careers. He later said he went there in order to explore “spiritual issues”,[23] and that “he had hoped to make sense of the social injustices that seemed to challenge his religious beliefs.”[39] – Wiki
When a Democrat says that X should be a government responsibility but should be “politicized” it just means they want people to shut up and do what they’re told. “Education/Healthcare/etc. shouldn’t be politicized.” “But you think the government should run it.” “Yes, but…it shouldn’t be an argument.” “Uh huh. I see.”
Oops. *…but should NOT be “politicized”…
Can you spell “hypocrisy?”
Make sure not a penny of taxpayers money is used and I am OK with liberals spending there own money, to soak up the charming AL Goreathon and his data smudging round circle of tin eared leftist!
“Liberals spending their own money”
They just might come to realize that climate change and/or global warming isn’t an issue after all
Liberals spending their OWN money? You win the Optimist of the Year Award —– or you forgot your sarc-tag. Still and all it is a beautiful dream and when you dream you should dream big.
Wait!, ummmm, a poor, penniless billionaire from the hinterlands of New York City, a man with no political grace or expertise, just took The Oath of Office in DC so I suppose it IS possible after all. Still, a liberal with his (her/its) hands on his (her/its) own wallet is as rare as a penguin in the jaws of a polar bear.
Of course not: CO2 is simply their coin of the realm. In 50 years, after everybody’s had a chance to see long-term effects, they’ll have moved onto something else.
“Today we face a challenging political climate, but climate shouldn’t be a political issue,” Gore said in a statement Thursday.
Really, Al?
I happen to agree with the statement, but that’s not the current reality. DTS
I agree with Gore’s statement: “but climate shouldn’t be a political issue”
Stick with objective facts, and verifiable / disprovable models based on the Scientific Method as described by Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman
So why was he so instrumental in making it political???
Why do we allow Gore et al. to advocate climate models that are projecting tropical tropospheric temperatures 300% of realilty since 1979-’81?
I’m sorry I read this.
“climate shouldn’t be a political issue,” Gore said in a statement Thursday” ]
Only a corrupt politician could say that with a straight face!
What is the United Nations anyway? The corner convenience store?
Read about the other wing of Climate Change – The United Nations Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030 program.
Its actually incredibly insidious and far more dangerous than Climate Change alone.
Check this publication which sounds so great unless you can read though the lines https://thedemiseofchristchurch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/un-decade-of-education-for-sustainable-development.pdf
And then check this one ! https://thedemiseofchristchurch.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/unitednations-conference-on-human-settlements_habitat1.pdf and check Page 8. The red highlighting is mine.
Cheers
Roger
http://www.thedemiseofchristchurch.com
That’s one large step for Al Gore, one backward stumble for mankind.
can we please use a current picture….
http://cdn.newsmax.com/Newsmax/files/f4/f49ed250-173b-41c3-9df5-c05282cb0a81.jpg
We can’t use that image sorry because it belongs to NewsMax…
Nobody else owns a camera?
Nobody else cares.
I told Anthony years ago not show that greasy face. It turns my stomach.
So stop it.
Just as well. He is starting to look like Bill Clinton.
It looks like Soros’ brother,
Few more years, he’ll be a DEAD ringer for Soros. !!!
Fixed it for you…
I find this picture less offensive. Thank you very much for posting.
A great improvement. He has a new stylist as well.
Nice tan! Has he been in Florida?
Has he been taking sartorial tips from Bill Nye?
I object. 97% of horses do not believe in climate change.
This has been photo-shopped. Gore’s a much bigger Dick.
Exactly what I was thinking
Hey, putting all else aside, the honest answer is that the gentleman has aged quite nicely.
Aside from what you feel about his motives, good for Mr. Gore.
How about this one?
http://i65.tinypic.com/2jb8f2w.jpg
Waddaya mean I have a bat in my cave
I’ve long liked the picture of Al Gore with supporter Fred Phelps.
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My, Al has evolved.
What is his weight up to these days?
It is probably up to the point that it gets out of bed 10 minutes before his feet hit the floor
Got to spend his oil money on something besides mansions, SUVs, and jet-setting.
I suggest some college-level science courses.
Gotta start with some very basic science classes first – Grade 5 sounds about right and I know, I know, I am being way too nice to this total waste of space.
And given that if he did attend Grade 5, there is a high probability that he would be “edumacated” in the lies and nonsense that he initiated so very long ago.
Oh yeah, there is so much to do. Like explain to people how AGW is supposed to cause the spread of malaria, a “tropical” disease which, a few hundred years ago, was endemic in the swamps of London, Paris, & Moscow – until they drained the swamps.
Add New York to that list.
Not to mention Washington, D.C.
I predict a blizzard with record cold.
commiebob
This may be the best forecast available for that region. Money-sucking vortices tend to drop the temperate in the footprint, as recently explained here on WUWT.
Who is going to attend this unnecessary jolly?
More importantly, who is going to pay for the attendee’s expenses?
Will state/government employees be attending, and will this be on state/government time, and expense?
I certainly hope that any publicly employed individuals take leave and pay their own way – tax payers shouldn’t be expected to pay for this boondoggle.
+97%
Is CDC a government funded entity?
If so, a memo could easily be put out by the new Boss, saying that anyone who wants to attends does so on their own dime and own time.
Cannot claim a sickie, will not be given time off.
Will have to use long service leave but must take 6 weeks or all they have stored up (whichever is lesser).
One month notice must be given for long service leave.
Decision makers for Trump will note who attends and act accordingly.
Will Al be “jet setting” there❓❓❓
Probably not if he couldn’t use the travel expenses as a tax deduction
George Benjamin said it was a “no-brainer.” I’d bet that will be an appropriate descriptor for many of those who attend, too.
So there will be a late season ice storm if the Gore effect holds true. It is long past time for this bloviating rent seeking scammer to be moved off the stage.
200 attendees expected?!
With Big Al paying for the free condoms, drinks, drugs, enema pumps and prostitutes (every flavor under the sun) and cash and door prizes better expect 13 million from as far north as Knoxville, Tennessee, as far west Birmingham, Alabama, as far east as Savannah, Georgia and as far south as Mobile, Alabama. Heck, Bahama Islands might just send its entire population too if they can get free air travel (boat is too slow)!
Great way to draw down Big Al’s money pile!
Ha ha
Would that be Big Al and 199 fleas?
“It was a no-brainer.”
An unfortunate, perhaps Freudian, choice of words.
Algore’s echo chamber.
“It was a no-brainer.” Well put. Continuing the great Al Gore tradition of no brain.
Georges Benjamin “It was a no brainer”. Indeed! Sometimes clichés don’t work for you too well.
It might be time to kickstart that video interview thing we have discussed Anthony.
Opportunity knocks…….
Probably this confab will feature papers written by CDC employees on AGW’s threat to public health.
I don’t think that it can, didn’t the Trump Administration put the kabosh on all official communications coming out of the various administrative components? And presenting a paper from someone whose bonafides are based on CDC employment comes under that heading.
We’ll see.
It’s more “global warming will gives us all malaria”. More likely it will be the banning of harmless DDT and the promoting of “wetlands” (swamps).
Man, bear, pig…almost. http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/759162/Human-pig-HYBRID-organs-transplant
Now for the big question.
What’s the weather forecast for the time and place of the meeting?
You can guarantee it will be cold with possible snow!
James Bull