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Gore-style global warming

Former v.p. leaves sizable carbon footprint himself

December 8, 2009, 12:00 am

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I wish I could afford to live at 125 Third
Street. Located in the financial and theater districts of San Francisco,
this 42-story residence has been called "the finest condominium in the
country." With dedicated 24-hour concierge, butler and security services,
and breathtaking interiors designed by the Yabu Pushelberg Group, the St.
Regis Museum Tower includes an unrivaled vista of the bay. The penthouse
sold for $70 million, and in my opinion was worth every cent. That's
because, like Al Gore, I am not at all concerned about my "carbon
footprint."

During 2005, while filming the propaganda film
"An Inconvenient Truth," Gore also purchased his lavish 125 Third Street
condominium. But the lobby is about 4 feet above the bay water line. In
his film, which a British high court declared as "political" not
scientific, Gore depicts cities like San Francisco deluged due to melting
global ice sheets, allegedly caused by human carbon dioxide
emissions.

Perhaps Gore's intention is to save his
multi-million dollar condo, not by reducing his carbon footprint but by
virtue of common people reducing theirs, convinced to do so by his Nobel
Prize? But is he convinced the condo can be saved by converting only the
faithful? Apparently not.

At the June 2009 Cornell University "Global Forum
on Sustainable Enterprise" Gore proclaimed, "If the U.S. and every wealthy
country cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero, and there was no change in
the developing world, the crisis would still overtake us." Therefore, Gore
also needs to convince developing world peoples, who live in abject
poverty, to convert as well.

The InterPacific Bar Association - the IPBA - has
scheduled Gore to their conference in Singapore in May 2010. To put this
IPBA sermon in perspective, listen to Gore at the April 2009 House Energy
Subcommittee responding to Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn's question
about his green investments. Gore retorts, "If you believe that the reason
that I have been working on this issue for 30 years is because of greed,
then you don't know me!" I believe him. I also believe IPBA sources who
explain that Gore required an honorarium of $300,000, not including
expenses and incidentals.

Since the IPBA comprises lawyers and judges, I
proposed that the scales of justice be balanced by a debate speaker. I
contacted leading climate experts and scientists to establish their
availability for the May 2010 Singapore conference. I promised to forward
their names to the conference organizers on strict condition that they
agree to an honorarium of zero.

Eleven of 12 agreed to debate Gore for expenses
only. From a former lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change science report to a renowned lord of Parliament, my list is
formidable. Assuming Gore will forgo his well-known habit of shirking
honest debate, we are awaiting Singapore's selection of a debate speaker.
But for expenses-only, and in the context of their profession, how can the
IPBA deny that both cases be heard, especially in behalf of the poor
people of Asia?

In the meantime, both Al Gore and I are
predicting that 125 Third Street lobby will be above water, at least
through May 2010.

Paul V. Sheridan of Dearborn, Mich., is a Cornell graduate with
degrees in physics, mathematics and business, and is a nationally
recognized automotive safety consultant. He is a recipient of the Civil
Justice Foundation National Champion Award and is an occasional
contributor to the Viewpoints page.

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