Al Gore appears in the November 2009 issue of Costco Connection as a Connection Exclusive.
Gore writes about climate change and how we need to focus on moving away form our dependence on fossil fuels in particular foreign oil.
Three years ago Al Gore started the “Solution Summits” and has 30 events/gatherings to date.
According to Gore we face three interrelated crises:
The Economic Crisis
The Climate Crisis
The Security Crisis
some stats:
Our outdated electrical grid in the US is costing us $206 billion per year!
Carbon content in our soil in the US has decreased by over 50% from the late 1800’s to World War II.
The US could reduce projected energy consumption by 23% by making economically beneficial investments in energy efficiency.