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AL GORE, on his energy goals and challenges for the next president
Thursday, Jul. 17, 2008

Open quoteWe're borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet. Every bit of that has to change.Close quote

  • AL GORE,
  • urging that the United States abandon the use of carbon-based fuels for electricity within 10 years
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