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Al Gore Is Still Sounding the Alarm About Climate Change (www.nytimes.com)

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The former vice president will speak today on the topic, in advance of Climate Week and as President Trump lifts limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think he did a good job making the younger generation mad about it, though we all wish we had more of an impact.

“Al” is a really unfortunate name for 2026 climate change activism, though.

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[–] eah@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Al Gore: it's like Al Slop but worse.

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