When the history of our times is written, a special chapter must be reserved for Al Gore. After being robbed of the U.S. presidency-a sin for which we are all still suffering-he has been showered with every consolation prize our society can bestow: the Nobel Peace Prize (together with the scientists of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), an Emmy, and an Oscar (not to mention the Sierra Club's John Muir Award). Gore's triumph could be the tipping point for climate recovery-or the equivalent of a bouquet for Cassandra as Troy burned.
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