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"Wireless a Key Tool to Solving Climate Crisis," Says Al Gore
The highlights included some hilariously dry deliveries of self-deprecating jokes about his life immediately after leaving office, a subtle reminder that he invented the Internet (..."in January of 1993, there were only 50 Web sites, now there are billions..."), a long boring historical section that loosely linked the printing press and Marconi's radio with the wireless industry, and, finally, at the end, a summation and reiteration of just how the vital role that wireless technologies will play in helping save the planet, both economically and environmentally. (Some of the featured examples of wireless econo/enviro-wonders: Reduced health care costs and less paper waste thanks to electronic medical records and wireless health monitoring, high-capacity broadband networks like WiMax reaching rural parts of the world, and wireless monitoring and management of energy use.)
Gore pretty much summed it up with the following statement:
"Wireless is going to be one of the key tools we use to solve the climate crisis."
After that, he went on to talk about how the next generation will remember us, but by that time we once again tuned out, wanting to scream "I'm Brian Fellow!" as images of random animals being obnoxious filled our heads (plus plenty of other unrelated imagery).
Despite our inability to pay attention – sorry, we left history class behind a long time ago -- it was encouraging to see Green initiatives everywhere on the show floor at CTIA this week, from Nokia's Remade phone (made of recycled plastic cans and rubber tires) and Samsung's solar-powered Blue Earth handset, to Nokia's We: Offset carbon-offset mobile app and the phone-recycling envelopes strewn across the welcome desks of many booths. Let's just hope the trend is here to stay, 'cause there sure are a lot of cell phones out there in the world!
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Annee said 4:43PM on 4-03-2009
Wireless! The cure for climate change! Well, then everything's just gonna be fine. Guru Gore has spoken.
Someone needs to pull the plug on this pompous bag of hot air. That will solve climate change.
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J Taylor said 4:50PM on 4-03-2009
Why not put a federal and state tax on Al Gores hot air.
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Her Awesomeness said 5:29PM on 4-03-2009
I don't recall Al Gore being president.
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Anton said 6:36PM on 4-03-2009
Can anybody actually say what all Al Gore has in his Mansion pertaining to Green? Does he have an all out solar enrgy in his dwelling...meaning no lights what so ever? How does he heat the place in the winter? How many gas-hog vehicles does he own? Does he recycle all of his garbage...seperate all the paper, glass, plastics, and metals from his trash? I bet not!
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Anton said 6:50PM on 4-03-2009
That's pretty interesting, something they haven't told us yet...How can Al Gore be the 45th president when we're on our 44th?
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Anton said 6:51PM on 4-03-2009
That's something else they aren't telling us, sounds pretty wireless to me...Al Gore is our 45th president when we're on our 44th president....
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Dave said 6:45PM on 4-03-2009
Wow, I didn't know Al Gore was our 45th president...interesting, you learn something new every day.
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frabittz said 8:03PM on 4-03-2009
A couple of years ago,I read in an international trade magazine,that the go green mascot invested over thirty million bucks into three small but promising green tech companies which did pay off,but not as well as expected.Hmmm!? How can I get a better payout?OH!! I KNOW! I`ll write a book that`s gonna scare the HELL out of the gullible chumps about the certain doom and gloom of global warming and our complete destruction if we don`t go green!!Yeee-esss! They`ll all run to the green tech stores and I`ll be a trillionaire overnight!!!! Sorry Al,but congrats on your being the 45th lol.
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Don said 11:25PM on 4-03-2009
UH duh!!! Go back and re-read the article, which said that Al Gore (a pompous airbag of hot bean gas) was our 45th "VICE PRESIDENT", which is possible since some vice presidents have died in office or had resigned from office, and had been replaced, thereby making it possible to have 45 VICE PRESIDENTS, and only 44 Presidents.
RE: Al Gore's "expertise" on global warming? FOLLOW THE MONEY! He owns an interest in several companies that stand to make "BILLIONS " of dollars, if he can get the public and the government to buy inti his "SCAM"! Is the planet warming? Absolutely! Is it bacause of anything "man" is doing? HELL NO! It is a naturally occuring phenon, which AL GORE wants to cash in on! He's a typical puke!
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Her Awesomeness said 12:29PM on 4-04-2009
The article has been edited with "Vice"...but thanks for your endless expertise, Captain Don Obvious.
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pitsday said 2:54PM on 4-04-2009
How much were those dupes paying to hear this fraud speak? Couldn't those funds have been better spent at least trying to solve a real problem, or is everything so rosy that there is no real need any where else in society today?If you attended this meeting, and especially added to your "carbon footprint" by flying, then you're an extra big idiot by aiding this fat fake and adding to the alleged climate crisis. Shame on you all.
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Earthling said 7:11PM on 4-04-2009
Where did Al Gore go to College? CO2 from our society is contaminating our ATMOSPHERE for Climate change, what a joke!! Planet earth is 25,000 mile around so calcuate the Volume. 25,000 X 25,000s X 10 mile high should equal approximately 62,500,000 cubic miles of atmosphere up there circulating with high winds (3 or 400 MPH) constantly cleaning up our little pools of pollution we create around populated areas. We are not hurting the enviornment any more than the red ants in your front yard. What a bunch of suckers for propaganda. Tim Tim
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johnwokc said 2:30PM on 4-06-2009
I'm glad the administration is making policies based on this nutjob.
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