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...were to decide in the present generation that it was fine for us to take advantage of all of the work and sacrifices [done] by previous generations...that would be the single most immoral act of any generation of human beings to act on this planet,” Gore said. “But that is the decision that we face...
...Gore said in his speech that the technology necessary to transition from a carbon-based to a renewable-based economy already exists and that the major impetus to sweeping legislative changes is an American democratic system that is crippled by special interest groups and lobbyists...
...There are special interests that set aside enormous amounts of money every year for the purpose of feeding the political system, I’m talking about a serious defamation of American Democracy,” Gore said. “When the special interests want to stop reform movements in Congress, they have an enormous and unhealthy amount of power...
...Gore added that television advertisements and punditry have “shaped peoples’ political consciousness,” and have convinced large amounts of people in coal-producing states to doubt the scientific claims about global warming...
...Gore said that the Internet could challenge the special interests in D.C. and on television, pointing out the low barriers to entry for ordinary people and the opportunity to freely exchange ideas...