Guys, it doesn't change the overall message that global warming is a man made catastrophe and we need to take steps to fix it. It does by proxy of Al Gore being a poster boy for global warming severely weaken the message when its de facto spokesman not only doesn't live by his own word but also apparently goes out of his way to leave a larger carbon footprint then he really needs too. He's begun sending the message that global warming just isn't worth the effort to fix, and if something isn't worth the effort then how important can it really be? It provides fodder for global warming detractors and makes people on the fence about issue continue to question their position. If he's not destroying his own message he's certainly severely hobbling it.
To a lot of people Al Gore has become another greedy politician/businessman exploiting a tragedy for his own personal gain and until he starts to live by his own words people just aren't going to take HIS global warming message that seriously. If he really wants to help he either needs to change how he lives or step down and let somebody else move into the limelight. Personally I think global warming is a man made catastrophe and I try to do everything I can to help. I think Al Gore did a lot with his movie, his books, his lectures and he should be commended but at this point he's starting to cross the line into hurting his own cause and quite frankly becoming a bit of a joke.
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