Political Incompetence, and What We Can Do

I found a video on Youtube of Al Gore speaking to Larry King on the topic of global warming. The interview's over a year old, but the discussion is still pertinent.

The Chinese character for "crisis" is a combination of the words "danger" and "opportunity." Gore sees the climate crisis as an opportunity for the citizens of the US to come together to take a stand against global warming and compel our politicians to do the same. In America, our political viewpoints are so scattered and diverse, and the friction between political parties so great, that we cannot really hope to be a united or truly effective force in the environmental debate.