Al Gore at Hampshire College. It don't get any better than this...AMHERST -- Former Vice president Al Gore on Friday refuted claims that global warning is a myth, saying that 97 to 98 percent of the worlds' scientists attest to its veracity.
Oh, at least...
| Which translates to 107% when measured by those who are numerate. |
I figured it would be "Passing The Bong To A New Generation"...
"Now there are some talk radio show hosts, they say that (global warming is) not (real)," Gore said. "It's up to you; my point is we must respond. What the scientists tell us is going to take place if we do not is too awful to contemplate."
I may have to sell the big place in Montecito! And I love that place!
Just before Gore spoke, he was he introduced by Hampshire alumnus Gary Hirshberg, co-founder of the New Hampshire-based Stonyfield Farm, who announced a $1 million donation to the college for its commitment to the environment.
Wow, a graduate of Hampshire College found a job? And a million bucks? Probably has some of those "special crops" growing in the middle of his cornfield that the Staties haven't found yet.
Gore, who spoke for about 20 minutes before the more than 2,000 people who packed the tent on the campus lawn, told stories about growing up in Nashville, Tenn., at a time of the civil rights movement and the need to address injustice. He spent just a few minutes addressing the environment and global warming. In 2007, Gore won the Nobel Prize with the U.N Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "An Inconvenient Truth," a film about his campaign to educate people about global warming, won two Oscars in 2006. Since then some have contested the veracity of the claims that climate change is caused by humans.
Yeah..."some".
| Which translates to "a great many" when measured by the numerate. |
It's caused by...everything! Cow farts! Light bulbs! SUVs! Hotel masseuses with big mouths! Keith Olbermann!
Gore told students that some doubted the wisdom of President John F. Kennedy saying in the early 1960s that the United States would land on the moon within a decade. "You will have the opportunity to do things greater than you can possibly imagine," Gore said. "And now is the time. We need an American spring this spring. We need to occupy democracy."
How am I doing?
You're killing them, Al! Killing them!
Those remarks drew wild applause.
See? Hampshire College will never let you down. You're among friends, Al.
Gore did not take questions or meet with the media. According to campus officials, he was on a tight schedule.
And questions can get "messy"...
In his remarks following officially becoming the sixth president of Hamphire College, Lash also spoke of his concern for the environment. "I think what we are doing to our earth is stupid, wrong, short-sighted and completely unnecessary," Lash, who described himself as a "card-carrying greenie," said.
No shit...
Lash referred to this time as belonging to the Anthropocene era, which some scientists are calling a new geologic era."Part of my role at Hampshire will be to be relentless and ambitious about what our community can do to live, and prepare our students to thrive in the Anthropocene," Lash said. "How can we link our farm and our food, our curriculum and our operations, our understanding of culture and art, and our notion of humankind's place on earth to make a difference in the course of events."
Hampshire College: Preparing Lefty Rich Kids for...sumthin