If Al Gore is using GW for money?

Question

Then why is he donating all the money he won from the Nobel prize, and all the money he received from the film "Inconvenient Truth" for advertising about global warming?

Plus more of his own money?

He also renovated his own house so it was energy efficient.

Is there any evidence at all that he is in it for the profit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0_rpCHUqj4

Answer 1

Disagreeing with Al Gore's views on global warming is understandable (as his message does tend to focus on worse-case scenarios).  Thinking Al Gore's solutions for global warming are misguided is debatable.  But anyone that claims he's in it for the money is simply irrational.

Most people (and Gore is a person) lose the drive to keep making more and more money once they reach a certain age and level of wealth.  Bill Gates (though much younger than Gore) is more interested in giving his money away than making more.  Likewise, Gore has no need for additional money at his age and clearly is more interested in a cause (right or wrong) he believes in.

Answer 2

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turn on the TV you hear about killer heat waves, hurricanes etc please don't say he wants money that's why we are in this position that we have to change

believe it today not tomorrow because it's today we have to change not tomorrow we have reached our limit

read this article and than if yo have anything you want to ask there will be a shout box on the site and you could write in that too.

Answer 3

Yes, he makes those contributions to get the tax deductions to minimize his now considerable income.

The man is living in a Fairy Tale.

Answer 4

I have little doubt that Al Gore believes the Bull that he is promoting.

After all he is one of the 99.9% of politicians who are not able to get two braincells functioning at the same time!

What you are claiming, I can neither prove nor disprove.

What I can say with confidence however, is that he(at the very least), is mis-guided, and has fallen for the BS that the IPCC and other organizations continuously spout!

He is definitely, in for the 'profit' as you call it.

If he gets enough 'grassroots support', he could be looking toward a chance at the presidential elections in a few years time.

In the meantime he is being supported by the so-called 'Green' organizations which have recently emerged.

Even if he were not being supported by these organizations,

can you not ask the simple question(How can he afford this?)

The sad truth is that most people(including me), can not afford to spend money that we do not have!

Also the fact that any improvements,(other than improved insulation) will take between 10 to 30 years before you saw any benefits!

Answer 5

Al Gore is probably a well meaning.   He has a huge amount of money, a sasquatch sized carbon footprint, and he doesn't need the money.  He wants to feel important.  He clearly has some mental issues and he has previously demonstrated his need for self worth by claiming to invent the internet and pretending the movie "Love Story" was made about his life.  I hope he is getting the help he needs, but that doesn't mean his fantasies are anything more than just fantasies.

Answer 6

Yes, there is plenty of evidence that Al Gore is in it for the money. First the video does not mention his green investment company that he stands and is making a lot of money from the AGW issues. The money he is donating to the cause is a drop in the bucket of his total finances. Most of the contributions and changes he is making are in response to criticism. He donated the money after people said he was making money on the movie and the prize. The changes to his house were after he received criticism, and the wind mills he is planning on putting on his farm are how long after he has been pushing this issue. The man is making money hand over fist.  A small tax write off to Global Warming does not convince me he is legitimate. I do have to admit he still has a lot of charisma. One late note on Al Gore, notice he still claims the election was taken from him, isn't that a conspiracy theory like man landing on the moon or scientist being corrupt.

Answer 7

For one, He has not disclosed how much he is making daily by having a piece of a company that sells carbon credits. How about any future book deals? There are alot of ancillary ways that he's making money on this deal.

Edit: "Bill Gates (though much younger than Gore) is more interested in giving his money away than making more"

Really? C'mon, did someone really make that statement? Why does MS bother with Yahoo then?

Answer 8

The truth is, Al Gore doesn't care weather AGW is real or not. He is just using this theory to make money.

Ways he makes money:

He makes books

He made a movie

He sells carbon credits

He isn't donating all the money he won from the 'Nobel Prize" or from his movie to advertise anything. Anyways, advertising is being used to get customers and making profits.(Propaganda.)

Answer 9

Absolutely. To think otherwise would be naive.

Answer 10

If Al Gore gets his way his company will sell the right to burn fuel.  Imagine how much money that will be worth if every major user of fossile fuels in the country has to pay his company (or maybe one or two licensed carbon offset companies) for the right to burn coal or burn oil.  Potentially he could become the richest man in the world many times over.  

I think his captive customers could include every utility company, every oil company, every airline and every shipping company, every fleet operator.