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To: Solon who wrote (66558)	3/18/2015 4:39:11 PM
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"You want someone who welcomes you to "freely think", exactly what they tell you to think." How to Chose a Guru... Al Gore: 'Put A Price on Carbon ... Punish Climate Change Deniers' "[W]e need to put a price on denial in politics." Speaking to the hipster Millennial crowd at Austin's South by Southwest festival Friday, climate change salesman Al Gore told those gathered that a price needs to be put on carbon usage and called for the financial punishment of climate change deniers. Quoted at Ecowatch.com, Gore said, "We need to put a price on carbon to accelerate these market trends, and in order to do that, we need to put a price on denial in politics.” Gore believes that putting a price on carbon would force innovation in the fields of renewable energy by causing investors to funnel their capital to green companies and away from those involved with fossil fuels. In another quote, Gore stressed the need to "punish climate change deniers" -- namely those politicians who have rejected "accepted science" whom he has decided need to "pay a price" for their denial. Gore challenged the young audience to continue applying pressure on climate change deniers through "grassroots" movements of innovation and protest -- to "make a revolution," Gore heralded. Critics of Gore say his persistent requests for environmental responsibility falls into the "do as I say, not as I do" category, as they point to his own carbon footprint, which includes hundreds of flight hours every year via private jet as well as his expansive residences that in the past haven't proved to be among the most energy-efficient homes in America.