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Al Gore: Environment
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In July, Al Gore will present a multi-city, environment-focused concert series, tentatively titled the B.O.R.D.E. Festival. And now, two of his colleagues in Congress are lobbying that the D.C. portion of the show be held on the grounds of the Capitol: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) have put forth a resolution that would allow the show to be staged in the same place where Mark Russell recorded some of his first demos: more
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"GE's CEO Jeff Immelt's coziness with Al Gore has blinded him to the realities of today's business environment. It's very disturbing that GE apparently hasn't used its 'ecomagination' to realize that the potential for mercury contamination of millions of homes may result in expensive litigation," said AFM's Tom Borelli.
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While in Congress Gore was interested in several issues. He focused attention on health-related matters and on cleaning up the environment. He worked for nuclear arms control and disarmament, as well as other strategic defense issues. He stressed the potential of new technologies, such as biotechnology and computer development.
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Gore recommended that the Elk Hills be sold as part of his 1995 "Reinventing Government" National Performance Review program. Gore-confidant (and former campaign manager) Tony Cohelo served on the board of directors of the private company hired to assess the sale's environmental consequences. The sale was a windfall for Oxy. Within weeks of the announced purchase Occidental stock rose ten percent.
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