WASHINGTON - APRIL 24: Former Vice President Al Gore testifies during House Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill April 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee is hearing testimony on the Clean Energy Security Act of 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

WASHINGTON - APRIL 24: Former Vice President Al Gore testifies during House Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill April 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee is hearing testimony on the Clean Energy Security Act of 2009.

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  1. Broward County Canvassing Board member Judge Robert Rosenberg stares at a dimpled punchcard ballot, November 23, 2000, as the board begins counting the county's ballots that were considered questionable. After review by the three member panel, the vote went to Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush. Gore is in the final stages of a legal challenge to wrest the presidency away from Bush. REUTERS/Colin Braley.
  2. Former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Al Gore appears with Oprah Winfrey on her television show while campaigning in Chicago, Illinois, in this September 11, 2000 file photo. Winfrey will end her TV chat show at the end of its 25th season in September 2011, her production company Harpo Inc said on November 19, 2009.
  3. Former Vice President Al Gore speaks during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Phoenix.
  4. Former Vice President Al Gore speaks during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Phoenix.
  5. Former Vice President Al Gore speaks during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Phoenix.
  6. Former Vice President Al Gore speaks during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Phoenix.
  7. Former Vice President Al Gore speaks during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Phoenix.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: (L-R) Staff Sgt. Spencer, marine John Weidenhammer, Lance Cpls. Douglas Williams, Anthony Larcher-Gore, Intrepid Trustee Kent Karosen, Gov. David Paterson, Cpl. Aaron Mankin, Director of the Intrepid Museum, Susan Marenoff and Intrepid Museum President, Bill White attend the Dedication of 9/11 Memorial at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on November 7, 2009 in New York City.
  9. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: (L-R) Staff Sgt. Spencer, marine John Weidenhammer, Lance Cpls. Douglas Williams, Anthony Larcher-Gore, Intrepid Trustee Kent Karosen, Gov. David Paterson, Cpl. Aaron Mankin, Director of the Intrepid Museum, Susan Marenoff, and Intrepid Museum President, Bill White attend the Dedication of 9/11 Memorial at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on November 7, 2009 in New York City.
  10. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: Michelle Promaulayko, Mayor Wellington Webb, Chairman and CEO of Rodale Maria Rodale and Editor-in-chief of Men's Health Magazine David Zinczenko attend the Rodale launch party for Al Gore's New Book 'OUR CHOICE: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis' at the American Museum of Natural History on November 3, 2009 in New York City.
  11. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: Mayor Wellington Webb and Chairman and CEO of Rodale Maria Rodale attend the Rodale launch party for Al Gore's New Book 'OUR CHOICE: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis' at the American Museum of Natural History on November 3, 2009 in New York City.
  12. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: Mayor Wellington Webb, Chariman and CEO of Rodale Maria Rodale and Editor-in-chief of Men's Health Magazine David Zinczenko attend the Rodale launch party for Al Gore's New Book 'OUR CHOICE: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis' at the American Museum of Natural History on November 3, 2009 in New York City.
  13. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: Mayor Wellington Webb, Al Gore attend the Rodale launch party for Al Gore's New Book 'OUR CHOICE: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis' at the American Museum of Natural History on November 3, 2009 in New York City.
  14. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: Mayor Wellington Webb attends the Rodale launch party for Al Gore's New Book 'OUR CHOICE: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis' at the American Museum of Natural History on November 3, 2009 in New York City.
  15. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, first left, and Chairman of the Board of the Brookings Institute John Thornton, second right, clap as Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, second left, greets the audience attending the U.S. China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gore said that cooperation between China and the U.S., the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, is crucial to tackling the climate change crisis. The man at right is unidentified.
  16. Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks during the conference 'The Climate Project' in Mexico City, on September 29, 2009. Gore is in Mexico for two days.

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