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[[Image:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg|thumb|150 px|Al Gore, 1994]]

[[Image:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg|thumb|150 px|Al Gore, [[1994]]]]

'''Albert "Al" A. Gore, Jr. (1948 - present)''' was the 45th Vice President of the [[United States]](1993-2001) succeeding [[Dan Quayle]] and succeeded by [[Dick Cheney]], following service in the [[House of Representatives]] and the [[Senate]], spanning 1977-85 and 1985-93, respectively.

'''Albert "Al" A. Gore, Jr. (1948 - present)''' was the 45th Vice President of the [[United States]](1993-2001) succeeding [[Dan Quayle]] and succeeded by [[Dick Cheney]], following service in the [[House of Representatives]] and the [[Senate]], spanning 1977-85 and 1985-93, respectively.

As is customary with Vice Presidents, he was nominated to the [[Democratic]] ticket for the 2000 Presidential election.  Gore lost to [[George W. Bush]] in the [[Electoral College]] after a close vote, in which Gore received more popular votes than Bush, but fewer electoral votes. Gore contested the results in Florida, however on December 13 Gore accepted Bush's election to the Presidency.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2000 2000 Presidential Election Results]</ref>

As is customary with Vice Presidents, he was nominated to the [[Democratic]] ticket for the 2000 Presidential election.  Gore lost to [[George W. Bush]] in the [[Electoral College]] after a close vote, in which Gore received more popular votes than Bush, but fewer electoral votes. Gore contested the results in Florida, however on December 13 Gore accepted Bush's election to the Presidency.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2000 2000 Presidential Election Results]</ref>

[[Image:041109 al gore vsml 6a vsmall.jpg|thumb|150 px|Al Gore, 2004]]

[[Image:041109 al gore vsml 6a vsmall.jpg|thumb|150 px|Al Gore, [[2004]]]]

In the spring of 2000 Gore told the International Press Institute in Boston,

In the spring of 2000 Gore told the International Press Institute in Boston,

== Criticism ==

== Criticism ==

[[Image:Al Gore October 2006.jpg|thumb|150 px|Al Gore at the XPrize Executive Summit, October 19, 2006]]

[[Image:Al Gore October 2006.jpg|thumb|150 px|Al Gore at the XPrize Executive Summit, October 19, [[2006]]]]

Al Gore has recently received criticism for his alleged hypocrisy on environmental issues.  When it was discovered that Gore's utility bill is 20 times higher than the average American's<ref>[http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/02/26/al-gore-hypocrite/ Al Gore, Hypocrite]</ref> many of his detractors accused him of not living up to his own standards.  Gore's defenders claim that the majority of that power came from 'green', or environmentally friendly, power sources such as solar and wind power.  These power sources are much more expensive than traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear power.  From The Tennessean:

Al Gore has recently received criticism for his alleged hypocrisy on environmental issues.  When it was discovered that Gore's utility bill is 20 times higher than the average American's<ref>[http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/02/26/al-gore-hypocrite/ Al Gore, Hypocrite]</ref> many of his detractors accused him of not living up to his own standards.  Gore's defenders claim that the majority of that power came from 'green', or environmentally friendly, power sources such as solar and wind power.  These power sources are much more expensive than traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear power.  From The Tennessean: