Al Gore
Albert "Al" Gore was the 45th Vice President of the United States(1993-2001), following service in the House of Representatives and the Senate, spanning 1977-85 and 1985-93, respectively.
Before Politics
In his early life, Al Gore attended Harvard University, served in the United States Army, and worked as a journalist.
Senate
In his Senate career, he proposed bills to fund the Internet and chaired panels on environmental issues. In 1992 he wrote "Earth in the Balance" and in May 2007 another of his books is set to be published, "Assault on Reason."
Campaign for the Presidency
As is custom, he was nominated to the [[Democratic] ticket. In the 2000 Presidential election he lost to George W. Bush in the Electoral College after a close vote even though Gore won the popular vote. In light of alleged voting irregularities, the results of the election were contested , with Gore accepting Bush's nomination on December 13.[1]
Post politics
Gore has started an investment firm to invest in environmentally sustainable technology and industries, a cable channel (Current TV), and is an adviser to Google. He also starred in a keynote presentation about the climate crisis, "An Inconvenient Truth," which won an Oscar. Al Gore is also mentioned as a possible 2008 candidate.
Hypocrisy
Al Gore has recently received criticism for his considerable hypocrisy on environmental issues. It was discovered that Gore's utility bill is 20 times higher than the average American's.[2] Also, the irony of flying around in a highly inefficient private jet in order to spread his message about the dangers of global warming is of note.[3] Information has also arisen which calls attention to Gore profiting from the mining of zinc on his property, which has released millions of pounds of toxic substances into the environment.[4]