Comments on: Gore’s Dangerous Call for Environmental Civil Disobedience http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Boris http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-134354 Boris Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:59:46 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-134354 "Gore buys his carbon off-sets from himself–the Generation Investment Management LLP" GIM does not sell carbon credits. Try again. “Gore buys his carbon off-sets from himself–the Generation Investment Management LLP”

GIM does not sell carbon credits. Try again.

]]> By: Tom http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-133542 Tom Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:30:43 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-133542 Gore buys his carbon off-sets from himself--the Generation Investment Management LLP, "an independent, private, owner-managed partnership established in 2004 with offices in London and Washington, D.C." of which he is both chairman and founding partner. Gore buys his carbon off-sets from himself–the Generation Investment Management LLP, “an independent, private, owner-managed partnership established in 2004 with offices in London and Washington, D.C.” of which he is both chairman and founding partner.

]]> By: USAF Vet http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-133391 USAF Vet Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:15:34 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-133391 Civil disobedience??? Obama gets elected and 2nd Amendment rights get legislatively targeted, you will see REAL civil disobedience. Lest we forget...When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. Civil disobedience??? Obama gets elected and 2nd Amendment rights get legislatively targeted, you will see REAL civil disobedience.
Lest we forget…When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

]]> By: Zingerman http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-132846 Zingerman Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:44:28 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-132846 "Civil disobedience" is typically used to describe defiance of a law perceived to be unjust in order to bring attention to that law and hopefully overturn it. It is a method used by citizens against the government. What Gore is advocating is citizens acting against private companies who have broken no laws other than those that he wishes existed. That's getting pretty close to incitement to riot, which is a crime in many states. “Civil disobedience” is typically used to describe defiance of a law perceived to be unjust in order to bring attention to that law and hopefully overturn it. It is a method used by citizens against the government.

What Gore is advocating is citizens acting against private companies who have broken no laws other than those that he wishes existed. That’s getting pretty close to incitement to riot, which is a crime in many states.

]]> By: Boris http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-132421 Boris Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:51:11 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-132421 Shelia, CCX doesn't sell carbon credits. It is an exchange that companies join voluntarily and pay for certain offset projects. The CCX verifies those offset programs. And what does "considerable influence" even mean? The article does not define it and provides zero evidence. It sounds like more of the same conspiracy theory nonsense. Shelia,

CCX doesn’t sell carbon credits. It is an exchange that companies join voluntarily and pay for certain offset projects. The CCX verifies those offset programs.

And what does “considerable influence” even mean? The article does not define it and provides zero evidence. It sounds like more of the same conspiracy theory nonsense.

]]> By: Sheila http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-132371 Sheila Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:47:58 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-132371 Boris - have YOU read what Paul posted? Yes, it says that Gore's company doesn't sell carbon credits - "ACCORDING TO GORE" - but then it goes on to say that GIM has "considerable influence" over the only firm in the US that does sell carbon credits (CCX). What that means, in case you don't understand, is that while the legal entity that is GIM doesnt, itself, sell carbon credits, its subsidiary does. Boris – have YOU read what Paul posted? Yes, it says that Gore’s company doesn’t sell carbon credits – “ACCORDING TO GORE” – but then it goes on to say that GIM has “considerable influence” over the only firm in the US that does sell carbon credits (CCX).

What that means, in case you don’t understand, is that while the legal entity that is GIM doesnt, itself, sell carbon credits, its subsidiary does.

]]> By: Boris http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-131133 Boris Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:57:11 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-131133 Did you read what you posted, Paul? It says Gore's company doesn't sell carbon credits. Well done. Wow. Did you read what you posted, Paul? It says Gore’s company doesn’t sell carbon credits. Well done.

Wow.

]]> By: Paul from Florida http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-130779 Paul from Florida Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:01:38 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-130779 Boris, 'Didn't You Used To Be Deloris? <I>"Al Gore is chairman and founder of a private equity firm called Generation Investment Management (GIM). According to Gore, the London-based firm invests money from institutions and wealthy investors in companies that are going green. “Generation Investment Management, purchases -- but isn’t a provider of -- carbon dioxide offsets,” said spokesman Richard Campbell in a March 7 report by CNSNews.<I> GIM appears to have considerable influence over the major carbon-credit trading firms that currently exist: the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) in the U.S. and the Carbon Neutral Company (CNC) in Great Britain. CCX is the only firm in the U.S. that claims to trade carbon credits. CCX has about 80 members that are self-confessed emitters of greenhouse gases. They have voluntarily committed themselves to reduce their emissions by the year 2010 to a level 6% below their emissions in 2000. CCX members include Ford Motor Company...." Boris, ‘Didn’t You Used To Be Deloris?

“Al Gore is chairman and founder of a private equity firm called Generation Investment Management (GIM). According to Gore, the London-based firm invests money from institutions and wealthy investors in companies that are going green. “Generation Investment Management, purchases — but isn’t a provider of — carbon dioxide offsets,” said spokesman Richard Campbell in a March 7 report by CNSNews.

GIM appears to have considerable influence over the major carbon-credit trading firms that currently exist: the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) in the U.S. and the Carbon Neutral Company (CNC) in Great Britain. CCX is the only firm in the U.S. that claims to trade carbon credits. CCX has about 80 members that are self-confessed emitters of greenhouse gases. They have voluntarily committed themselves to reduce their emissions by the year 2010 to a level 6% below their emissions in 2000. CCX members include Ford Motor Company….”

]]> By: Boris http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-130713 Boris Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:31:24 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-130713 "I want to make billions selling carbon trading credits" Al Gore doesn't sell carbon credits. Now, please rewrite your conspiracy theory accordingly. “I want to make billions selling carbon trading credits”

Al Gore doesn’t sell carbon credits. Now, please rewrite your conspiracy theory accordingly.

]]> By: Mike Grant http://pjmedia.com/blog/gores-dangerous-call-for-environmental-civil-disobedience/#comment-130650 Mike Grant Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:00:33 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36257#comment-130650 Gore wants to raise another generation of young Unabombers or better yet, an environmental Weather Underground. Gore wants to raise another generation of young Unabombers or better yet, an environmental Weather Underground.

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