Andy Borowitz: Gore Could Cause ‘Global Boring’

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 27, 2006 The political satirist reports: "The election of former Vice President Al Gore to the White House could result in a disastrous phenomenon called 'global boring,' in which millions of people around the world would fall asleep in an unprecedented narcoleptic pandemic." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lawrence Bender: The Truthdig Interview

Blair Golson / Truthdig May 26, 2006 Bender, the producer of every Quentin Tarantino movie, describes how he produced the Al Gore global warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." Check out: Why he thought a guy nicknamed "The Robot" would a compelling documentary subject His take on Gore's inability to capitalize on global warming when he was in office His recognition that climate change barely registers on most voters' minds Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Gore: America in ‘Category 5’ Denial on Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 Al Gore, in an interview with The Nation, says that no meaningful change will happen on the global warming front until the public starts demanding it of their leaders. And right now, the people have other things on their minds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Nasty Foes Now Owe Apology to Gore

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 25, 2006 "Like many prophets, Gore has often been derided as an annoyance, an extremist and possibly a madman. Every great American mind of our time felt compelled to take a shot at him." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Exxon-Backed Pundit Compares Gore to Nazi Propagandist

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2006 Sure, it's despicable. But it's also a bit gratifying to see how low Big Oil has to stoop to try to squelch Al Gore's message. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lawrence Bender: The Truthdig Interview

Blair Golson / Truthdig May 24, 2006 Bender, the producer of every Quentin Tarantino movie, describes how he produced the Al Gore global warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." Check out: Why he thought a guy nicknamed "The Robot" would a compelling documentary subject His take on Gore's inability to capitalize on global warming when he was in office Bender's recognition that climate change barely registers on most voters' minds Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Drudge Falsely Smears Gore

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 We usually don't like to point to mud fights, but on something as deadly serious as global warming, we thought it proper to call out conservative Internet kingpin Matt Drudge, who tried to peddle the apparently false story that Gore & Co. were hypocritically environmentally unfriendly at the Cannes Film Festival. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Snubs Gore Film on Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 "We need to set aside" the issue of what is causing global warming, the president said, in defense of his decision not to watch Al Gore's movie. To which Gore later thundered back, "Why should we set aside the global scientific consensus? Is it because Exxon Mobil wants us to set it aside?" Not that this is a surprise, but what a tragedy nonetheless that the man who could most effect meaningful change on the issue of global warming won't even watch an acclaimed movie on the issue. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate Scientist to Think Tank: Stop Misrepresenting My Research

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 A global warming researcher is claiming that a Big Gas-funded think tank has been misrepresenting one of his studies in an effort to throw doubt on the reality of global warming. Earlier: The think tank goes after Al Gore.Keep in mind that, to date, there have been no peer-reviewed studies that cast real doubt on the fact of global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Oil Launches Attack on Al Gore

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 A think tank bankrolled in part by oil companies has launched a disinformation campaign against Gore's "global warming alarmism" in his movie "An Inconvenient Truth." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore 2008 Buzz Is Growing

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 As Al Gore crisscrosses the country to promote his new global warming movie, Democrats are speculating with feverish intensity about the former veep's political future. Update: Arianna appears to be on board, and even Franklin Foer of The New Republic is gushing about Gore's movie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Now Appearing: President Gore

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2006 Al Gore addresses the nation as if he were president in this "Saturday Night Live" clip. Watch for the parody of Bush's spying programs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )