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CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday praised former Vice President Al Gore's ideas on the environment as one part of helping the nation's struggling economy recovery. Obama, Gore and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met privately at Obama's transition headquarters here for almost two hours.
Obama said they discussed so-called green jobs as a way to boost employment across the country, improve national security by reducing reliance on foreign oil, and reduce energy costs.
Obama said global warming is "not only a problem, but it's also an opportunity."
"We all believe what the scientists have been telling us for years now, that this is a matter of urgency and national security, and it has to be dealt with in a serious way," Obama told reporters and photographers at the end of the closed-door meeting.
"We have the opportunity now to make jobs all across this country, in all 50 states, to repower America. ... We are not going to miss this opportunity," Obama said.
The president-elect's comments closely resembled Gore's plan for an environmental economy, outlined in a speech in July, and he echoed the title of Gore's effort, Repower America.
The president-elect's two guests did not speak to reporters.
Gore sought the presidency in 2000 but lost to then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush in a disputed election that was settled by the Supreme Court. He then became a leader in the movement to draw attention to climate change and global warming. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, and his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy Award the same year.
He lends Obama instant credibility among environmental activists. Aides also said Obama didn't plan to recruit Gore to become a formal part of his administration.
Obama has pledged to use part of his proposed economic stimulus package to develop alternative energies and green technologies. Obama's aides said the private meeting would help shape the president-elect's economic policies.
In April, as Obama was fighting for the nomination, he lavished praise on the former vice president and said he would play a role in dealing with the environment.
"I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem. He's somebody I talk to on a regular basis," Obama said in Pennsylvania. "I'm already consulting with him in terms of these issues, but climate change is real. It is something we have to deal with now, not 10 years from now, not 20 years from now."
At the time, Gore was one of the most coveted endorsements up for grabs as the primary narrowed to between Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Gore was vice president under President Bill Clinton, but remained out of the primary contests.
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Obama's transition office: http://www.change.gov
Gore's clean energy plan: http://www.repoweramerica.org
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I think they should make the following announcements after their meeting:
Dreaming of a Green Christmas:
1) Ask your friends and families what their Green Resolution is for the New Year (and check on it again around Super Bowl time).
2) Work with your kids to do an energy audit of your home (software or list available from your power company). If they are old enough, help them understand peak hours, wattage of different devices, make a list of appliances, and replace old light bulbs with CFLs. (give them a percentage of savings from energy bill as a bonus if they can help reduce home energy use).
3) Check with older relatives or neighbors that can not easily replace their light bulbs and help them change out old bulbs with new CFLs and check their HVAC filters to make sure they have been replaced in the last few months. (check with local utility companies to see if they are handing out free CFLs to customers).
4) Buy new LED Christmas lights to replace the old bulb lights (recycle the old light strands).
5) Buy a larger green gift for the family or spouse: i.e. an energy efficient appliance, recycling bin for yard waste and table scraps, solar water heater, or trees.
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