Green Options » bipartisanship http://greenoptions.com/tag/bipartisanship Posts tagged 'bipartisanship' Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:19:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Odd Couples for Climate Change http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/04/18/odd-couples-for-climate-change/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/04/18/odd-couples-for-climate-change/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:19:58 +0000 Heidi Suydam http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/04/18/odd-couples-for-climate-change/ global warming, the alliance for climate protectionI came across some interesting bipartisan ads today. One featuring Newt Gingrich with Nancy Pelosi and the other featuring Al Sharpton with Pat Robertson. In the ads each of these “odd couples” sat together on a couch and presented a united front urging the public to embrace efforts for climate change. I loved it!

Then I discovered the ads were produced by the We Campaign which was started by The Alliance for Climate Protection. My heart almost stopped beating when I realized I absolutely loved something that has its roots in the efforts of Al Gore. Yes, I am a conservative, and I admittedly have a strong aversion to Al Gore. Nonetheless, I repeatedly returned to We and to the ads. I overcame my stubborn ideals (my first instinct was, I cannot promote this because it belongs to Al Gore) and decided to embrace the cause (my heart said, you are passionate about bi-partisan efforts in environmentalism and you must promote this).

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