While both presidential hopefuls addressed the morning plenary at the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Thursday, only Senator Barack Obama couched his remarks in terms of the CGI theme: making specific commitments.
After announcing yesterday that he would be suspending his campaign to work on the ongoing economic crisis, many in the room at the morning plenary session of the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday were surprised to hear Senator John McCain basically give a version of the stump speech he’s been giving over the last several months.
Gore said for the carbon lobby to be trying to convince their stockholders that renewable energy is risky business and that climate change is a hoax, they are purporting a type of stock fraud that should be addressed by attorneys general across the country.
At the opening session of the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Bill Clinton announced a joint commitment from AREVA and Duke Energy to proceed with the development of several woody biomass power plants in the United States.
The recent Clinton Global Initiative meeting held in New York has sparked a lot of news across the world, with new commitments being made that — fingers crossed — will continue to help people across our planet. And despite my inability to stop hearing Kodos from the Simpsons pronouncing his name "Clin Ton!" every time I hear the foundation mentioned, there is no doubt that it is doing some good.
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