The issue of climate change has been one of the most controversial topics to emerge in the last few decades. Although most scientists agree that climate change is real, there are varying opinions on the severity of the effects.
Some within the scientific community have even expressed concern that exaggeration of the potential ramifications of climate change can be as damaging to the cause as the people who claim it doesn’t exist. Others have accused scientists and activists of stretching the truth to pursue their own agenda, whether it is environmental, or in some cases, financial. Former United States Vice President Al Gore is one man that some are accusing of profiting from a climate change agenda.
Al Gore is currently on pace to become what some are calling the world’s first carbon billionaire. Gore is currently reaping large profits from a smart metre which measures the amount of energy used by a household. Gore was one of many venture capitalists who invested in Silver Springs Networks, a company who aims to make household energy more efficient. The investors are set to receive a large return after Silver Springs Networks was awarded a piece of a large government contract to install their smart metres on millions of American homes.
Al Gore became a pioneer for green issues after the release of his documentary ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ in which he gives a slide show illustrating the effects of carbon emissions. Gore received the Nobel Prize in 2007 for his efforts. Although some would claim he is profiting from his agenda, others say that he is doing far more good than evil and is merely profiting from savvy investments.
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