A recent advertisement by the Al Gore backed we-can-solve-it-dot-organization closes with the claim that it has been “approved” by “the American people.”  No, it hasn’t.  Count me out.  I demand it. The reason is contained in the very text of the ad.  It opens with a child playing with building blocks, and says, “The solution to our climate crisis seems simple; repower America with wind and solar.”  (Emphasis mine)  “Seems” is a great word for Mr. Gore’s message.  It does seem quite simple to think that all we need to do is build more solar collectors and wind farms, and viola!  Energy independence!  That seems wonderfully simple.  And the “we/me” simply has to demand it, and it will be so. It echoes other ads by the Mr. Gore’s group.  Want “green” jobs?  Just demand them… from the government, no less.  Want energy...(Read Full Post)