He may not be known for fiery emotion, but Al Gore is becoming a bit more of a revolutionary. Speaking in New York, Gore said it was time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration. According to CNNs coverage of the event Gore also compared clean coal to healthy replica A Lange&Sohne watches smoking. Instead of using coal, he argued that the country needs to invest in new energy sources.Gore was speaking at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, former President Bill Clintons organization which aims to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.--Micah Cratty
Obviously, Lance Armstrong has a way with the ladies: Sheryl Crow, Tory Burch, an Olsen twin, Kate Hudson. Now hes charmed Queen Rania of Jordan, in a different sort of way. The 38-year-old queen, whose name pops up on lists of the worlds most powerful and most beautiful women, met him at the Clinton Global Initiative on replica Panerai watches Thursday, according to the week-long blog about the event shes penning for Slate.com. Not only was I taken aback that he knew who I was—he even knew I was a runner, she writes. The two exchanged notes on the joys and aches of running, she reports, but no doubt that was the end of their relationship.
Queen Rania (whos happily married, it seems, to Jordans King Abdullah II) was there to speak out on behalf of womens health and ecotourism, among other issues. And Armstrong used the forum to announce his Livestrong Global Cancer Initiative, a program designed to raise global awareness of cancer, and his pledge to raise $8 million for the replica IWC watch cause over the next five years. Of course I want to win an eighth Tour de France, he states on livestrong.org. But the most important issue is taking the global epidemic of cancer to a much bigger stage.--Dianna Delling
