How can anyone hope to review all the answers to Al Gore's Question?

Question

There are so many excellent ideas presented!How can these be put to good use.There's so many to go through,even if you ignore the critical and abusive answers offered by the nay-sayers,the sheer amount is staggering.

Answer 1

I think that was the response that they hoped for. You can bet that there is some kind of study pertaining to the answers received and how the world views the subject. I imagine that it will affect some important thing that they are doing. And what better way to get some research data at absolutely no cost to his organization!

Answer 2

Is it imperitive that Mr Gore read them all? Does he have to "pick the solution?" What a responsibility and task!
Isn't it more appropriate that with so many people answering (and don't forget the people who read but don't submit an answer) that people may actually start to think for themselves instead of accepting the answers we see thrown at us everyday by agenda driven and self-serving groups from home and abroad?
I think we are in this global pickle because we got so much done by so few! There are more people with brains than the few who get themselves elected or worse, appointed to manage our affairs!
Let us all have a say after some serious thought on the matter. Politicians learned ages ago that the best answer to a question is another question! Start asking them a few pointed and well thought out ones!

Answer 3

GLOBAL WARMING/THE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL

Any and I mean any environmental cause or approach must be grassroots in nature. Having PhD's talk about global warming and having those representing industry interests debunk these present theories is a high level and almost an entirely futile effort. Don't get me wrong, it is great that someone with Al Gore's connections and exposure is getting the word out. However, people are people they want to see results.

Yes, the expression is now trite but still true, "Thing Globally, Act Locally". Watching the sky over a city, town or even a more rural area become darkened by smog has local impact, people take note and actually see A PROBLEM. A problem that can measured in terms of air quality or perhaps an AIR QUALITY HEALTH INDEX like the one that the provincial government in Ontario, Canada is in the process of implementing. You can measure results (however small) in terms of air quality and the affect it has on the health care system (those with breathing problems, doctor's visits, etc). It certainly speaks to the advantage of a UNIVERSAL health care system (however, actually implemented) as it actually makes sense to improve the environment as it keeps people healthy (a humanitarian cause) and when health care it publicly funded it affects the public coffers when people become ill therefore it even makes better financial sense to keep the environment a top priority.

Plus any approach must be entire with a complete overall plan (the big picture). Including recycling initiatives, energy solutions (alternatives/renewables can now present a real potential financial threat to the big oil companies and even power companies...), government involvement at all levels, public transit, greener vehicles in general (Hybrid, Hydrogen, Conventional electric, bio-diesel, ethanol), conservation in all energy arenas, ETC!

Economic viability is the real sell as many of these solutions are just that economically sensible (ensuring we look at the entire picture). Yes as more people use solar, wind and other renewable energy sources the cheaper the technology will get. Two of the newest billionaires have earned a large portion through renewables Solar (India I believe) and Wind (China I believe). Yes in many ways developing nations and economies will be the first and early adopters of such renewable tech as they are just building much of their infrastructure.

So what do we all need to do? GET INVOLVED ! Contact your local government about improving your recycling program, contact provincial/state/federal government about the adopting of these new technologies (renewables such as solar/wind), buy gas with ethanol in it and demand it, use and demand bio diesel, buy products with less packaging and demand manufacturers to reduce packaging and to offer a price break as a result. More ECONOMIC VIABILITY! After all energy diversity just like economic diversity is the safest and best bet for good long term results and return on investment.

Joe...


KEEP IT UP MR. GORE THE POLAR BEARS NEED YOU FIRST **GRIN**.

Answer 4

I think many of the "celebrities" bow out of reviewing the answers in favor of the vote, rather than reviewing them. I would think they could set up a system beforehand having three or four people pulling out the top 10% of answers as they come in, then further refine it and present 15-20 to the celebrity to choose from, maybe based on their general guidelines. Pup response, #477, very proactive, not star wars, at this page link almost to bottom.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsMB3BbeTC7_wmGpRXG9dZAezKIX?qid=20060629201333AAu7EXE&cp=16&tp=241#all-answers

Answer 5

they will not do review answers. They did it to promote yahoo answers and al-Gore's agenda.

Maybe al-Gore will make some unpaid intern go through it and write a report which a volunteer campaing officer will forget to read.

Answer 6

Y'know, in a few weeks, I probably read close to that many. (Someone said 7200) If he has someone to pick out the garbage--and of all the answers I read, I'd say about a third are pure garbage (nonsensical, obscene or near it, off topic, rtn n txt-sp3k n unrdbl or just plain wrong)--he can easily do it.

Answer 7

I agree with you -- I wish someone would go through this whole section for gems. Maybe some grad student in sociology or communications with a project on developing online community...
Glad you asked the question!

Answer 8

Are you kidding, Al Gore is only in on the global warming B.S for money and attention!

Answer 9

Are you kidding? Al Gore is reading every single one of them!

Answer 10

Typical Politician
hide behind a flood of people