Accountability-Central Commentator Richard Barr Reviews New Gore Book

BY: RICHARD BARR

RICHARD BARR, FEATURED COMMENTATOR ON ACCOUNTABILITY-CENTRAL,
REVIEWS OUR CHOICE, AL GORE’S NEW SOLUTIONS-BASED BOOK ON CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES; “JUST READ IT!”

(New York, NY, January 21, 2010) – Richard Barr, a long-time “Socially Responsible Investment” (SRI) portfolio manager with First Affirmative Financial Network, is now a featured commentator on Accountability-Central.com (a resource for leaders in the corporate, social and public sector, and for journalists and editors), published by the Governance & Accountability Institute. He comments today on Al Gore’s new climate change solutions book, “Our Choice.”

Barr’s Perspective: "We, the successors to the greatest generation, can make it 'our choice' to become the next greatest generation. World War II was often simple to understand: The good guys fought and won; the bad guys were defeated. The battle to save the environment is not so simple. But former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, in his new book, Our Choice, illustrates all of the tools we have at our fingertips to solve global warming and climate change. It is a good read and a greater cause."

Highlights: "Al Gore reminds us in his discussion of fossil fuels that the security crisis, the economic crisis, and the climate crisis, '…seem insolvable in isolation. Yet when we look closely, we can see the common thread running through them, deeply ironic in its simplicity: our dangerous over-reliance on carbon-based fuels is at the core of all three of these challenges..'."

Just read it: "For each depressing fact there are multiple positive stories they inspire one to think that maybe it really isn’t to late even though in some respects it is. We’ve done damage and we just have to live with it – to save the planet. VP Al Gore obviously thinks so or he wouldn’t have written this book…. Although not a scientist, Al Gore is more informed than any other layperson on this planet. You will be impressed with his breadth of knowledge and even his writing style. The book is digested easily. So for those of you who think it’s too late and are on the edge of giving up, do yourself a favor -- read Our Choice."

Barr’s other topics for commentary include his call for more corporate transparency in climate change legislation; and an extensive look at the Most Sustainable companies (“Corporate America gets an ESG report card”) as assembled by Progressive Investor. View the full text of Barr’s column on Accountability-Central.com.

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