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	<title><![CDATA[Al Gore Refuses To Dignify Debate: "It's Not A Matter Of Theory"]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/al-gore-turns-down-debate_n_172371.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Former Vice President Al Gore must not have been too surprised when it happened, but a well-known climate skeptic <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/03/05/a-heated-exchange-al-gore-confronts-his-critics/">confronted him</a> at the Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics forum in Santa Monica. The skeptic, Bjorn Lomborg, is a favorite of conservatives who would rather not spend on the environment. David Sassoon introduced us to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sassoon/lomborgs-10-billion-quest_b_115570.html">Lomborg's stock question</a> in July. Earlier, Jason Linkins decried Lomborg's <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/16/zakaria-presents-celebrat_n_107387.html">invited appearance on CNN</a>. Here's what the Wall Street Journal had on the confrontation...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Green]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-04-05T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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