.Gore’s Dual Role: Advocate and Investor

Gore’s Dual Role: Advocate and Investor

Al Gore has been a prominent figure in politics since being former Vice President of the U.S.. Some critics have been saying that Mr. Gore is advocating green technology in order to profit from it. Al Gore has made significant investments in green technology in the past few years, recently investing $35 million into a single green energy technology. It appears that his investments have neem paying off very well.
Critics point to the fact that each time Mr. Gore successfully lobbys a bill he personally gains from it, each time there is a cap on green house gas emisions a company that Al Gore is invested in usually stands to profit. Al Gore has responded to critics stating:

I have advocated policies to promote renewable energy and accelerate reductions in global warming pollution for decades, including all of the time I was in public service,” Mr. Gore wrote. “As a private citizen, I have continued to advocate the same policies. Even though the vast majority of my business career has been in areas that do not involve renewable energy or global warming pollution reductions, I absolutely believe in investing in ways that are consistent with my values and beliefs. I encourage others to invest in the same way.”

I feel that there is no problem with making money from his investments, even if he is using his political clout to affect legal change that will ultimately help his personal investments. The products and technology his is investing in is great for our economy and good for the planet. Hopefully people will see what Mr. Gore is doing and follow suit, Mr. Gore shows that there is a significant amount of profit to be made by investing in green tech, and hopefully this will encourage others to do the same.

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