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Gore 'rules out' environment job with Obama
Leonard Doyle
London
Independent
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008
The former US vice-president Al Gore met Barack
Obama in Chicago yesterday as the President-elect prepares to
name the next energy secretary and top environment official.
The two men discussed ways in which the next administration's
environmental policies could be used to create jobs in a crippled
US economy, officials said. But there were denials all round that
Mr Gore discussed a job in the new administration. Such an appointment
would be cheered by the Democratic Party's liberal wing, which
remains furious that he was denied the White House in 2000 despite
winning the popular vote.
The party's left wing is also dismayed that Mr Obama has so far
appointed centre-right Democrats and Republicans to his cabinet.
Democratic officials say Mr Obama is not looking to tap Mr Gore
for a cabinet-level post. Nor is Mr Gore interested in such a
position, it appears.
"Vice-President Gore feels now that his calling really is
to educate Americans about the climate crisis," said his
spokeswoman Kalee Kreider. "He served for 30 years in electoral
politics in the House, Senate and as vice-president and surely
understands the great importance of serving in those types of
roles and in public service, but just feels now that his calling
is in educating the public and in the roles that he's serving
at the Alliance for Climate Protection."
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Others remain sceptical. "The Gore trip is for more than
just a chat," a friend of Mr Gore told CNN. "He wouldn't
burn that much carbon flying to Chicago just to talk."
The meeting came after Mr Obama unveiled a 2.5 million-job creation
plan rebuilding infrastructure and using environmentally sustainable
technologies and alternative energy sources in the public sector.
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