<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_039150702.html?keyword=topstory">http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_039150702.html?keyword=topstory</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=storyheadline>Al Gore coming to OU</P><STRONG><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=storycredit>Transcript Staff Reports</SPAN><BR></FONT></STRONG><SPAN>The
Norman Transcript</SPAN><BR>
<P><SPAN>Al Gore, the bestselling author of An Inconvenient Truth and the 45th
vice president of the United States, will deliver a presentation on global
warming to University of Oklahoma students Thursday, March 1, in Paul F. Sharp
Concert Hall of Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd St. Doors will open at 3 p.m.
Gore’s presentation will be part of a campus discussion of different points of
view on global warming.<BR><BR>Devoting much of his political career to the
topic of global warming, Gore in recent years has intensified his efforts both
nationally and internationally on environmental protection. He is the author of
the bestselling book, An Inconvenient Truth, upon which the major motion picture
of the same name was based. The book claimed the No. 1 spot on the New York
Times, Los Angeles Times, Denver Post and Washington Post bestsellers’ lists.
The film based on his book is nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary
Feature. In addition, Gore talks about what he refers to as our “planetary
emergency” or “climate crisis” as a frequent featured guest on some of
television’s most watched programs.<BR><BR>“Clearly, the issue of global warming
is of major importance to our society and it is appropriate to have an
understanding and broad-ranging discussion of the subject on the campus. The
view of Vice President Gore will allow our university community to hear first
hand from one of the most prominent and active leaders in the entire nation in
this field,” OU President David L. Boren said.<BR><BR>The day’s activities will
begin with a free, public forum on global warming featuring two OU faculty
members with different points of view. The forum, featuring David Deming,
associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and David Karoly,
Williams Chair and professor of meteorology, is slated for 1:30 p.m. in Meacham
Auditorium of Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Ave. Additionally, a President’s
Associates dinner and dialogue, featuring Gore, is scheduled for that
evening.<BR><BR>Gore’s political career began in 1976 when he was elected to the
U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was
inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States in
1993.<BR><BR>Environmental issues have been at the forefront of Gore’s efforts
since his days in the House and Senate. He authored an earlier, also
bestselling, work on the environment titled Earth in the Balance: Ecology and
the Human Spirit (1992); it became the first book written by a sitting senator
to make The New York Times bestseller list since John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in
Courage. Gore also led the Clinton administration’s efforts to protect the
environment. He lectures widely on the topic of global warming.<BR><BR>Gore is a
visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, and Fisk
University, Nashville, where he teaches courses on family-centered community
building. <BR><BR>Gore earned a bachelor of arts degree in government with
honors from Harvard University in 1969 and also attended Vanderbilt University’s
Divinity School and then law school at Vanderbilt. After graduation, he
volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam
War.<BR><BR>The lecture is open to OU faculty, staff and students, with overflow
seating available to the public. For more information and accommodations on the
basis of disability, please call OU Special Events at 325-3784.</SPAN></P><!-- icons --></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jennifer
Gooden</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Program Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Homeless Alliance</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>312 W Commerce</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oklahoma City, OK
73109</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>(405) 632-7431</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.homelessalliance.org/">www.homelessalliance.org</A>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>