Gore Walks a Fine Line

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Next week, 3,000 people will descend on Detroit, Michigan, for the “environmental equivalent of the Super Bowl”: a National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America. Hosted by Vice President Gore, the meeting is being criticized by those who call it nothing more than industry “greenwash.” Steve talks with Detroit Free Press reporter Emilia Askari [a-SKAR-ee].

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