One of the big stories this morning is Al Gore’s plans to spend over $300 million dollars on a media blitz to encourage Americans to cut back on carbon emissions (and, of course, buy some Gore-owned Carbon Credits). (via Hot Air)

Former Vice President Al Gore is launching a $300 million, bipartisan campaign to try to push climate change higher on the nation’s political agenda.

The three-year campaign by the Alliance for Climate Protection will begin Wednesday with network television advertising that will include “American Idol” and other non-traditional shows that reach a non-news audience.

The American public loves them some TV and celebrities. It’ll probably work. I wonder if they’ll vote Gore the new American idol, or if he’ll just win the popular audience vote and get shafted on the electoral phone-in count…

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