Former President Carter, leading a meeting of thousands of Baptists across racial and theological lines, said Friday he hopes the gathering will help persuade conservative Southern Baptists and other Christians to end divisions over the Bible and politics. ...more

February 2, 2008

Paul A. Miller's scrapbooks overflowed with photos of future presidents, Supreme Court justices and a gorilla named "Joe." ...more

January 31, 2008

Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly. ...more

December 28, 2007

One day, while driving to a job site in Moon Lake, West Pasco Habitat for Humanity President Al Couture and construction supervisor Jeanie Almo encountered a roadblock. As other drivers expressed impatience, Couture conveyed a different reaction. ...more

December 22, 2007

This references Dean Johnson's Dec. 6 letter and Billy Raymond's Dec. 15 letter, subject "I agree." Apparently both of these gentlemen are convinced that it does not matter whatever mankind does here on earth, it will not affect the climate or result in global warming, because "God controls the world's temperature, not man. God controls the climate, the earth's ecosystem, and our environment." So, I guess we do not have to be concerned about excess vehicle emissions and smog affecting the climate or ecosystem. We can dump our batteries, paints, acids, oils, nuclear waste, etc. into our landfills, because "God controls our ecosystem, not man." In view of the above covenants stated by the two writers, if the recent California fires, which destroyed thousands of acres, was caused by arson and there is any resulting ecosystem damage, we cannot hold the arsonist responsible, we must hold God accountable. It should be noted that Mr. Johnson has previously stated he believes that "global warming is the biggest hoax." ...more

December 21, 2007

Nobel laureate Al Gore said Thursday that the United States is "principally responsible" for blocking progress at the U.N. climate conference, and European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-led climate talks next month unless Washington compromises on emissions reductions. ...more

December 14, 2007

Al Gore received his Nobel Peace Prize on Monday and urged the United States and China to make the boldest moves on climate change or "stand accountable before history for their failure to act." ...more

December 11, 2007

World powers meeting at a United Nations climate change conference in Indonesia this week will be unable to craft a meaningful plan on global warming without cooperation from the United States, top greenhouse gas emitter, the U.N. climate chief said Sunday. ...more

December 3, 2007

Gus Cooper, a former public relations and advertising executive with New York Life, knew the rich and powerful but what he is real interested in is his retirement home of many years, the city of Dunedin. ...more

November 24, 2007

Al Gore announced Monday that he is joining Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capital firm to help the private sector take on global warming, and perhaps make some money. ...more

November 13, 2007