WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore compared his goal of producing all domestic electricity through Earth-friendly resources with putting a man on the moon.
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At a speech in Washington, Gore said on Thursday that some of the nation's biggest success stories have come from making commitments to goals well beyond the next election.
He cited the Marshall plan for rebuilding Europe, Social Security and the interstate highway system, in addition to space flight.
The Alliance for Climate Protection, which Gore heads, estimates the cost of transforming the U.S. to clean electricity sources at $1.5 trillion to $3 trillion over 30 years.
Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, solar and other "clean" energy sources within a decade.
Here is a wrap up of Gore's speech.
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But Senate Republicans today differed with the former vice-president on the value of new oil drilling.
The continued to press for offshore and Alaska drilling.
Senator Bob Corker talks about why it would really cut gas prices right away.
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