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Al Gore's Climate Choice. By Andrew C. Revkin, NYTimes, November 3, 2009. "Former Vice President Al Gore's third book centering on global warming is out. Titled Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, it centers on the same mantra at the core of his message for years now - that the only missing link holding back action is political will. The book is mainly a heavily illustrated guide to the technologies and policies that could, in Mr. Gore's view, limit climate dangers. Nuclear is largely out, capturing and burying carbon dioxide is somewhat in. Gains in energy efficiency are a vital stepping stone, he says, along with vastly expanded deployment of renewable energy sources and improved storage and grid components to make sure the power is available where and when it's needed. On the policy side, Mr. Gore remains in the all-of-the-above camp, seeking both a tax on carbon dioxide emissions and endorsing, somewhat guardedly, the cap and trade architecture favored by congressional Democrats and many large environmental groups." Rachel Maddow Interviews Al Gore, MSNBC, November 4, 2009, 11 min. Al Gore on the Daily Show. Comedy Central, November 4, 2009, 9:24 min.