Al Gore has canceled a scheduled event to speak in Copenhagen and promote his new book Our Choice. Attendees who purchased tickets to hear the former US vice president and climate change speaker present his book in Denmark, will have to seek refunds for their ticket purchases.
Reported by the New York Times, Kalee Krieder, a Gore spokesperson, said the event was canceled "...because of all the breaking issues around the treaty talks...”
A looming cloud has hung over the heads of many climate speakers ever since the release of what is popularly being referred to as "Climategate." When emails were leaked from several British climate scientists, it elevated public skepticism about the causes of climate change.
How this directly impacts Al Gore, is difficult to say, but the LA Times reported that Roger L. Simon and Lionel Chetwynd requested the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences take back the Oscar Al Gore received for his picture, "An Inconvenient Truth."
Update: The New York Times released new information that Al Gore would still attend the Copenhagen summit to give a speech to attendees at the Bella Center, but would not be making a public appearance.
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