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VIDEO: Branson Discusses How Al Gore Convinced Him To Lead on Global Warming
Earlier today on Good Morning America, Virgin CEO Richard Branson, who yesterday pledged $3 billion to invest in alternative energy to combat global warming, appeared alongside Al Gore. Branson explained that he was once a global warming skeptic, but after meeting with scientists, reading books, and talking over breakfast with Gore, he became “convinced that the world has a real serious problem.”
Gore praised Branson for having the “guts” to show such “courage and leaderhip” on the issue. Watch it:
[flv http://video.thinkprogress.org/2006/09/branson.320.240.flv]
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