Man, is this guy busy or what? I tell you, if I could vote for him I would. Al Gore may have been a losing presidential candidate, but if US presidents had the tenacity that Al Gore has especially when it comes to environmental issues, then that country and this planet may have a chance.

Here is a round up of what Mr. Gore has been doing this week.

In New York, Mr. Gore proposed penalizing pollution instead of penalizing employees by automatic tax deductions from their salaries. His point was that carbon tax could replace all payroll taxes and even pay for Social Security and unemployment compensation. He said: "Instead of discouraging businesses from hiring more employees it would discourage business from producing more pollution."

The New York Times reports that Mr. Gore seeked for an immediate freeze of emissions coming from smokestacks and tail pipes which many scientists say, are connected to global warming. He also said "Merely engaging in high-minded debates about theoretical future reductions while continuing to steadily increase emissions represents a self-delusional and reckless approach. In some ways, that approach is worse than doing nothing at all, because it lulls the gullible into thinking that something is actually being done, when in fact it is not."

Mr. Gore also proposed a Carbon Neutral Mortgage Association (now lovingly referred to as Connie Mae) which aims to help homes retrofit or build energy efficient houses. He also suggested the creation of an Electranet, a wholesale type of system that would enable homeowners to buy and sell electricity. Mr. Gore believes that the issue is not political but a moral one and he added that "Put simply, it is wrong to destroy the habitability of our planet and ruin the prospects of every generation that follows ours."

And really saving the best for last, Mr. Gore proposed a platform that would allow for renewable energy development and climate change mitigation which included the items quoted above. Quite a feat!

Is he running for president? Is he silly or does he make sense? Many detractors say he is silly and that this is all a political ploy. If it is, people are buying. After all, if this guy promises to save the world for future generations, I would give him my vote, if that is all the hope that there is left.