LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Sure, the White House slipped from former Vice President Al Gore's grasp, but how many politicians end up on stage at Oscar night?
"An Inconvenient Truth," which turned Gore's lectures on the threat of global warming into a highly touted theatrical release, won the Academy Award for best documentary feature Sunday night.
Singer Melissa Etheridge also received the Oscar for best original song, "I Need to Wake Up," which was written for the movie.
Gore used the award as another opportunity to plug the environmental cause, telling the Hollywood audience and an estimated 1 billion television viewers that resolving the threat posed by a warming climate is "not a political issue, it's a moral issue." (Watch Gore talk about his cause and his movie Video)
"We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act," he said. "That's a renewable resource. Let's renew it."
I think that Al did the right thing by taking the time to talk to 1 billion people about the simple power of our collective will to make a difference. So since he said my Fellow American twice the third time will be the charm.
Hint to the the Draft Al Gore people keep up the good work Al Gore will be drafted to run for President in 2008. Until then and even after I do know that he will be leading the leaders around the world on the global climate challenge. So go download the song. Join a www.DraftAlGore.Meetup.com
For many in 2008 It's the Environment.
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