On Monday, I had the opportunity to see Al Gore, former Vice President (or as he likes to joke, the former next president), speak about business and the environment.

You can read about his talk here:

http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.14/11-gore.html

Ultimately, I found his speech incredibly inspiring. He approaches topics not just from a straightforward scientific viewpoint, but also examines the philosophical attitudes of how we look at Earth. I agree with him that in all things, not just the environment, people think way too short term (or for the current folks running the show, their kids and grandkids can deal with it--verrrry admirable).

More later this weekend.