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"He showed maps of cities underwater, claiming melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica would displace hundreds of millions. He said our maps 'would have to be redrawn.'
[He brought his map porn to New Zealand in 2006, John Key confessing afterwards "all his buttons had been pushed" having undergone a Damascene conversion at the feet of Al Gore's slides.]
"18 years later, none of it has happened. Not even close. The apocalypse was always a decade away.
"Meanwhile, the man selling the panic got rich. Very rich.
"While you were told to feel guilty and lower your standard of living, Al Gore built a $300+ million personal fortune from the climate industrial complex.
"He became the first 'climate billionaire.'
"He made his money from:
- Green investment funds (Generation Investment Management)
- Board seats & advisory roles
- Massive speaking fees ($200k+ per speech)
- Carbon credit trading
"The truth is, the predictions were always more profitable than they were accurate."
~ Camus