Former Vice President Al Gore, left, gestures during the National Clean Energy Project forum, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, in Washington. T. Boone Pickens is at right.
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 23: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore (R) speaks as President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta (L) listens during an energy summit at the Newseum February 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. The summit was to discuss "National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy."
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 23: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), UN Foundation President and former Sen. Timothy Wirth (D-CO), President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, and former Vice President Al Gore listen during an energy summit at the Newseum February 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. The summit was to discuss "National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy."