Former Vice President Al Gore speaking in April 2013 at the Hunger, Nutrition, Climate Justice Conference in Dublin, Ireland. Photo by CGIAR Climate. Used with permission.
Former Vice President Al Gore, who is 66, has become a vegan, according to one sentence in a Forbes Magazine piece by Ryan Mac: "Newly turned vegan Al Gore is also circling." (Mac's article is about Hampton Creek Foods' plant-based egg substitutes and the fact that such people as Bill Gates and environmentally friendly billionaire Tom Styer are company's backers. "Hampton Creek has examined the molecular properties of 1,500 types of plants to find species with the best characteristics for emulsifying into mayo or congealing in a hot pan like scrambled eggs," Mac reports.)
Juliet Eilperin writes in The Washington Post blog "Post Politics": "An individual familiar with Gore's decision, who asked not to be identified because it involved a personal matter, confirmed that Gore opted a couple of months ago to become vegan. Gore's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment." Teacherken writes on Daily Kos: "One could posit that Gore, whose weight had ballooned, took the approach at least in part for health reasons."
We were surprised when former President Bill Clinton became a vegan several years ago, as he was known for eating fast food. Clinton went vegan for health reasons, as Joe Conason reported for AARP the Magazine. Clinton was dealing with heart disease, and his vegan lifestyle helped him to lose the more than 30 pounds he needed to, and has kept the weight off and improved his health, writes Conason.
It shouldn't be as surprising that Al Gore, who served as Clinton's vice president, has gone vegan, because Gore has been passionately pointing out for years how environmental change is needed to prevent global warming. It so happens that going vegan does more to prevent global warming than even switching to a hybrid car, so we are thrilled to hear that Gore is now vegan and congruent with his climate message.
Juliet Eilperin writes in The Washington Post blog "Post Politics": "An individual familiar with Gore's decision, who asked not to be identified because it involved a personal matter, confirmed that Gore opted a couple of months ago to become vegan. Gore's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment." Teacherken writes on Daily Kos: "One could posit that Gore, whose weight had ballooned, took the approach at least in part for health reasons."
We were surprised when former President Bill Clinton became a vegan several years ago, as he was known for eating fast food. Clinton went vegan for health reasons, as Joe Conason reported for AARP the Magazine. Clinton was dealing with heart disease, and his vegan lifestyle helped him to lose the more than 30 pounds he needed to, and has kept the weight off and improved his health, writes Conason.
It shouldn't be as surprising that Al Gore, who served as Clinton's vice president, has gone vegan, because Gore has been passionately pointing out for years how environmental change is needed to prevent global warming. It so happens that going vegan does more to prevent global warming than even switching to a hybrid car, so we are thrilled to hear that Gore is now vegan and congruent with his climate message.
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