And that's great news for the future of the Earth, and doubly great because it will really annoy the right-wingers. According to treehugger.com:

The Alliance's new CEO is Maggie Fox, a longtime advocate for numerous national issue, political and environmental campaigns. Fox was the president of America Votes, the largest voter mobilization effort in the country. Prior to that, she worked as deputy ED of the Sierra Club. The Alliance has been making waves recently, announcing that they are greatly expanding their field presence with the goal of getting climate legislation passed this year. Steve Hildebrand, of the Obama campaign, and Steve Bouchard, another campaign veteran, have been tapped to grow the organization.

Maggie Fox, if I may swoon for a moment, is one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. She's a powerhouse when it comes to community organizing. She's also Senator Udall's wife, and everybody knows what a champion he is for renewable energy and environmental protection.

Between Mark Udall in the Senate and Maggie Fox at the Alliance for Climate Protection, I feel more confident than ever that we will be able to fulfill President Obama's commitment to end our dependence on foreign energy sources and bring the Earth back from the brink of destruction by climate change.

Climate change is not a greeny-happy-hippie issue. It's a national security issue that's more serious than nuclear proliferation or terrorism. And that is because terrorism and nuclear proliferation are risks that we already take steps to mitigate. But without major changes in our policy and action, climate change will cause wars, famine, destruction of property, and a major change in our quality of life. If we fail to mitigate the effects of climate change, it will make the issues of terrorism and nuclear proliferation worse.

Excellent move by V.P. Al Gore, and I hope Maggie finds happiness there doing the work that she loves to do.