https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/09/gores-oil-fueled-al-jazeera-deal-follows-a-string-of-green-energy-fiascos/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:23:25 -0400<![CDATA[Gore joined the venture capital group Kleiner Perkins Caufield &#038; Buyers in November 2007, whose key partner, John Doerr, has been pushing hard for biofuel subsidies. His firm GIM also became a KPCB affiliate. As vice president, Gore had cast a 1994 Senate tie-breaking vote in favor of ethanol mandates, but has subsequently admitted regrets. He stated four years later that, “One of the reasons I made that mistake is that I paid particular attention to the farmers in my home state of Tennessee, and I had certain fondness of the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president”.]]>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:30:28 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/09/gores-oil-fueled-al-jazeera-deal-follows-a-string-of-green-energy-fiascos-n99078