No Gore in 2004

Living on Earth

Al Gore has taken himself out of the presidential running in 2004, leaving a party of contenders for the Democratic nominee. Host Steve Curwood talks with Deb Callahan, president of the League of Conservation Voters, and Bob Zelnick, chair of the Journalism Department at Boston University and author of the book “Al Gore: A Political Life,” about Gore’s environmental legacy.

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