Today we bring you quotes from two of the most important people in the climate change movement - Al Gore and Bill McKibben - two people we very much look up to, and two names we love seeing in bylines.  Recently, The Goracle and McKibben penned pieces that appeared in The New York Times and all over the wire, respectively. 

First, The Goracle wrote an op-ed piece about the debate over the validity of reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - a panel he is part of and who he shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with -, about the ridiculous debate about climate change in light of the recent harsh winter weather, and about partisan politics getting in the way of necessary legislation:

"The pathway to success is still open, though it tracks the outer boundary of what we are capable of doing. It begins with a choice by the United States to pass a law establishing a cost for global warming pollution. The House of Representatives has already passed legislation, with some Republican support, to take the first halting steps for pricing greenhouse gas emissions." - Al Gore

Second, Bill McKibben wrote an editorial that appeared in several major newspapers titled, "The O.J. tactic: Climate change skeptics sound like Simpson's lawyers: If the winter glove won't fit, you must acquit". It too tackled the climategate scandal and the recent noise form denyers trying to use the harsh winter as ammunition to their argument. 

"In the long run, the climate-deniers will be a footnote to history. But by delaying action, they will have helped prevent us from taking the steps we need to take while there's still time. If we're going to make real change while it matters, it's important to remember that their skepticism isn't the root of the problem. It simply plays on our deep-seated resistance to change." - Bill McKibben

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