'Frozen Gore' sculpture in AK fuels warming debate

[February 04, 2010]  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- Another two-ton ice sculpture of former Vice President Al Gore is back in front of a Fairbanks liquor store.

"Frozen Gore" is a dig at Gore's beliefs about climate change.

The first statue went on display last year. This year's version is hooked up to the exhaust of a pickup truck to make it appear Gore is spouting hot air.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the smoke drew laughs from a crowd Tuesday as a Gore speech on climate change played over a loudspeaker.

The sculpture was commissioned by two businessmen, Craig Compeau and Rudy Gavora, who want Gore to discuss global warming in Fairbanks.

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Information from: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com/

[Associated Press]

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