> Gore is an investor in green-technology businesses—a fact that regularly provokes criticism for alleged conflicts of interest—
Not sure what the conflict is? It's really just interest.
Not sure what the conflict is? It's really just interest.
For example, a criticism an opponent of Al Gore might make is something like, “Would you still be an advocate for climate policy X if you didn’t stand to gain $Y due to its implementation?”
Of course, I’m not saying the criticism necessarily holds up to careful scrutiny. And, from what I can tell, neither does the author of this article.