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'Frozen Gore' sculpture fuels Fairbanks debate

January 06, 2010
  • Craig Compeau speaks to a small crowd during the unveiling of an Al Gore ice sculpture Tuesday morning at Thrifty Liquor in Fairbanks. (Courtesy Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Craig Compeau speaks to a small crowd during the unveiling of an Al Gore ice sculpture Tuesday morning at Thrifty Liquor in Fairbanks. (Courtesy Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

by The Associated Press
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- 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 in climate change.

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

There's an addition to the first "Frozen Gore" that 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 clmate change played over a loudspeaker.

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