For the past few years since his failed presidential election, Al Gore has taken to a greater cause and is now devoted to the betterment of our depleting resources and the ever-crumbling environment. Through his film “An Inconvenient Truth” and the a little help from Leo DiCaprio, Gore is finally starting to impact American society as we all make the shift from wasteful to ecologically conscious.

The Run For One Planet is an 11,000 mile run that has been infectiously sweeping across the nation in an effort to raise one million dollars to battle the current environmental issues. The run tour will soon be making its rounds into our neck of the woods and making a pit stop in New Haven. The tour will be stopping in New Haven and more specifically Fair Haven School at 9 o’clock in the morning.

Here's an excerpt from the foundation's website about what they're about:

The Run for One Planet 2008/2009 North America Tour is our kick-off initiative - a carbon neutral year-long run around the continent by two Canadians, Matt Hill and Stephanie Tait, to inspire Environmental Action. Our goal is to run 1 marathon each per day, inspire 1 million new Actions for Earth and raise $1 Million for our Legacy of Action. To do this, we will be running approximately 11,000-miles (or 17,700 km) into communities, towns, and cities to meet with, speak to, and inspire people to take simple daily actions. To improve our Planet's environment we know that "Small Steps Add Up" and that collectively we can each make a difference in our quest to improve ourselves and our environment. We hit the pavement from Vancouver on May 4th 2008.

To watch out for this great initiative in the New Haven area, read up on the happenings with the run and keep informed on the issues affecting good ‘ole Mother Earth.