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Bono goes to confession with Father Al

Sometimes it's hard to keep your cool when you're face to face with a living legend. Even rock stars get nervous when they're in the presence of one of the high priests of Climate Change. During this week's World Economic Forum in Switzerland, philanthropic rocker Bono thought it might be fun to invite Al Gore over to see his eco-friendly pad. Only, he didn't really think about how stressful the audit visit might be. According to Bono:
"It's like being with an Irish priest. You start to confess your sins. Father Al, I am not just a noise polluter, I am a noise-polluting, diesel-soaking, gulfstream-flying rock star. I'm going to kick the habit. I'm trying father Al."
It's not that Al really gave Bono the 3rd degree -- heck, Al's lifestyle is really not all that green either -- it's more of what the former VP has come to symbolize that makes people feeling guilty about their lifestyles. As the story goes, Bono couldn't stop pointing out the green features of his house to try and impress Al:
"He's been round my house and there was a little bit of, 'Here's the recycler, Al!' I've got a posh car but, 'It runs on ethanol, Al!' "There's a little bit of that (when Gore visits)".
Is this the direction we're moving as a culture, i.e. when we don't confess our eco-sins, we end up holding emotional eco-baggage? This is going to be a big hit with the mental health industry.

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