"He thought the federal gas tax should be increased several dollars. He believed in curbing urban sprawl with federal regulation. The latest Supreme Court ruling on emminent domain would have fallen right in with his plans of "taking" private homes/property to create/expand parks and preserves."

happened under GW. GW and pals love high oil prices. A little curbing of urban sprawl happend too with the credit crisis. Emminent domain issue also under GW. unless you think a president has nothing to do with issues like these. But then you can't use the argument against Gore either.
I'm pretty confident a lot more people would be alive today, the dollar would be stronger and we wouldn't be owned by China due to record debt and deficits.

AM seems to be crossing over to the dark side the closer Hillary get's to the White House.