The Associated Press [1] reports that former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize honoree Al Gore [2] will be joining Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capital firm on behalf of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers [3]. Gore's presence will help these venture firms tackle global warming as they expand beyond traditional technology into "clean-tech" investments, which include alternative fuel research, innovative recycling programs, and an assortment of eco-friendly initiatives. Gore has promised to donate 100% of his salary as a Kleiner Perkins partner to the Alliance for Climate Protection [4], a Palo Alto-based think-tank focused on accelerating policy solutions to the current climate crisis.