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Welcome to the Hot Air Tour

Climate alarmists have bombarded citizens with apocalyptic scenarios and pressured them into environmental political correctness. It’s time to tell the other side of the story.

Americans for Prosperity is working hard to bring you the missing half of the global warming debate. What will the impacts of reactionary legislation be for you, your family and our economy?

Join us at an event near you to learn more about climate alarmism and the looming Big Government "solutions."

Gore Fails to Ground Tour

During our Nashville stop we hope to launch a hot-air balloon and float over Al Gore's house in an attempt to expose the high cost of global warming alarmism

A couple of days ago, a Gore spokeswoman ominously warned that they'd be working to block our event:

"We're making inquiries" to see whether the balloon launch violates any local ordinances, (Gore spokeswoman Kalee) Kreider said.

Sure enough, just a few hours before our event was scheduled to kick off, the Nashville Parks and Recreation Department claimes that the permit they approved doesn't allow us to launch our balloon from the city park where we're holding our event -- even though we told them repeatedly exactly what we planned to do. Click here to read more

Updates from the Road

Second Swing of the Tour is Complete

The second leg of the nationwide hot air balloon tour began on June 17, highlighting the economic consequences of so-called global warming “solutions” with seven events in six states. The Hot Air Tour has the goal of building grassroots pressure against costly state, local, and federal climate change policies.

Click to read a letter from AFP President Tim Phillips about his travels on the Hot Air Tour 2nd leg

First Leg of the Tour is Complete

It was a blast traveling across the country and meeting so many wonderful activists and families that care deeply about preserving the American Dream. Click here to read about each stop.