Washington Post: Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday called on Americans to convert all electricity generation to wind, solar and other renewable sources within 10 years and end their reliance on fossil fuels. Gore said that Americans need to “shake off complacency (and) throw aside old habits,” and he asserted that the falling cost of solar power, the ample winds of the Midwest and the high price of oil make the shift to renewable energy “achievable, affordable and …