Rumors are ripe that President-elect Barack Obama is eyeing former Vice President Al Gore for a slot in his administration - more so with reports of Gore's high profile visit to Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday to meet Obama and Biden. According to the transition office, Obama will meet the Nobel laureate "to discuss energy and climate change."

Despite the fact that Democratic officials say Obama is not looking to tap Gore for any other position in the administration, a prospective Gore appointment would certainly be greeted with celebration from members of the party's liberal wing, many of whom are still livid he lost the White House in 2000 despite winning the popular vote.

During his presidential election campaign, Obama had pledged that if he gets elected, he would make Al Gore a major player on the topic of climate change.

Even though Gore has not shown any interest in a position of climate 'czar' or any cabinet post, he will undoubtedly have a lot of suggestions for Obama about how energy policies can help stimulate the economy. After all, Gore starred in the Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", and won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to combat rising temperatures and boost awareness of climate change.

Within two days of Obama's win November 4, Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection rolled out a media campaign to push for immediate investments in energy efficiency, renewable power generation like wind and solar technology and the creation of a unified national power grid.

In fact, Gore and his group are in line with most US environmental groups, which believe the Obama administration has a chance to stem global warming, after the stalling by President Bush's administration.