FORMER US vice president Al Gore welcomes a decision by police in Portland to reopen an investigation into a massage therapist’s allegations that he groped her at a hotel four years ago, according to a spokeswoman for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Former US vice president Al Gore welcomes a decision by police in Portland to reopen an investigation into a massage therapist's allegations that he groped her at a hotel four years ago, according to a spokeswoman for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

US police said they reopened an investigation into a massage therapist’s allegations that former US Vice President Al Gore groped her at an upscale hotel in 2006.

Former US vice president and climate change campaigner Al Gore has been accused of hypocrisy over his “extravagant” electricity bill.