He is NOT keeping the money! He is going to give it to an environmental organization
Mr. Nobel must be turning over in his grave.
What the hell does "Global Warming" have to do with peace?
Don't you realize that the world will end if we do not get this fixed? :smile:
You don't really believe all that bull do you?![]()
No, I was joking. I think there has aways been a crowd that extorts money because the world is ending. It used to be religious in nature "end times" but now it is secular and draws many paralells to a religion. Rev. Al sounds good.
well deserved! An Oscar, an Emmy and now the Nobel.
Of course, he also won the presidency in November 2000, but some crazed ideologue (who now has the lowest approval rating of any president ever) and a bunch of shithead insincere hypocritical Bible-thumpers lead by the very evil Dick Cheney stole it.
I would like to start a crusade where I made $100 million along the way.
Really, Al Gore?
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007
Stop asking why Al Gore got it. They explained it. If you thought the Peace Prize was something other than what it is, I only point out that Arafat got one.The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.
Indications of changes in the earth's future climate must be treated with the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states.
Through the scientific reports it has issued over the past two decades, the IPCC has created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming. Thousands of scientists and officials from over one hundred countries have collaborated to achieve greater certainty as to the scale of the warming. Whereas in the 1980s global warming seemed to be merely an interesting hypothesis, the 1990s produced firmer evidence in its support. In the last few years, the connections have become even clearer and the consequences still more apparent.
Al Gore has for a long time been one of the world's leading environmentalist politicians. He became aware at an early stage of the climatic challenges the world is facing. His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change. He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted.
By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC and Al Gore, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is seeking to contribute to a sharper focus on the processes and decisions that appear to be necessary to protect the worlds future climate, and thereby to reduce the threat to the security of mankind. Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond mans control.
Oslo, 12 October 2007
I don't know whether Gore really did that much to truly earn it, but the money he gets will probably go into programs to help save the planet and it draws attention to this dire issue. So whether you agree or not with the award, it at least gets the word out about saving Mother Earth and that is ALWAYS a good thing in my book.
Ah, you just pointed out how ignorant you are, and that you should stop listening to Rush Coulter and Ann Limbaugh and Pope Bill O'reilly III.
You do realize that they are lying when they claim that he claimed that, right?
Mr. Nobel must be turning over in his grave.
What the hell does "Global Warming" have to do with peace?
Me TOO..!!! shit man... i agree with ya ... im pretty sure the statistics are man puts out 3% of the worlds annual CO2 emmisions.... 97% come from nature..... the earth wanders on a trillion some mile eliptical path around the sun reaching a closest point every 400 years... which is set to be around 2080... maybe logic doesnt matter in todays yuppie puppet society..
Another jewish zionist looking for power, ! power ! power ! ! A bitch !Jews run America my sweet hearts, (All the media, finance, medecine...) they run France and England too ! I do not like their cut dicks ! I need an uncut christian or celtic man !Al Gore invented global warming and ancient Chinese wisdom.
I wonder, had it gone the other way in 2000- Would GWBush have won an Oscar and the Nobel Peace prize? I doubt anyone would be talking about him at all.
Wouldn't that be a good thing..