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"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"
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.

Comments?

About time he won something

But seriously, I have a lot of time for the guy. He had an entire election stolen from him & he still carries on regardless.
He changed my view on the whole "formerly known as global warming" (FKAGW) thing & when half of Greenland slides off into the north atlantic, it's gonna get pretty chilly over this way.

Pista wrote:About time he won something

Well, maybe we ought to wait for the Supreme Court ruling

markfiend wrote:

Pista wrote:About time he won something

Well, maybe we ought to wait for the Supreme Court ruling

Dunno if I have that long. I'm 38 you know

The movie and the phenomenon are overrated as far as I'm concerned, but as some people are quite deliberately underrating Global Warming, I don't find this a bad thing

wrong man

taylor wrote:wrong man

Who do you think should have won?

markfiend wrote:

taylor wrote:wrong man

Who do you think should have won?

pope whatsisnazi?

George W?

quote : pope whatsisnazi?

nice candidate

I don't know and I don't want to sound like some cynical snob, but I always find it quite surprising that such people apparently want to save the world and do some good only when they're out of office.
You could have done a little bit more when you were in, couldn't you, Al ?

Still, it's better than nothing I suppose.

Badlander wrote:I don't know and I don't want to sound like some cynical snob, but I always find it quite surprising that such people apparently want to save the world and do some good only when they're out of office.
You could have done a little bit more when you were in, couldn't you, Al ?

Yes, but as EB has been mentioning elsewhere, it's all constraints and pandering to the interest groups ($$$$$$) who funded your election and following the (narrow) party line whilst in office. It's fundamentally wrong but that's politics in the 21st century. Whichever country you live in.

Badlander wrote:Still, it's better than nothing I suppose.

It really is! Maybe once they're free of all the crap (see above) they can finally express their thoughts and ideas?

Al Gore thinks he can, and all credit to him. I have a sneaking respect for the man whether I like him or not.

Badlander wrote:I don't know and I don't want to sound like some cynical snob, but I always find it quite surprising that such people apparently want to save the world and do some good only when they're out of office.
You could have done a little bit more when you were in, couldn't you, Al ?

Still, it's better than nothing I suppose.

I'd agree with that, I always get suspicious when politicians do things like him

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

Badlander wrote:I don't know and I don't want to sound like some cynical snob, but I always find it quite surprising that such people apparently want to save the world and do some good only when they're out of office.
You could have done a little bit more when you were in, couldn't you, Al ?

Still, it's better than nothing I suppose.

I'd agree with that, I always get suspicious when politicians do things like him

Maybe they're not allowed to "save the world". Politicians have to stick to the forces above them.
At least they are well known and listened to. He could have come up with something else....he chose climate. Good thing!

Ozpat wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

Badlander wrote:I don't know and I don't want to sound like some cynical snob, but I always find it quite surprising that such people apparently want to save the world and do some good only when they're out of office.
You could have done a little bit more when you were in, couldn't you, Al ?

Still, it's better than nothing I suppose.

I'd agree with that, I always get suspicious when politicians do things like him

Maybe they're not allowed to "save the world". Politicians have to stick to the forces above them.
At least they are well known and listened to. He could have come up with something else....he chose climate. Good thing!

True, I suppose!

I just find it hard not to be suspicious sometimes!

Is the world getting hotter?

It's a surprisingly altruistic position to take for a former American politician. All power to the man, I say.

I'm totally with the man. Cheers for Al!

And he's got a name that sounds like someone who plays bass guitar for a Death Metal band.

Oi.

His last name in combination with his job always made me grin when I was a kid

Er... Let's not forget he wasn't the only winner.
I even tend to think this gives this Nobel prize a bit more credibility : they gave it to people who are trying to raise awareness regarding global warming, not just to Al Gore just because he's Al Gore and he's got a fcuking cool name.

So...did he finally kill manbearpig?

Passable choice. The man's a bit of a shallow showman at times but he raises attention to the issue and that's indeed working for peace, since any hundredth percent point attenuation of the climate effect might already mean a bit less war for scarce resources like water and arable land. This of course irks the neocon bloodsuckers, who are planning for eternal war as their major source of profit.

Hail to the Chief?