Well, dang -- that's pretty cool. I'm sure there are other people deserving of nominations, but no one has done more to put the issue of climate change on the international stage than has Gore. No matter which side you are on in the so-called "debate," climate change is a serious issue that threatens the future of all of us.
From MSNBC:
OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world’s attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker said Thursday.Read the whole article.“A prerequisite for winning the Nobel Peace Prize is making a difference, and Al Gore has made a difference,” Conservative Member of Parliament Boerge Brende, a former minister of environment and then of trade, told The Associated Press.
Brende said he joined political opponent Heidi Soerensen of the Socialist Left Party to nominate Gore as well as Canadian Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier before the nomination deadline expired Thursday.
“Al Gore, like no other, has put climate change on the agenda. Gore uses his position to get politicians to understand, while Sheila works from the ground up,” Brende said.
"I think climate change is the biggest challenge we face in this century," Brende said.
During eight years as Bill Clinton’s vice president, Gore pushed for climate measures, including the Kyoto Treaty. Since leaving office in 2001 he has campaigned worldwide, including with his Oscar-nominated documentary on climate change called “An Inconvenient Truth.”
There is definitely a debate, Bill. And it is real. We would all do well to inform ourselves of both sides -- namely the side that thinks it is brought about by human behavior, and the side that doesn't (and rather that it is a part of a natural cycle). Where there is not as much debate is in the raw numbers, that the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere has increased in recent decades and centuries.
ReplyDeletetake it easy,
md
Well, there's still two debates. (1) Is there any global warming at all? (2) If there is, is it man made?
ReplyDelete#1 seems to be a hands down yes to all but a few people. #2 is the real issue -- and even among scientists, there is still some debate. Most think it is man made, but the most recent studies suggest that accounts for only 50-60% of the total effect.
If that is true, we can change that and reduce the overall impact and keep Arizona from becoming beach front property.
Peace,
Bill
Climate Changes. Let's deal with it.
ReplyDeletegood for Al Gore. i just hope he doesn't get "cheated" on this one ;)
~C