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2007-10-12 01:26:20 · 18 answers · asked by Moon :) 7 in Environment ➔ Green Living
I think it's good that he won it because he's made the science behind global warming accessible to the general public, but I'm also glad that he shared it with the IPCC, because the scientists really did the important work.
It's a good combination to give the prize to - the scientists who have made the discovery, and the guy who made the discovery understandable for the average joe.
2007-10-12 05:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by Dana1981 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I think that it's great that he received recognition for his efforts to educate the world about the effects of Global Warming. I don't think that the Peace prize was the appropriate category however, but; which other category would such a prize have been awarded?
A panel of climatologists presented evidence that the Arctic region has exceeded the Worst Case scenario for the destruction of the Northern Ice cap and the ice is thinner than it's EVER been in the History of people on the Earth. A very scary thought when you consider that the very same thng is happenning in the South Polar region which WILL affect sea levels around the planet. The melting of the North polar ice cap has zero effect on the level of the oceans, as that ice is already IN the water. It's the South Ice cap that has oceanographers worried as ALL that ice is on land and as it melts, the runoff WILL enter the oceans and affect those levels.
BB,
Raji the Green Witch
2007-10-12 02:13:56 · answer #2 · answered by Raji the Green Witch 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Al Gore supported NAFTA and pushed WTO/China legislation. And remember The Salvage Rider? The derailment of Kyoto? Remember that the working poor got welfare reform? Iraqi kids got deadly sanctions?
Remember the 1996 Telecommunications Act — where corporate America took control of OUR public airwaves, courtesy of Al and Bill?
Al Gore is a corporate-controlled politician who only cares about his career in politics.
And this from Derrick Jensen: according to filmmaker, Timothy S Bennett, who’s directing a documentary, “What a Way to Go: Life at the End of the Empire,” if every single American did every single thing that Al Gore suggests, it would reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. by about 22%. The scientific consensus at this point is - in order to revert further disaster - it needs to be reduced by 75%.
In some ways, Big Al is even worse than Bush II. At least with the latter, you KNOW what you’re actually getting.
Cheers and have a nice week ahead :)
2007-10-12 08:35:34 · answer #3 · answered by Larry L - Hi Everyone :D 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Even though he's incredibly hypocritical (huge house burning lots of electricity wastefully), and mildly exageratory...he's still managed to do some good for us by bringing more awareness to the issue. If that's deserving of a nobel prize...I don't know. I kind of think that there are more people out there we don't hear about so much actually getting their hands dirty in order to help their fellow human that probably are more deserving.
2007-10-12 02:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Great. At least the Nobel Prize panel made up of many countries respect his views as an American leader who is truly concerned about our changing environment.
2007-10-12 02:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by SilentDoGood 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
If you dedicate several decades of your life and end up making everyone a little more enlightened to the point where people are talking about it, doing things about it... then obviously he has spoken! Yes I think he deserves the award. It will fire up the need to address the issue of green living even louder, because somehow some people still can't wrap their minds around it, and they need to. Everyone needs to do something.
2007-10-13 12:51:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What has Al Gore done for whirled peas?
2016-05-22 01:34:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a surprising choice, but I can't say he didn't earn it. The field of candidates for the prize must have been pretty small, which doesn't say much about the peace process in the world this year. :/
2007-10-12 01:53:22 · answer #8 · answered by JennyWren 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He won the presidency once and it was taken away from him by the Supreme Court. I hope this prize won't be taken away from him. He deserves it and I congratulate him.
2007-10-12 14:30:16 · answer #9 · answered by Michael B - Prop. 8 Repealed! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well he is just sharing it. Good for him....he has brought light to the cause of global warming. The only reason he isn't running for president is because Hillary Clinton is. He wants to focus on global warming as his main platform when he does run again.
2007-10-12 01:42:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋