02 February 2007

Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

From the Associated Press:
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 story.]

In my opinion, this is well deserved.

If you haven't already seen Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth, please run out to your local video store right now and rent a copy. Or, better yet, buy a copy and pass it around to everyone you know.

People in other countries already get the point. The British newspaper The Independent today reports that all British students will be given lessons in climate change.

But, here in the USA, where we have case after case of government vs. science, we must all work with Al Gore to wake America up to the horrific consequences of global warming, lest our grandchildren and great-grandchildren be forced to pay an unthinkable price.

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