October 12, 2007
Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Out of 181 candidates ex-presidential candidate Al Gore and the U.N. Climate Panel both are to share 1.5 million in prize money for winning the Nobel Peace Prize today.
Al Gore, 59, who was behind the documentary, The Inconvenient Truth, pretty much single handedly has brought massive attention and awareness to climate change, global warming, and green living.
Gore will go down in history as the founder of the green movement and now with wining a Nobel Peace Prize, he will be forever synonymous with climate change and progress. It is also worthwhile to note that he states he is going to be giving away a share of the 1.5 million dollar prize to an environmental org, the Alliance for Climate Protection.
Congrats to Al Gore!
Source: [Yahoo News]
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I find it strange that Professor Lonnie G. Thompson, of Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences & Byrd Polar Research Center didn’t receive 1/4 Nobel Prize with Mr. Gore. According to the Nobel Website 1/2 the Nobel Peace Prize went to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and it was split with Mr. Al Gore. I think it would be only right that Mr. Gore should split 1/2 his prize with Professor Thompson.
If one didn’t fall asleep in Mr. Gore’s movie, one would know Mr. Gore received a majority of the Scientific Date and Information for his movie from Professor Lonnie G. Thompson, a man who has spent more time above 18,000 feet than any other person on Earth, according to Rolling Stone Magazine. Can someone tell me why the Nobel Foundation didn’t recognize Glaciologist Professor Lonnie G. Thompson and why he didn’t receive 1/4 award, if Mr. Gore presented his Scientific Date / Information in his film?
Comment by Brian — October 12, 2007 @ 11:39 am