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It’s Official – Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize

by John P.

Al Gore Wins Nobel PrizeFolks, I’ve been saying that if you haven’t already, you NEED to see An Inconvenient Truth. If it doesn’t change the way you look at the world, then you probably have no heart. (Grin!)

I also previously reported that Gore had been Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. This is not just because he made a movie and won an Oscar, it’s because he has devoted his private life to the cause of climate change – and like it or not many, many, many people happen to agree with him and are happy he is carrying out this work.

So, today Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2007 along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):

“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”

It’s too early to see the announcement on video, but Nobel has a YouTube channel which will no doubt post the video of this announcement shortly. View it here.
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Short Film – The End of the World

July 10, 2007

In line with the environmental topics of earlier in the week, I came across this interesting little cartoon that addresses the issue of “action and reaction” when it comes to our personal habits. The film does a good job of demonstrating how everything is interrelated while also delivering hope for the future. Enjoy…

2 Billion People Tune In To Live Earth Concert

July 8, 2007

It’s official, Live Earth was the largest media event in human history with over 2 BILLION people watching across every continent on the planet. In case you are feeling caught up in the global warming debate I’d suggest that the argument is over. The only thing left to do now is help decide on what [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Giving a Damn About Climate Change

July 7, 2007

I came across this great little video called “A Beginner’s Guide to Giving a Damn About Climate Change”. I think it was somehow associated with the Live Earth event. Anyway, the premise of the video is things you can do without actually changing the way you live your life. Despite the use of the word [...]

Best Argument I’ve Heard to Take Global Warming Seriously

June 28, 2007

I think by now everyone knows what side of the environmental debate I’m on. And I’m aware that I have friends and relatives that still have differing opinions on the matter. When we discuss it I normally argue that the consequences of being wrong about global warming are potentially far, far worse than the cost [...]

Chart: Presidential Candidate Positions on Global Warming

June 15, 2007

In case you happen to care about Global Warming as an issue in the next Presidential election (in like 20 years…) there is a complete chart of every candidates positions over at The League of Conservation Voters. There is also a PDF version you can download.

Simple Things You Can Do To Stop Global Warming

May 4, 2007

There is a great list of practical things that each of us can do to actually slow down or reverse the damage being done to our little planet over at GlobalWarming-Facts.info. I’ve shortend the list a bit here, but you can always use the link above to get the original.

Al Gore to Testify Before Congress

March 17, 2007

If you’re interested in contributing to the effort to fight Global Warming, now is the time to actually do something. On March 21st Al Gore will be testifying before congress about the topic and he has almost 300,000 digital signatures he’s taking with him. You can add your name to the list in about 30 [...]

Attend the Most Fascinating Conference on the Planet for Free

February 28, 2007

Six months ago I blogged about Gapminder – a non-profit site funded by Google that shows some of the most interesting statistical analysis on the planet. Well, I just discovered that Hans Rosling, founder of Gapminder, gave an awesome demonstration of its use at the TED conference last year. This discovery was followed by the [...]

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