"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"
Efforts. Disseminate greater knowledge. Lay the foundations.
Maybe you're right. Screw being informed. Just give everyone money and we'll have peace. Is that it? "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
And it's the panel's way of saying 'Hey - actually an issue. Can we start dealing with this please?'
Gore may well look like Clinton in drag, but I think if he were genuinely another lap dog or political narcissist he would have been out of the gate far earlier.
But in fact there's no reason to believe that he's anything other than completely committed and passionate on this one issue.
Since he's unlikely to be worse on worker rights than any of the others (except - possibly - Edwards) it makes sense to support to him.
If he runs. And personally, I think he probably won't.
It's difficult to imagine a better way for him to affect the way we respond to climate change than by his being president of the US. They should take away his nobel if he doesn't run. ;)
The reason for awarding Al Gore and the IPCC the peace prize is to give them recognition for their efforts to make the world more aware of the climate changes just as Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the peace prize in her tireless battle for democracy and human rights in Burma.
It is also meant to encourage the laureates to continue their important work. It is a fact that climate changes are often closely linked to the outbreak of war, be it war over water resources or scant energy resources. Bitsofnews.com Giving you the latest bits.
