Gore wins a well deserved Nobel Peace Prize
Critics do not think Gore deserves award despite his efforts
Katherine Contemprato
Issue date: 11/6/07 Section: Opinion
Thanks and praise for people like Al Gore who make an effort to change the status quo. At least someone's trying.
Early in October, Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Global warming is not just a political issue, but an opportunity for humanity to make things right.
Although there are many people who have been involved with fighting global warming as long as Gore has, he used his prominence to reach out to others. He has done this by giving many lectures and compiling his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" that won two Academy Awards.
Skeptics frown upon Gore's recent win. For one, his attempt to raise awareness might have been viewed as criticism toward the Bush administration. Our kind and thoughtful President Bush abandoned the Kyoto Protocol, a world treaty on climate change which assigned mandatory emission limitations. Supposedly, the treaty is bad for the United States economy. It is like "Gee, thanks for being so thoughtful."
But no, that is not the reason why Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. And it is definitely not to persuade the Bush administration. Obviously his posse has more important things on their mind rather than saving the planet such as making Iraq a democratic country. Nope, definitely not that.
Steve Milloy, from FoxNews.com, said that Gore "plays fast and loose with the facts to advance his personal agenda."
It seriously makes me want to laugh and cry both at the same time when I hear people ignore this issue or argue that global warming does not exist.
Let's see... Melting glaciers, check! Droughts all over the world, check! Tornadoes, check! Extreme fire weather, check! Gusty winds up to 90 mph, check! 98 degree and record high temperatures, check! All of these things happening in the month of October? Check!
Does this not show that since there is erratic weather that maybe this global warming theory is true? I mean, what more evidence do people need? It does not take a rocket scientist to match the facts.
Early in October, Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Global warming is not just a political issue, but an opportunity for humanity to make things right.
Although there are many people who have been involved with fighting global warming as long as Gore has, he used his prominence to reach out to others. He has done this by giving many lectures and compiling his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" that won two Academy Awards.
Skeptics frown upon Gore's recent win. For one, his attempt to raise awareness might have been viewed as criticism toward the Bush administration. Our kind and thoughtful President Bush abandoned the Kyoto Protocol, a world treaty on climate change which assigned mandatory emission limitations. Supposedly, the treaty is bad for the United States economy. It is like "Gee, thanks for being so thoughtful."
But no, that is not the reason why Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. And it is definitely not to persuade the Bush administration. Obviously his posse has more important things on their mind rather than saving the planet such as making Iraq a democratic country. Nope, definitely not that.
Steve Milloy, from FoxNews.com, said that Gore "plays fast and loose with the facts to advance his personal agenda."
It seriously makes me want to laugh and cry both at the same time when I hear people ignore this issue or argue that global warming does not exist.
Let's see... Melting glaciers, check! Droughts all over the world, check! Tornadoes, check! Extreme fire weather, check! Gusty winds up to 90 mph, check! 98 degree and record high temperatures, check! All of these things happening in the month of October? Check!
Does this not show that since there is erratic weather that maybe this global warming theory is true? I mean, what more evidence do people need? It does not take a rocket scientist to match the facts.
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