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- BdaBeerman, on 11/11/2007, -141/+669That's quite a legacy for the Democrats; first Carter now Gore.
What has the Republican party left the world with? A legacy of war and invasion - oh and a VP who couldn't spell. But hey, 'praise the lord' eh? - Falconwing, on 11/08/2007, -77/+370Wow. If this isn't the world community flipping its collective bird at Dubya, I dunno what would be.
- TheDHC, on 11/08/2007, -218/+484Well deserved
- bazzz, on 11/08/2007, -68/+304I don't know... maybe hes just a good actor, maybe he's just telling us what we want to hear, what we want to believe. But I *honestly* believe that the world would be a much better place if he had been president for the last 8 years (no war in iraq, ratification of Kyoto protocol, etc.). Additionally I really believe that especially the US would have been much stronger today and in the future (US national debts, no fighting for lies and corporate profit, better scholar system, general health-care, better distribution of wealth...)
- bjxrn, on 11/14/2007, -52/+223The monks in Myanmar deserves the prize much more than Gore
- iirrkk, on 11/08/2007, -54/+203Awesome. Our two choices for president were a future Nobel Peace Prize winner or some peabrained dumbass who barely graduated college (wouldn't have gotten in if not for daddy). The dumbass got elected. >_<
- Isidore, on 10/29/2007, -62/+206The scientific consensus is with the IPCC. Just as the scientific evidence and consensus is for evolution.
The National Scientific Academies of the the following countries issued this statement
“The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) represents the consensus of the international scientific community on climate change science. We recognise IPCC as the world’s most reliable source of information on climate change and its causes, and we endorse its method of achieving this consensus. Despite increasing consensus on the science underpinning predictions of global climate change, doubts have been expressed recently about the need to mitigate the risks posed by global climate change. We do not consider such doubts justified.”
National Academy of Sciences (US) Royal Society (United Kingdom) Chinese Academy of Sciences Academia Brasiliera de Ciências (Brazil) Royal Society of Canada Académie des Sciences (france) Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (Germany) Indian National Science Academy Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Italy) Science Council of Japan Russian Academy of Sciences Australian Academy of Sciences Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and the Arts Caribbean Academy of Sciences Indonesian Academy of Sciences Royal Irish Academy Academy of Sciences Malaysia Academy Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences http://www.royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id= ... (2001) http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=20 ... (2005) For the comments of other scientific bodies http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Statements_on ...
No one on the IPCC doubts that there are cycles and natural factors. The question is whether the global warming observed since the mid 1970's has a significant human cause. The IPCC says yes with 90% certainty.
CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS PLEASE CHECK THESE BEFORE POSTING: UK Government's Meteorological Office debunking of climate-change-denial myths http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/ ...
New Scientist magazine addressing the main skeptic claims http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/ ...
Sir David Attenborough was once a climate skeptic, believing that it can all be explained by natural causes and cycles. He changed his mind, this is why http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ob9WdbXx0 - 8teve, on 11/08/2007, -136/+256Congratulations to Al Gore, well-deserved recognition. Hopefully this will continue to bring more attention to environmental issues...like no more dumping of pig crap in Lake Springfield!
- swgc5, on 11/08/2007, -31/+149Gore needs to step in and save us from Hillary!
- Zippo, on 10/16/2007, -25/+123This is the man you guys didn't elect, in favour of Bush.
Congratulations, America. - the6thReplicant, on 11/08/2007, -22/+118This must be a bad week for Ann Coulter.
:)!!!! - ButterBuddha, on 10/16/2007, -21/+107If they don't mention it on the Cartoon Network, he'll never know...
- mrStarbuck, on 11/08/2007, -23/+105Incorrect title: A Nobel Prize is not something you win. It's something you are awarded.
I understand all the debate around Al Gore receiving the award but he has sure done a lot to increase global conscience surrounding global warming. I hope this will further recognize that effort so that more people gain knowledge about what is happening. - inactive, on 10/15/2007, -9/+81BREAKING NEWS!! there seems to be a problem with the ballots used to vote...the Nobel Committee is considering a recount...
- Zique, on 10/14/2007, -12/+76Damn that Roosevelt, dressing up as Hitler and declaring war on USA!
- eivi, on 10/13/2007, -2/+66Aung San Suu Kyi already got one...
- inactive, on 11/08/2007, -81/+137I wish you guys could read the opinions of the Norwegians on Aftenposten.no - Norway's largest newspaper (strongly negative). There is unfortunately little to no relationship between Global Warming and Peace. This man makes a single film with several major errors (please see british judge ruling) and receives the probably the most honorable award someone can get - while people dedicate their entire lives to peace (not to mention the people in BURMA) that go unnoticed!
The nobel peace price members should be changed! Great job to Gore for what he has done but he should rather receive an Environmentalist award not a PEACE price. The man is a bit two faced considering he uses private jets to fly around the world, his house uses 10 times the electricity a normal house does and he drives around in a fat limo that eats gasoline like crazy. - epicstruggle, on 10/18/2007, -43/+98legacy of war? Dems share that title. WW1 (Wilson), WW2 (FDR), Korean War (Truman), Vietnam (Kennedy/Johnson) all democrats. Republicans have the last 2 Gulf Wars.
- enki25, on 10/13/2007, -11/+63All of those facts don't matter. I read on Free Republic that there are some people with science degrees who don't agree. These degree-holders haven't done any research, or published that research in any peer reviewed journal, but the fact that they're willing to disagree is ample proof that these thousands of climate scientists and their published work, that was the basis of the IPCC, are all bogus. Gorical, private jets, libtards, church of global warming.
/douche - inactive, on 10/13/2007, -4/+54Buckets of money? For themselves perhaps, but certainly not for anyone else.
- NSMike, on 10/12/2007, -7/+49This is probably the closest I've seen a genuine comment get to "But... But... Clinton!"
- cyberdork, on 10/13/2007, -9/+50Great post Isidore, although no climate change deniers have shown up yet in this thread :-)
And have you also noticed how those people starting to change their mind from "global warming is a hoax" to "gloabl warming is real but we can't do anything about it". And of course none of them will ever admit their change of opinion. - art42, on 11/04/2007, -20/+59" Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth’s resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world’s most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states." Norwegian Nobel Committee
http://nobelpeaceprize.org/eng_lau_announce2007.ht ... - cyberdork, on 10/13/2007, -18/+57Al Gore's response (on Larry King):
"I fly commercial most of the time. There are a few occasions when that's not possible. I came here on a commercial airliner and we just finished putting 33 solar photovoltaic cells on the roof of our house. We're right now in the midst of installing a geothermal system for the heating and cooling and changing the remaining lights and windows and insulation that haven't already been done and we are walking the walk and we're going to have a green standard, the lead certification, for our house. Drive a hybrid and all the rest and look, I've never claimed to be perfect but I'm doing the best I can.."
Of course his speeches cost so much to attend because there are so many people who want to see them... - bowens44, on 11/08/2007, -33/+71LOL! The cons, the corporate lackeys and the science deniers sure have their panties in a bunch today!! Hilarious.
- Fungo, on 10/15/2007, -31/+68Actually, we DID elect Gore the first time around.
- annonimality, on 10/13/2007, -3/+39You consider a 9 trillion dollar National Debt buckets of money? http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
- cbr7, on 10/12/2007, -8/+42Gore graduated Harvard with honors, when he finished that he joined Vanderbilt law school but dropped out from that so he would have the time to run for Congress, election which he won.
So yes, I would say he's educated. - enki25, on 10/13/2007, -7/+40Hilarious! I love conservative humor, it's so retarded and forced. You should have said, "They gave Gorical the prize? What did he do to deserve that, fly his private jet into the Nobel committee building?"
- annonimality, on 10/13/2007, -21/+53Right, out of everybody in the entire world, Al Gore consumes the most fossil fuel.
- art42, on 10/13/2007, -5/+36The republican party of Lincoln's day were closer to todays democratic party.
- djh816, on 10/13/2007, -7/+37Ya seriously in WWII, we defended ourselves. Thats a hell of a lot different than starting the war.
- gummih, on 10/12/2007, -8/+37I think you're right
- GiggleStick, on 10/12/2007, -3/+31You know about Pearl Harbor, right?
- inactive, on 10/18/2007, -3/+30Nothing beats a Straw man logical fallacy.
So you're saying that we should never believe in anything no matter the scientific consensus since it may be wrong? - Kinkistyle, on 10/13/2007, -7/+34Yeah buckets of DIRTY BLOOD MONEY.
- johnhummel, on 10/12/2007, -4/+31No kidding - he and Clinton should have let the genocide against Muslims continue. What were they thinking of, actually sending in planes that bombed Serbia using precision airstrikes to encourage the population to fight against a dictator that was using his position to persecute and exterminate another group of people. Shame on Gore and Clinton!
Kind of like the Holocaust - if FDR hadn't stuck his nose into stuff that wasn't his business, Europe would be *totally* more peaceful now than it is today. Curse you, people with consciences! Curse yoooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuu! - trvr, on 10/15/2007, -14/+40Fox News, is that you?
- inactive, on 10/13/2007, -3/+28Really? Please post some evidence of this claim.
- jonnyeh, on 10/13/2007, -2/+27Japan attacked US, US declared war on Japan, Japan's Ally Germany then declares war on the US. It's very simple.
- Zippo, on 10/14/2007, -0/+24I suppose that's what you call adding insult to injury.
- djh816, on 10/13/2007, -6/+30Had an affair vs. sent thousands off to fight a war that shoulnt even be fought.... ya ima have to go ahead and say the second is worse.
- zip000, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25My wife and I debate on whether she is a parody; some of the things she has said have been so over the top that she might be. Think Stephen Colbert crossed with Andy Kauffman....a secret Democrat working to undermine the conservatives by being balls-out insane.
I don't buy it, but I can see it as a possibility...it is hard to believe that anyone could actually believe the ***** she spews. - madroneDorf, on 10/13/2007, -12/+35WW1 and WW2 were generally "good" wars, I'd argue that Korean was worth it (saved South Korea)
Of course I don't have much against Gulf war 1 either, really only Iraq and Vietnam that are *****.
Of course really talking about political parties beyond 40+ years ago gets to be stupid, they've changed significantly in makeup and idealogy. - inactive, on 11/08/2007, -37/+59I hope Dubya sees this and gets a clue....
- schrankage, on 10/12/2007, -12/+34I'd wager Bill Clinton isn't far from the Peace prize himself.
- Spoonicus, on 10/23/2007, -9/+31ahah YEAH RIGHT GOOOOOOOD LUCK!
- jonnyeh, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26That stupid doc has been debunked, along with Loose Change.
http://globalisation-and-the-environment.blogspot. ...
First you say Global warming is pushed by the media, then point to a documentary published by the media. - gummih, on 10/13/2007, -4/+25Name me five educated men of science who disagree with the theory that man is causing global warming.
- AdobeWan, on 10/12/2007, -27/+47Al Gore is a highly educated and compassionate person. That he is getting recognition and yea, probably money, doesn't automatically make his motivation so. The real sadness is that meat-head, mouth-breathing fanatics like YOU are capable of ignoring the clearly obvious damage we're doing to the earth. ***** global warming, and ***** temperature: just look at our skies, our oceans, and our forests. It's what I like to classify as "duh obvious." But your hatred for someone who is genuinely trying to raise awareness in a NON-POLITICAL, NON-JUDGMENTAL, and NON-THREATENING way is simply poison. I hope one day you grow out of it.
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