Al Gore Shares Nobel Peace Prize with UN Panel

eldavojohn writes "Former US Vice President Al Gore has been announced as a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on environmental awareness & climate change. He shares his award with the the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 'Speaking in Washington, Mr Gore praised the IPCC, "whose members have worked tirelessly and selflessly for many years". "We face a true planetary emergency," Mr Gore warned. "It is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity." He said he would donate his half of the $1.5m prize money to the Alliance for Climate Protection, reported the news agency Reuters.'"

What day is it?

[Anonymous Coward]

Today is April 1st, right?

Global Warming

[Kagura]

It's half man, half bear, and have pig! I'm being super, duper serial about this.

Re:All part of the plan

[staticsage]

5. Save the world from the man bear pig.

Re:Don't forget MANBEARPIG!

[Homr Zodyssey]

You can't be serial.

Re:All part of the plan

[elrous0]

I guess Bono will just have to content himself with being number two.

Re:So the IPCC...

[somersault]

Exactly. The environment is like a series of ice boxes and beer cans. Only the other day I received two environments, and not wanting to clog up the ice box with too much beer, I just drank them instead.

Re:So you want us to live in huts too?

[hey!]

Are you aware that you are replying to someone from India?

Ouch. I'd feel sorry for the GP, were it not for the fact that to all appearances he is so full of self-righteous aggression there no room left for embarrassment.

Ha saved us from ManBearPig!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm totally serial!

Re:Should've gone to Bush, actually...

[RabidMonkey]

*folding arms across chest, frowning*

If China and India don't have to eat their vegetables, I'M NOT GOING TO EITHER!

*feet stomping, teeth gnashing, screaming*

God knows, the US would never show initiative and do anything pre-emptively, without the support of other nations, right?

U.S consumption myth is misleading

[bobobobo]

Yes, the United States consumes more per capita. But we also produce more per capita also. Simple Economics 101.

Re:All part of the plan

[krnpimpsta]

Mr. Gore is pretty much in the catbird seat: beloved senior statesman, wealthy entrepreneur, admired environmental sage.

I think you mean the catbirdpig seat.

Re:So the IPCC...

[iMacGuy]

as opposed to Ron Paul, who thinks the EPA is violating your rights to make bonfires of the bones of minorities

Re:mod parent up

[kestasjk]

86% of people reading your comment suspect you're full of shit.

Re:mod parent up

[drewzhrodague]

There is loads of evidence for global warming.

I thought the jury was still out on that...?

Re:No confidence

[YourMissionForToday]

What the fuck? Theodore Roosevelt? That was 100 years ago.