CONGRATULATIONS, Al Gore and IPCC on winning the Nobel Peace Prize

[RestoreGore]

Gore, U.N. body win Nobel Peace Prize By DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer
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OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

"I am deeply honored to receive the Nobel Peace Prize," Gore said. "We face a true planetary emergency. The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity."

Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary on global warming, won an Academy Award this year and he had been widely expected to win the prize.

He said he would donate his share of the $1.5 million that accompanies the prize to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a bipartisan non-profit organization devoted to conveying the urgency of solving the climate crisis.

"His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change," the Nobel citation said. "He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted."

It cited Gore's awareness at an early stage "of the climatic challenges the world is facing.

Gore, 59, has said he does not plan to run for president next year, despite a national movement to draft him, and Peace Prize committee chairman Ole Danbolt Mjoes said a possible run was not his concern.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_eu/nobel_peace
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On my God, I'm crying as I'm typing this. Mr. Gore, Did You EVER think your heart would lead you here? I SURE DID. All I can say to you Mr. Gore is, VINDICATION. Thank you sir, for your relentless vision and passion for this Earth. And now with the awarding of this prestigious prize to you and a UN body that have brought truth and knowledge to the fore, may all who will now see your work be compelled to make it theirs. You are truly a world citizen and an American who makes us all proud. Now, hopefully, the global community will rise together to face this most daunting challenge and like so many times before meet it with moral strength.

MUCH DESERVED AND CONGRATULATIONS!

:party: :loveya: :yourock: :applause:

[RestoreGore]

1. kicking for the planet

[mmonk]

2. Absolutely.

Very important work for us all.

[RestoreGore]

3. My happiness for him extends to Mother Earth today as well

And I will try to have hope that people who see this will see the true message behind it now. I know Mr. Gore does.

[Rydz777]

4. This makes my day! There is some justice in the world. Now,

Al, please run!

Bush is leaving behind monumental problems. We desperately need a President who has a vision for the future, who is willing to embrace change, and who is universally respected throughout the world. We need to (re)elect Gore.

[rodeodance]

5. fox and friends did not even say congratulations when they announced it.

[mmonk]

6. Enemies of the earth wouldn't.

[RestoreGore]

9. Not surprising

[malaise]

7. You overslept

I'm gonna tell Al :hi:

[WinkyDink]

8. CONGRATULATIONS to the ONCE and FUTURE PRESIDENT GORE!