During its announcement, the Nobel committee cited the winners "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."I'm very happy for him. He's been pushing the global warming issue for decades and is finally enjoying the results of such a huge effort.
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The Nobel committee praised Gore as being "one of the world's leading environmentalist politicians."
"He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted," said Ole Danbolt Mjos, chairman of the Nobel committee.
The only regret I have is that, if he had been sworn in as President seven years ago, instead of Bush (as he should have), he wouldn't have won this now, but we wouldn't be in the mess we're in, and the world would be a better place.
And just to drive home the point I just made that Gore is a better man than Bush:
In a statement, Gore said he was "deeply honored," adding that "the climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity."Hats off, Mr. Gore.
The former vice president said he would donate his half of the $1.5 million prize to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a U.S. organization he founded that aims to persuade people to cut emissions and reduce global warming.
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