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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.'"

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  1. What day is it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Today is April 1st, right?

  2. Global Warming by Kagura · · Score: 1, Funny

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

  3. Re:All part of the plan by staticsage · · Score: 2, Funny

    5. Save the world from the man bear pig.

  4. Re:Don't forget MANBEARPIG! by Homr+Zodyssey · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can't be serial.

  5. Re:All part of the plan by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  6. Re:So the IPCC... by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

    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.

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  7. Re:So you want us to live in huts too? by hey! · · Score: 2, Funny

    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.
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  8. Ha saved us from ManBearPig! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm totally serial!

  9. Re:Should've gone to Bush, actually... by RabidMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    *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?

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  10. U.S consumption myth is misleading by bobobobo · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  11. Re:All part of the plan by krnpimpsta · · Score: 3, Funny

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


    I think you mean the catbirdpig seat.
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  12. Re:So the IPCC... by iMacGuy · · Score: 1, Funny

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

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  13. Re:mod parent up by kestasjk · · Score: 2, Funny

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

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  14. Re:mod parent up by drewzhrodague · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is loads of evidence for global warming.

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

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  15. Re:No confidence by YourMissionForToday · · Score: 0, Funny

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