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Why don't we switch to electricity? Electricity comes from the wall, not from overseas, and it gets there by magic.

Electricity has a "carbon footprint" too. And who says that carbon dioxide has anything to do with it? I thought it was greenhouse gasses, and we were already supposed to be underwater by now. Oddly enough, the water level is *gasp* the same as it was 20 years ago. And did you know that the earth creates 700-800 gigatons of CO2 every year WITHOUT our help? Yeah those couple of gigatons a year that ALL HUMANITY contributes will destroy the world, huh. Besides, why are we taking our environmental science advice from a politician, and not from a (hmmm) scientist?

Gore is a fraud. I love how you liberals just resort to calling people stupid when they disagree with you, yet you say we are the ignorant ones. You're the ones beleiving anything the media hand-feeds you, but I'm ignorant for doing my own research. Yes the climate is changing, but it's not because people drive SUVs and smoke cigarettes. We are a much cleaner society than we were 20 years ago. Gore is feeding you a lie, just like Bush fed you a lie about Iraq (and some would say afghanistan).

So why is he feeding you a lie? Maybe he wants to be president. Maybe he stands to make a great deal of money. Maybe he just likes to bask in his own egotistical glory. Personally, it scares me a lot that all of the politicians are more interested in global warming than the scientists. Am I the only one skeptical about this?

Give me a break. This guy is a fraud, and his movie was rediculous. The Nobel Peace Prize has lost it's value. Gore is no more honest than Michael Moore.

To Pat from Salem, VA:

Neither Gore nor Bush deserves it. What's your point? But anyways, the Peace Prize is so politically influenced it means nothing.

FOR ALL THE HATERS:

Who the hell do you think is more deserving of this year's Nobel "Peace" Prize...Georgie for his "brilliant" handling of the war in Iraq!!!???

What a joke. This buffoon doesn't fall into any of the categories established in the will of Alfred Nobel:

The capital shall be invested by my executors in safe securities and shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics; one part to the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement; one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine; one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency; and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.

I liked Gore better on saturday night live than as some sort of role model.

The man who invented the internet.......right.....

Carbon foorprint.....
Does that account for the methane and manure that comes out of peoples mouths in politics?

Nickles talk to me. Woodsy the owl is real, I know because he says hes real.

Get the heck out of here....

Whomever gets the nobel peace prize shodu be the one who gets the economy straight and makes minimum wage a livable wage – which will lead to a much more peaceful america...

The fact of the matter is that Al Gore has been more successful than anyone else before in raising Climate Change Awareness. He deserves this prize just for that. This man was the President we elected in 2000, shame on the Supreme Court and the rest of those dirty politicians who put Bush in the White House instead.

For many reasons, he will not run against Hillary, but I don't see how he couldn't run in future Presidential elections.

He Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
Congratulations!!

Wow, Al Gore is another anderson cooper who we see his lies on tv everyday! You would think he knows alot yet he's just raking millions. Now Gore you enter Bush company. What the difference. I think everybody should become greedy in this world. Now he will have a resourceful income the rest of his life! I just see lies everywhere even in my teachers eyes. I just see lies with British looking people. I am not racist but surely! Then let's perfect Other communities with greed as we do with region!

Mac, you ask: Why wasn't the prize for sciences? The reason it was for Peace, I think because Vice President Gore presented to the world, a comprehensive picture. The picture he presented was of what our world could become if we do not join forces and reverse the industrial trends that have brought us to this disastrous point, for us and for our Earth. That he personally committed to spending his " celebrity " for the good of humankind and our wonderful Earth, is cause for celebration. He has made America proud and I salute him for that.
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Exxon, I have read, is granting funds to scientists who publish research that is critical of the global warming hypothesis. That is to say, they are funding research based on its conclusions rather than on its methods.

Exxon executives are thinking that if the global warming hypothesis is true, then various governments may try to reduce the amount of emissions going into the air, water, and soil. This may mean that the industry will be required to purchase equipment that will reduce emissions or incur other expenses that will reduce profits.

Therefore, the global warming hypothesis must be defeated, as if it were a political program. Like most humans, corporate executives are quite capable of self-delusion and rationalization. They think, "More 'chicken-little-sky-is-falling' nonsense from the tree-huggers' or 'scientists used to believe that there were canals on Mars and that turned out to be false; this will too.'"

When the climate crisis becomes so severe that our lives are dramatically impacted, those executives will be living in nice homes in cooler climates. They will be applying for government grants and tax credits to solve the problems they are now denying.

.....if you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all!

Congratulations VP Gore for a job well done.

Gore rights a book and makes money off it . Then makes a movie and makes money off it. How has this made humanity better? I have lost all respect for the Nobel prize.

I think Al Gore should use the money he won to get himself to Mars (which is undergoing global warming). They need him up there. Somehow we've go to stop those Martians from causing global warming on their planet.

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now here's a person who went into depression, having lost the electoral vote. he's been elevated to pop star status, now how much higher can he go? there's nowhere. they can't come up with a more hysterical prize than what he has gained. he stil has not gained the respect of those who know he's full of it.

Al Gore should decline the Nobel Peace Prize, instead telling the panel that the men and women of the United States military deserve this "prize" much, much more than he.

Al Gore pays more in energy bills on his home(s) than I make in a year.

He flies in a gas-guzzling Gulfstream, adding a big ole carbon trail to his beloved environment.

He doesn't think there's anything wrong with wealthy Hollywood types "buying " carbon credits, so that they may continue their lavish lifestyles. Indeed, he does so himself.

He owns the company which "sells" carbon credits.

Al Gore will not debate some of the top scientists and environmental activists who disagree with his theory.

Al Gore has a very well paid team of spokespeople, public relations experts and lawyers to enhance and promote his image.

I was truly disappoint to see the comments by Miles O’Brian this morning where, as the CNN Science and Technology correspondent, said that some of the claims made in An Inconvenient Truth, represented “exaggerations” by Gore (referring to the 9-points a British judge ruled to be in question). Unfortunately, one of the examples Miles chose is manifestly true, unless the hundreds of reports about polar bears drowning, including on CNN, are all fabrications.

Go to CNN’s own Web site and search for “polar bears drowning” and you get more than 100 hits of reports, articles, and videos.

Yippity-yappity, cluckity-clue. I'm tired of Gore, how about you!?

The problem is there are as many reputable scientists that don't support global warming theories and there are serious flaws and questions and issues that don't add up. There is no conclusion yet.

I am a bioinorganic chemist studying to obtain a Ph.D. and you are correct that does not make me an expert, nor do I claim to be. I have however educated myself enough to know the basics and to know that the data is not false, though i do not claim it is not the entire story. The rate of change is something never seen before (using core samples from ice and rock) and that is of a concern.
I do not know exact numbers (it has been a while since i read it) but the 2000 scientists included scientists from many areas and expertise including climatology. As i am sure you are aware one does not have to be doing active research in an area to be able to understand the science given time and effort.
I agree the problems you mention should be addressed but no more or less then any other climate or environmental problem. The difference is for years people were told it was false and not happening, and even if it is not, we should be concerned about our output. It is time for those people to realize that whether or not it is "fact" or not we should be doing something to correct our impact on this earth.
Lastly, Al gore may not be the "most deserving" but who am I to judge. It is the Nobel prize committees job and we should at least respect their opinions even if we disagree. They have that power and right.

Al Gore is to a Nobel Prize winner as is the UN is to a real government.

I just looked it up – this is the "Nobel Prize for best spin of scientific facts into a complete global panic" (for Dummies) – the people who are literate decided to look at both sides of the argument.

The people on here bashing Gore should be ASHAMED of themselves. An American has won the Nobel Peace Prize and you bash him????? SHAME on you!

Can't you get past yourself for one day and congratulate a man that is trying to make a difference?

It's not like he is sending the American army to invade countries over a LIE. He doesn't praise incompetence while Americans die in New Orleans. He doesn't deny children health insurance. He doesn't give rich tax breaks while taxing the poor. He doesn't run up the countries deficit resulting in the devaluation of our currency. He doesn't use Terrorism to spy on fellow Americans.

All that he does is say humans CONTRIBUTE to global warming. For those of you that disagree, please live or work in a landfill for a year and get back to us with your findings (i.e. William Rathje). Once you agree that humans are contributing to global warming then you can agree that global warming make resources more scarce. When resources are scarce it leads to conflict (i.e. WAR).

Dont the Republicans take somthing else you diserve away from you. You make us Dems proud Mr. President

To all those people who are sceptical about global warming,

Do you really think we are doing our mother earth a favor by our plundering, polluting ways of living? You want a hrd proof, ofcourse you shall have it, but then it will be late, too late.

Here is a guy, who stands up for something, believes in something. And his efforts are recognized in some form, can you be happy for him?

Some of the posters here love referring to the "9 errors" in an Inconvenient Truth (as given by a British judge). But the SAME judge also said it builds a 'powerful' case that global warming is caused by humans and that urgent means are needed to counter it (look it up if you doubt it).

This is what we call cherry picking statements to suit one's biased argument. Focus on part of a judge's comments that fit your biased view; forget the rest of his comments that don't fit your biased view. Agenda accomplished.

Do 9 false assertions destroy the whole argument of global warming? Um....no. To believe that, one would have to be uneducated in research. This is because:

1) The 9 assertions do not negate the many other facts correctly stated by the film that are supported by the VAST majority of scientists. 2) Even if one removes the 9 assertions from the film, this does not provide evidence that Global Warming is NOT happening.

The Voice of Reason.

What must the rest of the world think when they look at this Country and see that we picked (allegedly) George W Bush for President over this man?

Why wasn't it the Nobel Prize for science?

To J from DE:

1. Al Gore doesn't deserve it, and so did many of the previous recipients. I don't know what your point is. And yes, the Peace Prize is getting more farcical every year.

2. I believe it is happening too, but not with anthropogenic origins. It is just very well be natural and we happen to be at the phase of gradual heating. Just remember Greenland: it really used to be green. It's name is not a joke. Do you mind to say what field of science you're in? I am a graduate student with research focus on water chemistry, so I can also be considered a "scientist". But that doesn't qualify me as an expert on climate change. Of that 2000 scientists (are you referring to the IPCC report?), how many of them are climatologists that are actively doing research on GLOBAL climate change?

3. Yes, of course we have an impact on natural environments. Indeed there are millions of environmental problems that we need to tackle as of NOW. Are you sure it's wise to deal with some unproven theory instead of immediate problems (e.g. mercury emission, radioactive waste disposal)?

Skeptic: "But wait, what about the last ice age? How did that end if humans and SUVs weren't around then?"

Al Gore: "Nothing to see here. Please move along. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."

OK I laughed at a lot of these comments for a number of reasons:
1. Who thinks that they are more educated about the work Al gore has done and its role in promoting long term peace then the board that gives out the award, that studies all the contributions of all the different people.
2. Those who claim that global warming is "fake science" or "false science" let me say that i am a scientist and i believe it is happening. The data is there. 2000 scientists that are experts in the field also agree and have published articles on it many times. I am surrounded by educated scientifically minded people and have only met one person to date who does not see to logic in that data.
3. Who actually thinks that humans do not have an impact on this earth. We abuse our resources. We live for today and as though we are the only species that matters. Even with out data it would take a fool to think this behavior is not having a long term impact.
Oh and lastly to those who say that it is not good science or he would have won a scientific noble prize....you have to do the research to win those awards. He has taken other scientists research and tried to get the word out.
Really some of the responses above are just funny.

"Global warming" is caused from gassy solar flares from the sun.

Much like the gassy flares from Al's keister after all the food he packs away.

awwww-I see the CONservative wanna-be oil barons are quaking in their puppy skin boots today!

GORE 2008!!!

This is getting gory

Good lord look at the size of him. I wonder how much gaseous poison Gore is releasing into the air after all the food he eats!

Okay, let's think about this rationally. Let's put aside all of the wrangling over the data and think about consequences:

If global warming isn't real, we have not gained or lost anything by trying to conserve energy (except some lower electric bills). If global warming IS real, however, then we have lost EVERYTHING by not trying to conserve energy.

Seems like the more rational choice is to conserve energy, just in case this whole climate change thing turns out to be real (and contrary to what some dim-witted posters put above; there IS ample evidence to suggest we impact the climate).

For whatever reason, conservatives take it as a personal affront that Gore (gasp!) released a movie! And even worse, it tried to raise awareness about an issue that could be important to our livelihood! Oh My God! What a devil! Let's attack him mindlessly!

CNN deleted my comments below as it finds Mr. Tucker's comments more pragmatic and intelligent:

By Mr. Tucker's definition, next year's nobel peace prize should be given to Bush and Cheney by bringing peace and love among Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

Yea, right, the Nobel peace prize has been tarnished forever! Gore's carbon footprint is enough for 20 people. What a shame, something that meant so much now means nothing.

On A related Note...Paris Hilton just won the prestegious People Magazine's top 10 worst dressed entertainer award!!!

Jimmy Carter deserved the Nobel Prize for his efforts towards peace. Gore's film was about climate change.... nothing to do with world peace

What A Coincidence!!!...Dick Cheney just won the N.R.A. Hunter of the Year Award I guess that makes it a banner day for incompotent vice presidents all around!!

So many of these comments remind me of why George Bush was voted into office not only the first time but the second time which was sooo disturbing. Once again proving that "conservatives" continually focus their negative attention on issues out of hatred and ignorance. No matter if you agree or not that Gore should have received the Prize, at least he is focusing on getting the world to improve something as opposed to destroying countries. Al Gore getting the Peace Prize doesn't disturb me anywhere near as as much as some of the attitudes of so many of you. What exactly is your motivation to fight against improving the environment in which we live? Who is making this political exactly? Those of you complaining should realize that you are the ones who voted Bush into office and Al Gore getting the Prize is most likely a reaction to the Bush administration's policies. If you want to be disappointed with the committee, maybe you should look in the mirror or feel free to kick yourself.

thats all good but its time for al to hurry up and endorse obama!!! times a wasting al stop this clinton machine because i bet my life the GOP WILL...

When Al Gore had real power, as Vice President and Presidential nominee, his interest in global warming was casual at best. So now this jet-polluting hypocrite is canonized alongside Yasir Arafat. His Internet-inventor ploy had more truth than this.

The conservatives are so moronic and unpatriotic. Mr. GORE has brought to the forefront a problem that will affect the entire world. If you are so ignorant to understand the implications of global warming SHUT UP!!! He is an American and you should be proud of the work he has done so far.

This is a total joke. There are so many reasons why Al Gore is not credible and cannot stand up to criticism. Let's start with his inability to explain how the previous Ice Ages ended.

Al Gore won't debate opponents of his global warming theory. Why?

I think this is the epitome of rediculousness giving the peace prize to a person who tauts global warming and uses more energy that any average person. It does nothing but cheapen the whole idea of a "peace" price. I am sure Nobel is turning over in his grave. Such nonsense.

Congratulations! Keep up the good work.

Hooray for the inventor of the internet!!

David from Tulsa and others who still think man-made climate change is a fallacy, do the research: there are virtually no credible scientists who dispute its reality or its importance. To claim otherwise is simply an uninformed opinion.

The Nobel Peace Prize was established to acknowledge: "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses".

HOW has Gore helped "the abolition or reduction of standing armies" or "promotion of peace congresses"??

He hasn't.

This organization (Nobel Peace Prize) has simply become another appendage of the liberal/socialist movement – promoting the voices of their pet causes. PEACE has nothing to do with the recognition of Al Gore.

Congratulations to you Al Gore. This planet deserves more like you and I will try to do my part.

Well deserved. I hope American now realized how much better the world would have been if Gore had been elected.
Now Republicain are finding all kind of excuses and are againg looking for any angles to descredit Al Gore accomplishements. Now it's just a matter of time before they find a way to change the decisions of the commitee and have they chief back in the spotlight for something he achieve...woups that will be difficult.

I'm thrilled there has been a worldwide recognition of good science and environmental conscience! Global warming, like evolution, is not a theory, it is FACT, based on questions, testing, conclusions...not simply blind, uncontested, personal beliefs, and heresay. Yipee!! Congratulations, Al Gore!! Well deserved!!

Now that Gore has written a self-satisfying History for himself. Despite all the bad history that was being written for him by the masses. He has but ONE THING LEFT to do. ONE MORE WRONG TO RIGHT. GORE Endorse OBAMA! Encourage ALL your supporters and fans alike to join you in doing so. That could be the edge Obama needs and would put the CAP on the your "Past" CRAP you went through (If you know what I mean).. CARMA

For all of you commenting about the UK judge, did you even read what the judge said? He called it a political film, but AGREED with most of the science, though he found 9 instances of what are basically exagerrations, none of which undermine the broader points of the film.

Just to undercut the argument about liberal bias of the sources, I'll quote what Fox News had this to say about the judge's decision: Despite finding nine significant errors the judge said many of the claims made by the film were fully backed up by the weight of science. He identified “four main scientific hypotheses, each of which is very well supported by research published in respected, peer-reviewed journals and accords with the latest conclusions of the IPCC.”

The other three main points accepted by the judge were that global temperatures are rising and are likely to continue to rise, that climate change will cause serious damage if left unchecked, and that it is entirely possible for governments and individuals to reduce its impacts.

A Nobel Peace Prize is just another acting award. We know a socialist or communist will win it. The only question is which one. Global warming is asserted as the basis for governments of free-enterprise nations with competent hard-working people to redistribute property to nations full of incompetent people ostensibly to cut CO2 (i.e. plant food) emissions. The redistribution of property is a so-called carbon-trading market. Enron, the infamous sham company, wanted redistribution of property by “carbon credits” because it, like Al Gore's several companies, are middle-men skimming off the trade of carbon credits. Global warming is asserted as a crisis to force quick, uneducated decisions, as all salesmen do to consumers. Al Gore made a sales pitch for world governments to implement his left-wing political ideology while simultaneously skimming off it. That’s all he’s done while making the usual misrepresentations that salesmen do. When regulation having an economic impact is proposed, you can be sure there is usually at least one scam behind it. This one is no different than the other socialist driven schemes to force the purchase of natural resources from other countries by banning use of local resources through insurmountable environmental red tape. The “scientific consensus” is actually only an unremarkable political/organized crime consensus of socialists, communists and “Third Way” branded socialists a/k/a fascists like Al Gore and George Soros.

The climate will not change in any substantive way in response to the miniscule effects of the 12 people per square kilometer on Earth. It is estimated that just one solar flare from the giant nuclear fusion reactor we call the Sun can produce energy equivalent to 100 million 10 Megaton nuclear fusion warheads. Total Solar irradiance (TSI) at Earth’s atmosphere has increased during the approximately 25 years we’ve been measuring it. Heat-trapping CO2 is less than 0.038% of all gas in the atmosphere (including the tiny fraction of the 0.038% man contributes) while heat trapping water vapor is approx. 1%. NASA admits we do not yet understand how our massive system works and so we cannot yet model it and, therefore, cannot yet make reliable predictions. The problem is not global warming. The problem to confront, again, is the relentless, violent, atheistic, primitive Earth-worshipping, immoral, corrupt, hateful, selfish, hypocritical people drawn to leftist political ideology that killed hundreds of millions of people in the 20th century.

snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp

Do as I say, not as I do. Enough said

A Peace Prize? Maybe I am confused on the definition of Peace. Don't get me wrong, the former Vice-President is a reputable man and fine American citizen. I just don't see how raising awareness on global warming is making the world a more peaceful place. By being more green, does that make the Middle East or any other war-torn region less of a disaster??? Not in my opinion.

Posted By John, St. Louis, MO : October 12, 2007 9:47 am

Here's the logic: Global warming -> melting icecaps -> rise in sea level -> coastal cities underwater -> millions of displaced refugees -> social unrest -> not peace.

In other words, the Nobel people feel that supporting education about global warming and trying to minimize it is a precautionary measure designed to prevent strife and advance peace.

Most of the world respects Al Gore for his accomplishments. Because he is an American we all benefit from his global acclaim.

Astoundingly, certain ideological whack jobs still prefer to eat their own. These people do not represent my country.

The Nobel Peace Prize has just lost all credibility.

Gores ideas are bases on a consenses, a show of hands if you will. Not on fact. In fact, many of Gores "facts" have been proven as false.

Gravity – Fact – Can't prove it as false here on earth.

Gores ideas – thoughts – Hold no water here on earth.

The earth has been both warmer and cooler and that change had nothing to do with man. What if the planet is warming up to the appropriate temperature?

How can Gore be so arrogant and cocky to think that he should decide what the temperature should be for the children of our future.

Think about the children Gore, not your own political future.

"We need more conservatives to be able to approach the issue of global warming based on scientific facts, (not the sort that are rattled off on AM radio,) without the knee-jerk reaction that it's a liberal issue or such."

You and your administration have been shown blatantly and repeated to be as anti-science as any brainwashed religious nut. Nice try. President Potato Head hates science, hates facts, loves a dictatorship.

Wake up, Junior. See what thou hath wrought with your support for a criminal administration.

"Spiritual issue"? That comment pretty much justifies a lot of the criticisms that the global warming movement is a replacement religion for the far-left."

What ignorance you display.

If this was a replacement religion, then we would be blindly worshiping some prophet from over 2000 years ago who was SO IMPORTANT to his time that not a single contemporary wrote a single word about him.

It's time to leave medieval superstition behind in this country and get to LIVING.

Now we officially are not required to give any creditability to the Nobel Peace Prize.

And that has nothing to do with any of the dem/rep lib/con stupid thinkings.

I wonder what the carbon footprint is of all the food Al has been packing away. He sure has been getting pretty thick around the middle lately.

I find it very telling that the climate on Mars is changing at the same rate the climate on Earth is changing. I guess the CO2 emissions from our planet must be effecting other planets as well.

The ices of Greenland show an historic change in CO2 in the atmosphere and yet no industrialized country was pumping out emissions during those time frames.

No one is arguing against the changes our climate is experiencing. What scientists are discussing is what the true cause is. Why has the climate changed in the past when human kind had no impact on it at all?

Kudos for Al but I have to agree with others, I've lost a lot of respect for the vetting process of the Nobel committee.

So, what has Al Gore done for peace in the US or elsewhere?

Norway, you can have him...free of charge.

To MJP in Houston:

The temper tantrums continue . . .

Joe – you made my point, technology progresses and past errors emerge. In which case, we should expect our understanding to change in the future which may point out that steps taken were incorrect.

That doesn't mean "don't do anything", it means "chill the hype". We should conserve as a matter of good stewardship, not treat global warming as a political/religious topic with the same arrogance and intolerance shown in both those areas.

And "prophets" are much easier to accept when the walk the talk and eschew personal engrandizement.

El Paso Terry wrote: "Don't you wonder why Carter, Clinton, and Gore receive the accolades of foreigners and foreign governments while Conservatives Nixon, Reagan, and Bush (not the good one) were and are viewed by the world with contempt?"

Uh, for the same reason why Michael Moore and Al Gore both win Oscars for films that have both been heavily discounted as simple chicanery, but a conservative film maker never would win such an award: bias on the part of those who hand out the awards. Duh.

You also said: The only Republican President to receive a Nobel Prize was Theodore Roosevelt, and no one would accuse him of being a Conservative."

Au Contraire Mon Frair! I'm a conservative and I'd say TR is probably the best example of what conservatism is all about. It's certainly not what modern day "republicans" (big spending, self righteous liberals in disguise, who pummel people over the head with their supposed "morality" and religion) have turned the notion of "conservatism" into.

Quite frankly, I don't care if they annoint Al Gore as Supreme Grand Poobah of the Imperial Order of the Left-Handed Knights of Genovia. The organization is still biased and their awards mean very little.

Sure, if you place much credence in the organization, then I guess the award may mean something to you.

But to those of us who have simply grown beyond the turd-world class-warfare ramblings of the United Nations (To quote Obi Wan, "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy"), these organizations and their awards are about as relevant as the League of Nations.

First Gorbachev gets the Peace prize before his tanks roll over people in the Baltics, now Al Gore.

What has Gore done to make the world safer and more at peace?
I mean he did accept illegal contributions at a Buddhist temple, but did that foster peace?

Aw, listen to the conservatives throw their temper tantrums.

A democrat who shows some interest in the world and people as a whole.

A total mystery to Republicans.

Sorry folks... but 150 to 200 years of shoddily-gathered weather data is entirely too shallow of a data pool to attempt to ascertain some sort of pattern of “man made global warming.”

The data pool is just too shallow to make these assertions.

Attempting to do so is akin to muting your TV’s sound, then sitting with your nose pressed to the screen, focusing on one dot of color and attempting to determine the plot of the program you’re watching. It simply cannot be done. Maybe if we each lived to be a million years old, we could see a pattern, but not from the vantage point of our puny 72-year average life span.

Is global warming real? Hell, it may very well be. But did the tiny insignificant human species of animal cause it? Certainly not.

I find this argument really quite humorous and ironic. On one hand, liberals hate the notion of religion and mock people of faith as “god bags,” who worship “invisible sky fairies.”

Then, in the very next breath, their belief in “man made” global warming essentially makes the human species into (cue dramatic music here) “GOD LIKE BEINGS!!! CAPABLE OF CHANGING THE WEATHER!!! MWU-HA-HA!!! FEEL MY WRATH, YOU SILLY PLANET! I AM A GOD AND I CAN CHANGE THE WEATHER!!!”

Folks, even with nearly 200 years of gathered weather data and huge advances in computers, satellites and technology in general, the weatherman STILL cannot tell me with any shred of accuracy whether it will rain this weekend.

Now, you expect people to believe that not only can you PREDICT the weather in the future, but you have the power to actually CHANGE it too? And not even change it on purpose, but rather, we have changed the climate ACCIDENTALLY??!

Sorry folks, I’m not buying it. If you’re buying it, maybe I could interest you in this bridge I own… It spans some lovely swampland that I also have for sale…

Simply put… the entire notion of this manmade global warming hullabaloo is simply this: Religion for the Faithless. And the zealotry of this religion's believers is only eclipsed by the followers of Islam.

Congrats to Al Gore. However many of you over look so much. First, he might not be the most deserving of this award, some other people may have done more work, but he has brought this issue into the homes of the masses and educated them on how they can help.

Secondly, to all you people who continue to claim that climate change is natural you are correct, and no one is arguing that point. Climate change is not a problem caused by humans. It is the RATE of climate change that we have effected that has the negative effect on the earth.

Lastly, don't compare what scientists thought years ago (David) because technology has improved allowing to gather more accurate data. For example before 1950 we didn't know what DNA was and now it is a household word. Most scientists won't gain money from this. These scientists love science and what they do and are just looking at data and making conclusions based on observations in orer to help better the world. Some of them are glory hounds, however the majority are not.

I think many of you are just haters, probably the same people that hate on Tiger Woods and A-Rod just because they are doing amazing things.

Now is the day that every atmospheric scientist should tender their resignations, retire to some old person home, and relish the day that they allowed a politician to usurp their authority on the greatest topic ever to arise in our field.
Although it is my professional opinion that global warming is ocurring, I can't stand by many of the outrageous statments made by Al and the 'environmentalist' NGOs. They serve only to obfuscate the general understanding of global environmental topics. They distract from the real environmental issues that will face our society in the next few years with far fetched ideas and scenarios that might, maybe, could, possibly happen over the next century.
Simply put–stop discussing global warming, stop hyping the situation, quit being a doomsdayist, and teach people to conserve energy because it is the moral thing to do.

Al Gore is getting ready to spend 200 million dollars on...

Children straving in Africa?
Genicide in Darfur?
Human rights in China?
Religous hate in the Middle East?
Poverty in America?

No!, on TV ads in America to explain the 2 degree tempature change over the last century and how it will effect us over the next 5 centuries. Oh, and his salary of course. I wonder if Al will get the same family discount from the liberal media?

One of Al's three homes uses 20 times the electricity as my house. I'm sick of getting lectured by hypocrites, aren't you?

What did Al's do after winning the aware last night CNN? Just how green is he CNN?? Liars!!!

Congratulations to Mr. Gore on the recognition given to his work by the Nobel Prize selection committee. It makes any patriotic American's heart beat a little faster when a fellow citizen wins a Nobel Prize, and the Peace Prize is surely the most prestigious of the lot.

To the Conservatives who post their spluttering rage against Mr. Gore on these blog pages: isn't it puzzling to you that former President Carter and former Vice President Gore received Nobel Prizes? Don't you wonder why Carter, Clinton, and Gore receive the accolades of foreigners and foreign governments while Conservatives Nixon, Reagan, and Bush (not the good one) were and are viewed by the world with contempt? The only Republican President to receive a Nobel Prize was Theodore Roosevelt, and no one would accuse him of being a Conservative.

Could it be that it is YOU who are out of step, who does not understand, who has been deluded by his leadership. Isn't it puzzling to you that so many of us listen to you, understand your philosophy, and dismiss it as delusional thinking? Are so many of us as stupid as you say? Are all scientists really lying about global warming? Why would they do that?

Shock shock!

A liberal organization gives liberal award to liberal hack. I am shocked.

This just in, Water is Wet and Fire is Hot... pictures at 11:00.

From now on, the Nobel Peace Prize will be about as valuable as that "honorable mention" award I got for my 3rd grade science project. I feel bad for all the other Nobel Prize winners who got their awards for legitimate reasons.

I think Gore is doing more harm by making himself out to be "Mr. Global warming". We need the focus to be on the science and economics of global warming, not on any one personality, particularly that of a non-scientist.

We need more conservatives to be able to approach the issue of global warming based on scientific facts, (not the sort that are rattled off on AM radio,) without the knee-jerk reaction that it's a liberal issue or such.

We need to dramatically improve science education!

What a joke. No scientist (aside from the complete nutjobs that studied climatology) will suggest man-made global warming is a threat. The only people who suggest this stuff are the ones who stand to make money off of it. Just like they did 30 years ago when we heard about "global cooling" being a threat to our existence and that we were all going to freeze to death. This combined with "TIME" calling him a "scientist" shows the liberal media machine at work. This is a joke. As an engineer, may I emphasize, look at the data, peer review it by somebody who DOESN'T stand to make money off of it or rely on funding because of it. This thing is NOT REAL. Climate change WILL HAPPEN with or without human interference. Trying to stop climate change goes AGAINST NATURE.

Man has known that the climate has been warming ever since the glaciers began receding from New York and Maine. ie.., THOUSANDS OF YEARS. What was the premise of that reward??

The Nobel Peace Prize is clearly given out by the scientifically ignorant.

Boy America, can you imagine how different the world would be if Al Gore had been president instead of George Bush. Wow. Just wow.

A judge recently ruled in the UK that Gore's film was politically partisan can only be shown with guidance notes to prevent political indoctrination due to errors in the film, and yet Gore gets a Nobel Peace prize for this? I guess this prize has just as much meaning as when Henry Kissinger won it in 1973 for helping to 'end' the Vietnam War, even though the war kept going for another couple years. Oh, and let's not forgot how Yasser Arafat won the peace prize in 1993 for mid-east peace efforts, even though he was involved with many terrorist acts and organizations before that year.

A Peace Prize? Maybe I am confused on the definition of Peace. Don't get me wrong, the former Vice-President is a reputable man and fine American citizen. I just don't see how raising awareness on global warming is making the world a more peaceful place. By being more green, does that make the Middle East or any other war-torn region less of a disaster??? Not in my opinion.

The Nobel Prize can no be thought of as having the same significance as the "Blockbuster Award" – England won't allow his movie to be shown unless you point out 9 factual issues – go to your local museum...and see the fossils they have....from your area....that are tropical plants....and ask anyone to identify the greenhouse gases that are thought to affect temperature....in order....its WATER VAPOR....METHANE...and then CO2....and temperature increases were recorded first...then CO2 increased...(and 95% of the CO2 is natural...not manmade) – amazing....research for yourself....its a sad day

"Spiritual issue"? That comment pretty much justifies a lot of the criticisms that the global warming movement is a replacement religion for the far-left.

At this point nobody rejects the idea of climate change, since that's what climate does over time, but there are problems with the sources explaining the climate change is because of human activity - these same scientific groups have been wrong before (coming ice age back in the '70s).

Now that he has a Nobel to go with his emmy and oscar, I expect to see Gore levitate at any moment.

I have just lost all respect for the Nobel Prize award. If the Nobel Committe are willing to give it to him for raising awareness about global warming (using many false facts), when he personally causes the emmisions of more CO2 then the average small country, then they do not deserve our respect. Their are many people who work to correct global warming who actually deserve an award, and are not hypocrites, but they do not recieve it. This is a sad state of affairs.

As a Demoocrat I am so proud of Al Gore!! All of us who are for animals rights and the environmental organizations are proud of you. Thank you for speaking the truth. You are appreciated.

It is wonderful that Al Gore has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sadly, CNN chooses to question his deserving of the prize rather than celebrate an American being the recipient of such an honor.

Al Gore gets the Nobel Peace Prize America with George Bush gets the booby prize.We voted for someone we wanted to have a beer with and now the hangover just keeps worse.When I say we I mean the country .I voted for Gore.I wanted a President not a beer drinking buddy.

Congratulations!