Friday, October 12, 2007

A gentler environment

Here's towards a gentler environment, to temperate temperatures, and damper droughts.
And here's to the Nobel Peace Prize making this come to pass sooner rather than never. I like the choice.

Yours, wishing Al would run,
N.

15 comments:

kenju said...

AMEN times three! I wish he would too. Mr. kenju said this morning that Al says he is not running and I said if he did - he would win (just like he did last time, right?)

BreadBox said...

I have to say, I don't want him to win like last time! I want him to actually be sworn in too!

N.

MaR said...

Here's to you, Breadbox, because I love your cheerful greetings at Michele's. She sent me, by the way.
No, I won't comment on American politics since I am not American.

Janet said...

Hear, hear!~

alice c said...

You will be interested to know that a judge in the UK has ruled that Gore's film may only be shown in schools with guidance notes pointing out the scientific inaccuracies! It is an interesting counterpoint to the Nobel prize.

Tawcan said...

I have to say I don't agree with him winning the Nobel Peace Prize. There are other people who are more deserving than Gore. I mean, what did Gore do? He made a movie about global warming. Shouldn't people that spent their entire life fighting environmental issues get the prize first before Gore? Not to mention there are so many inaccuracies in the film...

Oh Michele sent me here.

BreadBox said...

Tawcan,
You are seeing things through the non-US lens, and usually I'd agree with you. There are many others who have made great contributions to bringing the cause to light in the rest of the (highly developed) world.
Gore's contribution has been to bring a significant portion of the US to the realization that global warming is real and scary. And also to make sure that this is global knowledge, so that countries such as China and India can be pressured -- these are the two countries most frequently used as scapegoats, fairly or unfairly, by GW Bush.

And he has not just recently come to this issue: he has had a focus on the environment for many years --- the right wing here often accuse him of exaggeration, but usually his exaggerations have more truth than falsehood. And as to the errors in his movie, compare the level of accuracy to "educational materials" put out by the energy industry, the car industry, etc...

Is he the best choice? Perhaps not, in some ways. But in terms of the Nobel committee helping the UN committee focus on the environment, it is very helpful!

N.

Sara said...

Hello, Michele sent me...to say that I too am glad that he won the Nobel Prize!

Panthergirl said...

OH BABY.... you and me both!!!!!

And can someone please stick a sock in Ann Coulter's horseface once and for all?

Here via michele...

Liberally yours,
PG

Shephard said...

Couldn't agree more! A nice bit of news!

Michele sent me to celebrate with you.
~S

Geggie said...

Hi Breadbox, thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. Do come back.

Blog action day isn't until Monday, so you still have time to plan your topic for then.

awareness said...

Hey N.......have you signed the petition to convinced Al to throw his hat in the ring?

Diane Mandy said...

Ditto Ditto Ditto. Here by Michelle!

Anonymous said...

I am not American Either but what has that got to do with environment?

Three cheers for anyone who works for the environment!

Michele sent me to say

Hip hip hurray!

carmilevy said...

Amen. It was the first thing I heard when I woke up yesterday morning, and it set the tone for the rest of the day.

I wrote about it here:
http://writteninc.blogspot.com/2007/10/al-gore-nobel-laureate.html

So nice to know that the world has the ability to somewhat correct earlier wrongs.

Now, about his candidacy...let's all hope.