Al Gore Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

[nstalk]

Watch the video. Its a great speech and while I know some will disagree, I think the words and message of this speech will be widely hailed as one of the best ever concerning the grave danger to our planet by manmade co2 globalwarming.
http://blog.algore.com/2007/12/nobel_prize_acceptance_speech.html

 

[Mike]

VERY smooth, well spoken, light but meaningful. He's certainly a well rounded presenter, speaker!
Seems that he's gained some weight, though. Lay off the burgers, Al!

He's deserved this award - it's well worth the cause!

IB

 

[Jaypwhits]

Al Gore invented global warming for his own profit.

 

[PolurNET]

Al Gore invented global warming for his own profit.

If he was in for profits, there are a million different profitable things he would have done... instead he chose to focus solely on a worthy cause. In fact, he donated all his prize money, what makes you make such an absurd statement? If you don't believe global warming, just look outside!

 

[Jaypwhits]

If he was in for profits, there are a million different profitable things he would have done... instead he chose to focus solely on a worthy cause. In fact, he donated all his prize money, what makes you make such an absurd statement? If you don't believe global warming, just look outside!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp

 

[Mike]

Al Gore invented global warming for his own profit.

read the "fine" print, they're using their home also as office, pay an additional $432/mth to retrieve Green Energy, etc.
Sounds to me like they're spending MORE instead of making a profit. He's consistently donating money to "the cause", he's sacrificing his privacy, time and more to represent a solution to something that concerns ALL of us - globally.
He is wealthy enough that he could lean back and enjoy the rest of his life, he could get on any board of directors of fortune 100 companies, just based on his education, connection and experience.
The Nobel Prize is not just handed out like a package of chewing gum, you actually DO have to do something worth while to even be considered.
So, please. If you're against the mission that Gore is representing, that's perfectly fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, your statement that he's in it for his personal profit is beyond ridiculous.

IB

 

[WolfMother]

I'm really not in any position to make statements on someone who has won a Nobel peace prize, but the fact that he can knowingly reside in something that consumes 20 times more energy than an average AMERICAN household is an outright hypocrisy on his part.

With his money he could easily construct such a nice solar/eco house, perhaps even the size of that behemoth he lives in now. But the idea of sustainability is to reduce your footprint to only what you need. I'm not saying everyone should follow that ideal, but for god's sake practice what you preach...

 

[Jaypwhits]

The Nobel Prize is not just handed out like a package of chewing gum, you actually DO have to do something worth while to even be considered.

Bono was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize......

 

[WolfMother]

Bono was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize......

Yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah!


Also found this interesting to the topic of global warming.

Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says

 

[Alex]

If you don't believe global warming, just look outside!

And these words come from a polar bear.

 

[PolurNET]

If you don't believe global warming, just look outside!

And these words come from a polar bear.

Yeah, the polar bears and penguins are in danger of dying!

There's no denying the fact that excessive CO2 production causes environmental damage and is the primary cause for the greenhouse effect. Global warming and Gore's true intentions are two separate issues and should not be confused nor discredited on the basis of youtube videos or Nobel's history.

 

[nstalk]

Global warming and Gore's true intentions are two separate issues and should not be confused nor discredited on the basis of youtube videos or Nobel's history.

A little more info please....I think Gores' true and primary intention is to alert the world to the dangers of manmade globalwarming and hopefully to bring about changes to eliminate the use of fossil fuels for energy...am I wrong?

 

[PolurNET]

Global warming and Gore's true intentions are two separate issues and should not be confused nor discredited on the basis of youtube videos or Nobel's history.

A little more info please....I think Gores' true and primary intention is to alert the world to the dangers of manmade globalwarming and hopefully to bring about changes to eliminate the use of fossil fuels for energy...am I wrong?

I fully concur, but seems Jaypwhits and WolfMother are convinced that Gore is doing it for self-interest. My point is that regardless of his intentions, it neither distorts nor nullifies the reality that global warming is real and exists, as proven time and time again by scientists and political figures alike. Those who deny it are fortunately in the minority, just like those who still do not believe that the earth is round

 

[Alex]

I am not a US citizen, but I agree with PolurNET.

I was involved in politics since I was 15 (in the civic sphere), and I know that public persons need to associate their image with something. And this is also a reason they will make aware people of the problem they support. In fact they support themselves many times.

The problem is more complexed and I do not want to enter in details, as I am not involved in any kind. Al Gore is well financed by many companies that would benefit if USA would adhere to the Kyoto protocol etc.

As a comparison even I know personally some very big (and I mean very very big) environmental NGO's who are sponsored by some big oil companies just to boycott the competition by organizing marches etc. And probably you know who I am talking about.

On a smaller scale even I was offered many times to support a cause just because on a local level I am (was) somewhat a public person, who had an excellent relationship with the media. But I refused that since it was against my principles.

I strongly believe that besides any noble reason a public person has several personal and group interests. But this is the world we live in. The capitalist world.

But besides any interest, global warming is a real and major problem. One does not have to look at the persons who support the idea, but to look objectively at the problem. And global warming is an issue. An issue that affects us, and will continue to affect us. Think the other way. There is more money in the hands of those who would like the general public to be not aware of global warming. Big big corporations that pollute more than all the households of a median sized country. Those that would be affected by billions if the Kyoto protocol would be signed by the US. And for them it is more economically viable to "donate" some millions to an anti campaign than to loose billions.

Money talks. The media gets paid to present reports. The report which showed Al Gore's house, now was it an independent one made with no budget? No, I am sure of that. But neither many environment oriented documentaries are not done on a loss by TV's, but on a big profit, profit that comes mostly from Gore corporate supporters.

When judging a problem I always try to think outside the box. I try not to see all those interests that try to convince me of something. In the case of global warming, it is a problem.

 

[Jaypwhits]

I fully concur, but seems Jaypwhits and WolfMother are convinced that Gore is doing it for self-interest. My point is that regardless of his intentions, it neither distorts nor nullifies the reality that global warming is real and exists, as proven time and time again by scientists and political figures alike. Those who deny it are fortunately in the minority, just like those who still do not believe that the earth is round

I don't have a problem with Global Warming existing. I have a problem with no one actually knowing what the effect of Global Warming will be. Its all best guesses and estimations treated as fact.

 

[WolfMother]

I fully concur, but seems Jaypwhits and WolfMother are convinced that Gore is doing it for self-interest. My point is that regardless of his intentions, it neither distorts nor nullifies the reality that global warming is real and exists, as proven time and time again by scientists and political figures alike. Those who deny it are fortunately in the minority, just like those who still do not believe that the earth is round

Did I ever state that Gore is doing it in self-interest? No. I said he is a hypocrite for having an enormous mansion that consumes 20 times more energy than a normal american house. The worldwide average per capita footprint is 2.4 hectares. The ecological footprint of the average American is 12 hectares and Gore is well beyond that, discrediting his studies by the way he chooses to live.

His acts are valiant by intention and after watching an inconvenient truth I can say he has come up with some very convincing and disturbing data. He has claimed to have been following this for over 30 years and I applaud his efforts, but how many other scientists, geologists, ecologists, and the like deserve the same recognition? Gore is not the principal front-runner of global warming research.

Global warming is most certainly a real thing. I took a resource geology course last semester under a very knowledgeable and accredited professor who fully illustrated the severity of the problems. The polar bears will die, the islands will be gone, and torrential weather systems will continue if we as a world do not figure out a way to alter these changes on earth. Global warming is not the only issue. It is our over-consumption of RESOURCES. The world's population is growing at an exponential rate, and if the developed nations do not change their energy consumption and manage resources(mainly USA) we will further the production of greenhouse gases that are believed to cause global warming. This is not the only theory of the cause, but it is the most well supported view, and I will have to go on that because I am not claiming to be a scientist.

I re-state the closing of my original post. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.

 

[Jaypwhits]

Did I ever state that Gore is doing it in self-interest? No. I said he is a hypocrite for having an enormous mansion that consumes 20 times more energy than a normal american house. The worldwide average per capita footprint is 2.4 hectares. The ecological footprint of the average American is 12 hectares and Gore is well beyond that, discrediting his studies by the way he chooses to live.

His acts are valiant by intention and after watching an inconvenient truth I can say he has come up with some very convincing and disturbing data. He has claimed to have been following this for over 30 years and I applaud his efforts, but how many other scientists, geologists, ecologists, and the like deserve the same recognition? Gore is not the principal front-runner of global warming research.

Global warming is most certainly a real thing. I took a resource geology course last semester under a very knowledgeable and accredited professor who fully illustrated the severity of the problems. The polar bears will die, the islands will be gone, and torrential weather systems will continue if we as a world do not figure out a way to alter these changes on earth. Global warming is not the only issue. It is our over-consumption of RESOURCES. The world's population is growing at an exponential rate, and if the developed nations do not change their energy consumption and manage resources(mainly USA) we will further the production of greenhouse gases that are believed to cause global warming. This is not the only theory of the cause, but it is the most well supported view, and I will have to go on that because I am not claiming to be a scientist.

I re-state the closing of my original post. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.

Win

 

[nstalk]

Did I ever state that Gore is doing it in self-interest? No. I said he is a hypocrite for having an enormous mansion that consumes 20 times more energy than a normal american house. The worldwide average per capita footprint is 2.4 hectares. The ecological footprint of the average American is 12 hectares and Gore is well beyond that, discrediting his studies by the way he chooses to live.

His acts are valiant by intention and after watching an inconvenient truth I can say he has come up with some very convincing and disturbing data. He has claimed to have been following this for over 30 years and I applaud his efforts, but how many other scientists, geologists, ecologists, and the like deserve the same recognition? Gore is not the principal front-runner of global warming research.

Global warming is most certainly a real thing. I took a resource geology course last semester under a very knowledgeable and accredited professor who fully illustrated the severity of the problems. The polar bears will die, the islands will be gone, and torrential weather systems will continue if we as a world do not figure out a way to alter these changes on earth. Global warming is not the only issue. It is our over-consumption of RESOURCES. The world's population is growing at an exponential rate, and if the developed nations do not change their energy consumption and manage resources(mainly USA) we will further the production of greenhouse gases that are believed to cause global warming. This is not the only theory of the cause, but it is the most well supported view, and I will have to go on that because I am not claiming to be a scientist.

I re-state the closing of my original post. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.

I agree with everything you said but as wealthy as Gore is we can hardly expect him to live in the 2000 or 3000 sq.foot average home. Last I heard he was worth about one hundred million$. He does buy co2 offsets to lower his carbon footprint and thats a lot better than most of our other wealthy citizens do.

I think Gore may be getting a bum rap on this high electric use thing. The first story about it had him using over 3000$ month in electric and I later read where the real figure is closer to $1400 a month.

 

[CrazyTech]

And that brings me to a point...

Global warming is the only disaster which can be avoided by purchasing credits. I think it's hilarious to anyone that spends the time to think about it. I also think Al Gore is a joke. He's invented the internet and now he's followed that up with his invention of the science of global warming. It's not about money, it's about fame. I said it, I don't care. Gore hungers for the spotlight more than the average politician.

 

[nstalk]

And that brings me to a point...

Global warming is the only disaster which can be avoided by purchasing credits. I think it's hilarious to anyone that spends the time to think about it. I also think Al Gore is a joke. He's invented the internet and now he's followed that up with his invention of the science of global warming. It's not about money, it's about fame. I said it, I don't care. Gore hungers for the spotlight more than the average politician.

Well, you certainly have a right to your own opinion....as I have a right to mine. I believe you are wrong and as we learn more about carbon offsets its clear (to me anyway) they will prove to be a very good tool in lowering the production of co2 and in doing so help in the fight against globalwarming.

As for Al Gore being a joke, if you really believe he claimed to have invented the internet and the science of globalwarming then I can understand why you perceive him as being a joke. The fact is he did neither one.

I am one who honestly believes beyond any doubt that manmade co2 globalwarming is real and if the world keeps burning fossil fuels for energy we are in very serious trouble. I also believe Gore promotes the GW message in his sincere effort to save our planet from certain destruction. No other reason than that.

Its not my intention to persuade you or anyone else here to agree with me on this issue. I know there are many who disagee and I'm content to let time prove the point. Of course, those in political positions to do something about the problem and who refuse to act are the ones I want to see either change their opinions or be replaced. If you follow the news on this subject as I do, you can easily see thats what happening in the world today.