Ponderstorm My Brainstorm on Life & Politics

Al Gore and the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are co-winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize “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”.

What a shame that the Nobel committee chose to make a political statement instead of honoring true advocates for peace or individuals who advanced causes that promote peace.

Why did the Nobel committee not award the prize to the Buddhist monks who are being brutalized and killed for their efforts to promote human rights and democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma)? The international recognition and prize money alone would have given their peaceful efforts a much stronger voice. Instead the Nobel committee chose to honor an environmental hypocrite whose work does not reflect a balanced view of science. Shame on them!

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In my last post (yesterday) I argued that Al Gore’s hypocrisy was destroying what little bit of his credibility remained. Well today I read a press release from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research about Gore’s home energy usage and it shocked me. Gore’s household used more than 20 times the national average in 2006! We’re talking about nearly $30,000 in electricity and natural gas bills last year Read More…

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Al Gore’s planed 07/07/07 Campaign for a Candidate in Crisis, um, I mean Climate in Crisis, just rubs me the wrong way. Think about this with me if you would and see if Gore is not being a bit hypocritical. For this campaign we’re talking about 24 hours of concerts on all 7 continents. We’re talking about an estimated 3 million actual attendees and an anticipated 2 billion online and television viewers. We’re talking 100+ popular entertainers.
Think of how much energy will be expended to make this happen — jetting people around, driving equipment around, electricity to power all the lights and equipment Read More…

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