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News: Gore & UN Share Nobel Peace Prize

October 12th, 2007 • Related Posts • Tags

Via BBC News, “The committee cited ‘their efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about man-made climate change.’” And it goes on, “Mr Gore was praised as ‘probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted,’ through his lectures, films and books. The choice of recipients continues a trend of the Nobel Peace Prize redefining the potential sources of conflict and threats to peace, says the BBC’s world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge.” Read the entire article>>

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