Al Gore, Wins!

OK, I know, this doesn't have a lot to do with technology... but it is such great news! Al Gore awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2007 sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations network of scientists.

Gore Shares Peace Prize for Climate Change Work

By WALTER GIBBS and SARAH LYALL
Published: October 13, 2007

OSLO, Oct. 12 — Former Vice President Al Gore, who emerged from his loss in the muddled 2000 presidential election to devote himself to his passion as an environmental crusader, was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations network of scientists.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised both “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change.”

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