Al Gore Is Joint Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

As I mentioned yesterday, Al Gore was a favorite to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize.  And as expected, the announcement came this morning that Al Gore did win - well half at least.  Al Gore will be sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the U.N.'s panel on climate change. 

The Nobel committee had this to say about Al Gore: "His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change," the Nobel citation said. "He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted."

The Nobel Peace Prize committee also cited the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for two decades of scientific reports that have "created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming."  The IPCC groups 2,500 researchers from more than 130 nations and issued reports this year blaming human activities for climate changes ranging from more heat waves to floods.

This announcement will continue to bring climate change to the forefront of people's minds, and I have a feeling that this climate change movement will also play a big part in the upcoming presidential elections.  There are still rumors floating around about Al Gore running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.