Discovering climate change, inventing the internet...is there any end to this man's talents? He should take some form of public office. Oh, hang on...
Jon
----------------------------------------> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:41:54 +0100> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Gore's Nobel Peace Prize> To: [log in to unmask]>> Don't worry - you are not alone!>> The impression seems to have been created that Gore 'discovered' climate> change and is running a one-person awareness-raising campaign.>> Dave>>> Is anyone apart from me bothered that Gore got this in place of> thousands of other environmental activists with long years of> campaigning/action/service behind them?>> Has there been any other Nobel awarded to a person with such a limited> past track record? Most prizes have been awarded to recognise a lifetime> of achievement, for example the Nobel prize for medicine was awarded to> those who first started their scientific journey in 1963? The peace> prize award usually appears to be a political act, to a greater or> lesser extent, compared to other Nobel prizes..>> Steve>>>> Jeremy W. Crampton wrote:>> The geography blogs are picking up on the Nobel award to Al Gore/IPCC this> morning. Frank at VerySpatial makes a good point and I wonder if the AAG will> be putting out a press release or notice about this?>>>> "I think this is one of the first Nobel Peace Prizes awarded for an area> that is dominated by physical geography. Wangari Muta Maathai won in 2004 for> her work in sustainable development, which is the other prize focusing on> physical geographic issues. I find it interesting the Nobel people are> turning more and more to areas beyond human conflict when recognizing impacts> on world peace. The Nobel Institute gives out several prizes in a range of> disciplines, but I think the peace prize is the most recognized. It's also> the only slot in which geography fits nicely (although you can make a strong> case for Economics). Hopefully this prize might help raise geographic> awareness around the world.">>>> (http://veryspatial.com/?p=1797)>>>>>> __>> Jeremy W. Crampton>> Editor, Cartographica>> Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Geography>> Department of Geosciences>> PO Box 4105>> Georgia State University>> Atlanta>> GA 30302>> (404) 413-5771 <-- NOTE NEW NUMBER>> --> Steven Cummins MSc PhD> Senior Lecturer & NIHR Fellow> Department of Geography> Queen Mary, University of London> Mile End Road> London E1 4NS>> T: 44 020 7882 7653> F: 44 020 8981 6276> E: [log in to unmask]>> W: http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/staff/cummins.html
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