I must say, I think you're being jolly unfair.... I mean, this is the man
who by his own account invented the internet!
How much more does one human being have to do to win a Nobel prize?
Jon Cloke
From: David Storey <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: David Storey <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: Gore's Nobel Peace Prize
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:41:54 +0100
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)
>
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