How About Some Nice Warm Peace...

I like Al Gore. I like his global warming campaign. I think it's something worth championing and I believe global warming is a threat and we, as citizens of the Earth, should take heed and do what we can to make the planet last a little longer.

I do not, however, agree with Gore being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. For sure what he's doing is admirable and more personalities like him should join in but I hardly think this merits a "peace" prize of any kind.

The Nobel Peace Prize is supposed to be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

Maybe a slim argument could be made in saying that Gore has done the best work for "fraternity between the nations" but this is slim at best. Have people of "the nations" really joined together in the last year to combat global warming on such a grand scale?

And global warming? Usually the peace prize is given to someone involved in an issue like civil rights, anti-nuclear/other weapons proliferation, or conflict resolution between two or more countries.

The United Nations, also awarded the prize for raising awareness of global warning, is no stranger to the Nobel Peace price, having won several times since its inception for various deeds.

But none of these deeds is equivalent to or even similar to the global warming issue.

Sure, I'm all for giving Gore an award for saving the planet or something like that, but the Nobel Peace Prize?