I remember when the Nobel Peace Prize used to be worth something… before Al Gore won it. What a joke. And hopefully others who have won the award in the past are angry that it would be awarded as a mechanism to advance a liberal political agenda.

i believe its pretty close minded to assume that a nobel peace prize should only be awarded to conservatives. its also ignorant to think that a liberal cant dp good in the world. Wouuld Ghandi still be Ghandi if he was a mormon? Would Mother theresa still be mother theresa if she was a hindu. The man whio cured polio was an alchemist and a pagan, does that mean w=he didnt benifit the world. Al Gore gave global warming a face for he media, he made young audiences aware of the problems with the environment and he deserves a lot more than a nobel prize for changing the planet and its inhabitants. Al Gore probably added a thousand years to earth’s life span and was never using that as a political ploy, he doesnt even want to run for president.

Those who scoff at Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize betray a wretched ignorance for the number of categories in which the award is presented or the point of the award, which is to recognize contributions toward peace and the solution of world problems.
Regardless of one’s politics, Global Warming is a serious issue. The Republicans have hilariously chosen to take the industry position that Global Warming doesn’t exist, or if it does exist, we didn’t cause it, nor can we do anything about it. Of course, we’ve heard similar stonewalling, similarly stupid denials, in the name of tobacco, agent orange and Gulf War Syndrome.
Lawyers and corporate spokespersons are paid to shout the party line. When Republicans do so, they’re painting themselves into a corner on the wrong side of history. We’ve seen it before with issues like Social Security and Civil Rights. They like to high five each other while complaining of regulatory mania but they forget the context: Three-Mile Island, Love Canal and the Ohio River on fire.
I thought An Inconvenient Truth made a pretty good case for Global Warming, and did a nice job of talking about the role of the activist whose truth is often ignored, not because it isn’t true but because it’s simply too inconvenient to accept. Gore’s argument – or at least his presentation of it to the masses – identifies the problem, explains how it works, addresses seemingly contradictory data and talks about what’s happening, and what will continue to happen if our society does not get serious soon.
The movie is well done, even if a little bloated somewhere near the middle. It makes a persuasive case, and it does so through images and examples that stimulate the viewer’s interest. I went back to it several times – just as an example of what activism might be. It was well worth the viewing.