Al Gore, Global Warming and 2008

Early word out today : honorable Al Gore is an early, and strong, candidate for this years Nobel Peace Prize. The Oslo based Nobel committee is quite secretive in it’s nomination process, so no concrete announcement has been made as of yet. Global warming and the climate crisis seem to headline the nomination process this year. Canadian Sheila Watt-Cloutier, another well-respected and outspoken activist, is an additional early contender for the prize as well.

We’d like to wish all candidates the best of luck, though..

So…who do you think will win?

**UPDATE - Al Won! The News broke today! Now how about this as a springboard for President!**

The Atlanta Journal Constitution published a surprisingly good article about a local mom who slowly became exposed to the Green way of life after her first child was born. The article does a great job highlighting the fact that simple changes can make great impacts on the earth. Bravo AJC on a well delivered message..

check out the article here

Coming up on September 29, it’s been announced that Al will receive the Sierra Club’s highest award, named the John Muir Award, for his more than 30 years work educating the public regarding the dangers of Global Warming.

Sierra Club President Dr. Robbie Cox was quoted as saying:

“Al Gore is the embodiment of the principles for which John Muir passionately devoted his life: to protect a place for its own sake, for our sake, and even in spite of us; a place we call Earth.”

The award will be bestowed during the Sierra Club’s annual dinner in San Francisco.

Feel free to use our comment section to send any and all congrats along to good ole Al for this well deserved award..

*note: this is an unsolicited blog post - we liked the idea, so we thought we’d share

a local Atlanta entrepreneur, Andrew Mathieson, has come up with an eco-friendly twist on your everyday credit card. Titled ‘GreenPay‘, the credit card provides users eco-friendly rewards and carbon offsetts for each dollar spent. An ingenious idea, we think, and - how cool is this - the card is made from recycled plastic (of course)

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thanks to CNN and Oprah.com for posting this great article..

Al breaks down five simple ways for everyday Americans to go Green..

those include:

1. Compact fluorescent lightbulbs

2. Outdoor solar lighting

3. Programmable thermostats

4. Air filters

5. Electric water heater blanket
Read the expanded article here

Found a very cool new section within Yahoo today titled “Yahoo! Green”

what is it?

Well, it’s an area where everyday people, like you and me, can research news and facts, calculate our CO2 footprint, and - importantly - what steps we can do to minimize our impact on global warming.

We’re really encouraged that Yahoo has taken this step, and hope everybody drops by this great resource!

Visit Yahoo! Green Here

The “Debate ‘08: Obama Girl vs Giuliani Girl” music video making the rounds on YouTube makes a nice mention to the honorable Al Gore..

but the bigger question is … when is Al getting his own video and/or his own dancing divas?

 View the video here