The Nobel committee felt that Mr. Gore is "the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted" to solve the climate crisis.

It is heartening to see this recent trend of recognizing people who are taking action to tackle ecological threats to the health and welfare of this planet, in addition to recognizing those working on issues of a more obviously "peace/not war" variety. The facts are that Global Warming has the potential to cause great strife world wide as some countries - particularly those low-lying island nations - will be inundated and obliterated. It is not hard to imagine the political turbulence and violence as people seek refuge - even seek new homelands.

Thank you President-by-the-popular-vote Gore!