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By LadyInBlack
10/09/2007 08:22:05 PM EST

With the Nobel Peace Prize being announced this coming week on October 12, I wanted to send a message to Al Gore, a man I respect immensely and whose name has been mentioned as a frontrunner for the award.

Dear Mr. Gore;

I have always believed that a person who serves their conscience serves well. To me you are an exemplary example of that, and I wanted to thank you again for all of your work on the climate crisis and for giving me more tools to use in my own action plan, because time is of the essence. I personally am shocked to see the speed at which the Arctic ice and glaciers worldwide are melting and I do not see it as a good harbinger of things to come for this planet or for us.

My main concern is freshwater resources which in many areas of the world are also falling at an alarming rate, particularly in Asia and Africa. Even Lake Superior right here in the US is now reported to be at its lowest level ever, with other rivers drying up and California facing a huge problem regarding water scarcity with the Colorado River not even running all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

And at this point I do believe that beyond any legislation by this government that in and of itself with all of the bargaining, back door deals, and stonewalling that would go on to take us beyond the point where it needs to be done, that we now must work to get other nations to apply major pressure to this one.

I wrote a letter to every candidate on all sides regarding the climate crisis and the urgency of making it a primary part of their discussions and am sending it out this next week. I don't know what good it will do, and actually, I am one who does not believe that being president at this point is the magic bullet, but of course we must try.

However, I believe that ultimately it will be pressure that is applied by other nations, individuals, states, and corporations that will bring the legislative change, but by then, would it be enforced, and would it be enough? We are not going to get 90% reductions in GHGs by 2050 from this government in time regardless of the person sitting in the White House, Mr. Gore, because the glacier melt taking place already tells me we are very close already to a tipping point. Twenty three years from now to not see Arctic ice is way before 2050.

I truly then believe it is going to have to happen either by states taking the lead or a catastrophic event that will push it forward. I certainly do not hope for the latter.

That is why I am so grateful to you for now being in a position to work on a global scale to hopefully force action by this government. With you now able to devote all of your time to this crucial endeavor and not be bogged down by the trappings of office you are inspiring others to do as you are doing.

Which is why I am also very happy for you that you are in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize, as it is a prize that carries with it a distinction that goes beyond political title. With it there is so much you could do regarding the environment and this crisis to inspire others to take action, and I am so gratified that you are finally getting recognition for your work whether you win it or not.

I actually predict you will share it with Sheila Watt-Cloutier, who has done remarkable work with the Inuit people and exposing the effects of climate change on their region. With this award you and she would then not only have half the prize to put towards your work, but would have so many options open to you in getting global cooperation, especially in regards to forging a new treaty in Bali this December which I hope you are going to be a part of, because it sure would give me a greater assurance that we would see something concrete done in time, what little there is left.

You are following your heart, and look where it is leading you. I wish you much luck regarding the Nobel Peace Prize. May we see the action we need to see happen regarding preserving our only home within this next year. I sure will do my part.


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Indeed, the best of luck to Mr. Gore (none / 0)
Stein Toennesson seems to be of the dual prize thinking.  Others, more partisan ones, seem to think Climate Crisis isn't worthy of the Nobel Prize.  

I do hope Mr. Gore's decades of work against the odds finds him with the top honors.

I thought you might be interessted in my report from Mr. Gore's Live Presentation the other night in North Albuquerque.  He received a recent update that is most disturbing.  We need to make changes now, soon.  We can't keep saying years down the line.

(Wednesday) night was Rio Rancho’s Al Gore Live Presentation with his slide show, “An Inconvenient Truth”.   Besides the important information about the Climate Crisis, our desire to show support for Mr. Gore to be our President was in full swing.

We arrived at the Santa Ana Star Center over an hour before the event was scheduled to start.  Unfortunately the police said they were given orders no signs be on property.  Given so many expected this to be “the place” to be, we had many other candidates, Presidential and Senate, present that were pushed to the sidelines as well.  We stood on the sidewalk facing the entrance armed with buttons, fliers and displaying our banner.  I don’t know if Mr. Gore had a chance to see us, but the people sure did.  It was great to hear-pretty much everyone wanting a Gore Presidency.  Almost everyone we asked if they wanted a button was thrilled to put one on.  Of course we weren’t getting many walking by us, being we weren’t in front of the door, so I sent Bruce with a bag of them to pass out in front of the entrance.  He walked back within minutes that they were gone instantly 3 times.

The people were very excited about Gore for President.  And the only one person who displayed skepticism that he would run and didn’t want a button, came up to me after the presentation to say “I changed my mind, can I still have a button”.   But people who were not even part of the “official Draft Gore” were still all on the same page and were doing their own individual part.  It was so exciting.  I had a couple with their daughter coming up with signs and petitions to join the Kyoto Treaty.  And another couple inside painted R U N down their shirts.  And yet another couple in front of us were too from Santa Fe and excited to hear there was a movement.  And because the buttons we made have the website’s address, www.algore.org on it, it is easy for them to officially get involved.

After arriving at our seats and realizing there was an opportunity to hit the folks up sitting in the front of the stage that Mr. Gore would be speaking on, I walked over to ask if anyone wanted buttons.  If they weren’t already wearing them (as we saw them on the chests everywhere we looked) more asked for them.  Then the folks on the side that saw and heard I had buttons all started yelling out that they wanted some and I started getting “we need 5 over here”.  I had to excuse myself to return with them as I ran out.  When I returned with more buttons, the people asked if they could shake my hand to thank me for my work, and one man yelled out “I love you”.

Mr. Gore was absolutely incredible.  He was so energetic, passionate, strong and funny.  He opened up with some humor, before giving the facts.  But he carefully alleviates the tension from the intense information he is sharing, with a slight break of humor every once in a while.  The information and facts he shares, just rolls off effortlessly with intense passion being displayed when the news gets deep.  The standing ovations he received when entering paled in comparison to when he finished his presentation.  I don’t think any of us wanted to sit down.

The information Mr. Gore shared in his presentation was u-pdated with current information.  So I must say how disturbing it was, after thinking I saw and heard the information before from the movie, to see and hear the latest news, including the fact that he highlighted information for our state.  Most troubling was the fact that with everything happening, we are indeed running out of time.  As he clearly stated, we are speeding up the warming at an alarming rate.  We went from 100 years time to act, down to 50.  Then after the long awaited study, it showed so much damage that we had as little as 34 years.  Last month new information came out saying the rate is advancing so much with the melting of arctic ice, that we now had only 23 years before the tipping point.  Well, after last weeks news that twice the size of England melted and then the size of Florida disappeared, Mr. Gore just received word the day prior that our tipping point may be as early as in 7 years.  7 years.  I started to cry.

Mr. Gore said he believes we can solve this still, but we need to act with urgency and he is asking for citizenry activism.  Get involved.  Go online and find out what we can do to help.  He also made clear that we must restore our democracy.

The evening ended when he was to take questions from the audience.  At this point I figured if I got kicked out, it would have been worth it, so I took my banner, opened it up and dropped it hanging from our legs.  I know it was seen, because Fran saw it sitting on the opposite side of the Center, and I noticed people in their seats pointing to the banner giving a “thumbs up”.  I can only hope a pause from Mr. Gore was him having a glimpse of it.  Because, after all, it is time, Time for a COOL change with Mr. Gore.

The final questions of the evening were of a young girl and boy, ages 12 and 13.  They both wanted to know if this would be solved, by whom and, “do I and my children have a chance”.  That pretty much said it all, what is on the mind of their generation.  Then the little girl added “good luck in winning the Nobel Peace Prize”.   Mr. Gore bowed his head with that and then responded that it is our responsibility to solve this for them and their children.  And he hopes they will ask the question of how we managed to solve this.  I do too.

Upon leaving from the very emotion filled presentation, I had the chance to find that little girl and give her a button.  I hope that will help give some added hope that we will solve this crisis for her.

Thank you Al Gore.

by LDP on 10/07/2007 10:12:47 PM EST

He;s absilutely right. (none / 0)
It is OUR responsibility to set our own course now, just as he is doing. I hope those who do nothing but hang political banners and wear t -shirts realize that.

by LadyInBlack on 10/07/2007 10:36:54 PM EST

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Thank you Dear Sir "Al Gore" (none / 0)
Dear Algore,

It is my great honor writting to you to express my heart felt feelings and great respect for you regarding your great achievemnet wining a nobel prize on "Global warming". You have proven again you can contribute to the world from any angle whether you are a vice president or Politician or best citizen or father or grand father or friend or a patriotic man of this country. You have chosen yourself to be served for this world which is very noble and kind initiative as a human being. World should learn from you.Since I was in the university I was a great fan of you due to your moral and social and family value that you prove it today. I am realy proud of you. You are my hero, my brother and my respectful elder.

Again On behalf of me and my prospective organization "GIFFB" (Global initiatives for Flood Free bangladesh http;/giffb.blogspot.com), "ROBOGW"(Role of Bangladesh on Global warming http:/ robogw/blogspot.com) I am congratulating you from the bottom of my heart for your great achievement on wining a nobel prize. Again I am realy proud of you that you show to theworld that you are the final winner!

Wishing you all the best!
Best Reagrds,
Z. Bhuiyan
Biochemist
Rhode Island

by zbhuiyan on 10/12/2007 07:22:52 AM EST

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