environment

To no big surprise if you have followed the debate, Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Now, I have nothing against Al Gore and his work to alter our environmental behaviors. What I do oppose is the grounds to give him the peace prize for that work.

In times of great violence, I would prefer to see a peace prize go to someone working to create peace - not someone trying to stop us driving cars.

I guess there are too hard to find anyone actually working towards making peace? Maybe they say "Peace is so 1980s." Perhaps environment and green living is more sexy?

The Nobel Peace prize has evolved. It has gone from being a strong message about peace and understanding, into a populist prize without any controversy at all. I think that is a pitty. And a loss to the world. We need a prize to point us in the right direction, a reminder to keep us working towards global peace. Especially in these terrorist times.

I think it is sad that the prize is given to Al Gore. I do not believe there are no others out there working towards peace. I do not believe there are nothing left to do to create controversy and discussion. Being politically correct and populist does not help.

I do support the work of Gore. But I do not think his work should be enough to get a prize like the Nobel Peace Prize.

Do you think Al Gore is eligible for such a prize?