This is a big thing: Al Gore along with a UN Panel (IPCC) has won the Nobel Peace Prize for their initiatives against climate change and global warming. (See news story from BBC here)
While people bicker and moan about a politician being given the Nobel Prize, I am very pleased because this award will likely have some big impacts and implications.
First off, this is a big blow to the naysayers of global warming. That is an enormous thing. There have been reports of the government fudging the climate change reports to soften the effects of global warming, but now we have heard from unbiased third parties. Of course, many are very likely to still ignore this and call it a big conspiracy, but many others will sit up and take notice.
Shall we say that this compels us even more to invest in exploring and researching alternate sources of energy - and push towards less reliance on conventional sources? Perhaps we could start dreaming of less gas-guzzlers on the road and more 40 MPG or greater vehicles?
Now we could also expect more of a collective push from local communities towards going green. Many grass root movements are likely to start in this vein - the power of grass root movements is never to be underestimated.
This is a good day for the earth.
