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War and Peace in a Warming Global Village: Gore's Nobel Prize Reflects Recognition of Looming Threats

A new morning, maybe a ew era.Former US Vice President Al Gore and a United Nations panel--the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change--will share the Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness of the threat of climate change.The Oslo-based Nobel Committee... ...full story at China Confidential

from China Confidential on Fri, Oct 12 2007

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