Global warming. It is serious, it could become catastrophic, it is real. And it now has been officially recognized by the world community as a group of UN scientists and former Vice-President Al Gore have been named this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners. Since the Friday morning (USA time) announcement, sales of An Inconvenient Truth (Gore's DVD) and his companion book have soared. This focus on the message that Gore has been trying to get across to so many is taking place while the media spend their precious airtime speculating on whether Gore will place his name into the Democratic presidential field. None of us are devoid of reality so there should and will be some emphasis on the political angle. Unfortunately, too much time has been spent on this. What an opportunity for the news machines to tap their little used science editors and reporters to explain the global warming phenom and how all of us can help to make a difference. In the midst of this wonderful accomplishment, it must be a bit frustrating for Gore to continuously have to spend his interviewing time talking about his non-planned run for president. That people are reaching beyond the news surface and buying items that can educate them about their dying planet is a refreshing revelation. Thank you Al for your commitment to our planet and to all of us too busy or too lazy to see what ill effect we are having as we use up the finite resources here on Earth.
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