Archive for ‘Heroes’
Al Gore: Political Will Is a Renewable Resource
December 13th, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says climate change will come if there is political will, adding “political will is a renewable resource.
Popularity: 4%
Al Gore Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
December 11th, 2007
Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on environmental issues.
Popularity: 3%
Nobel winner Gore: Make peace with the planet
December 10th, 2007
The former U.S. vice president shared the 2007 prize with the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change whose head, Rajendra Pachauri, told leaders at a U.N. climate conference in Indonesia to heed the wisdom of science.
Popularity: 3%
Gore calls for action
December 9th, 2007
Gore also said he favoured a new global treaty and suggested one of the most important aspects of such a treaty would be to put a price on carbon.
Popularity: 3%
Gore Warns CO2 Cuts Needed for Survival
December 9th, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore reiterated his climate change agenda to a Nobel Peace Prize news conference. Gore and his fellow Nobel Laureate, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, spoke as part of the official program before the acceptance ceremony.
Popularity: 3%
Protests for action on climate
December 9th, 2007
Tens of thousands of people around the world have taken part in a Global Action Day against climate change.
Popularity: 4%
New Climate Report Urges Global Cooperation
November 18th, 2007
A Nobel-winning U.N. panel of scientists released their highly-anticipated report on climate change Saturday, urging the world to adapt specific policies in order to avoid worst-case scenarios from developing.
Popularity: 6%
Heroes of the Environment
November 1st, 2007
Former Philippine professor, think-tank founder and one of China’s richest men appear in Time’s Heroes of the Environment.
Popularity: 19%
Locals going to help provide support in California
October 24th, 2007
Local Red Cross volunteers will be traveling to California to help provide support to those who need it.
Popularity: 3%
Red Cross Volunteers Heading to San Diego
October 24th, 2007
The Onondaga-Oswego Chapter of the American Red Cross is sending volunteer workers to Southern California to help out the thousands of people forced to evacuate due to the large wildfires.
Popularity: 3%
GreenPeace: Prize Worthy Tribute to Gore
October 12th, 2007
Chris Miller, a climate change for Greenpeace says Al Gore is deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize, and that the award shows that the world expects the U.S. to take leadership in the global climate change issue.
Popularity: 3%
Analyzing the political impact of Gore’s Nobel
October 12th, 2007
Does former Vice President Al Gore’s Nobel Prize win change the political landscape for Democrats running for president? The AP’s Ron Fournier analyzes the race.
Popularity: 3%
Clinton Expresses Support for Gore’s Nobel Win
October 12th, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton expressed her support for former Vice President Al Gore, who Friday won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Popularity: 3%
