Our Response to Gore's Nobel Prize Win October 12, 2007
Posted by Pulin Modi at October 12, 2007 1:42 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack
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Congratulations to Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to spread awareness of the global warming crisis. Activists deserve recognition for helping make the world a better place! The award was announced just this morning, and we immediately sent a letter to Gore offering congratulations on his great accomplishment, but also asking him to do more.
Gore is Chairman of the Board for the Alliance for Climate Protection, where he will be donating half of the $1.5 million prize money. They have created a 7-point pledge that offers a list of steps people can take to help reduce their negative impact on the Earth. We would like for Gore and the Alliance to add an 8th point—to go vegetarian.
In case you haven't heard, going vegetarian is the best thing you can do for the environment. According to the U.N. itself (Gore's partner in winning the Peace Prize), raising animals for food generates almost 40 percent more greenhouse gases than all the cars, trucks, planes, and ships in the world combined. If you need more evidence about how eating animals destroys the planet, just click here.
We urge you to send a letter of your own to Gore, c/o the Alliance for Climate Protection, and ask him to add this essential 8th point to the pledge.
Please write to The Honorable Al Gore now!
