Gore shares Nobel win with U.N. climate panel

by: Clem Guttata

Fri Oct 12, 2007 at 08:42:13 AM EDT

Gore, age 59, said he was deeply honored to win and said he would donate his share of the prize money to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a bipartisan non-profit organization.

"This award is even more meaningful because I have the honor of sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- the world's preeminent scientific body devoted to improving our understanding of the climate crisis -- a group whose members have worked tirelessly and selflessly for many years."

In a related Reuters article, "Will Nobel win mean Gore will run for president?", this detail caught my eye:

Peter Ryder is an activist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, trying to persuade Gore to run. His group, Algore.org, is planning a November 11 concert to raise money for the effort.

He said none of the other Democrats running in the race for the November 2008 election have the complete package like Gore.

"I think we need more than just a good president. I think we need someone with the potential for greatness. Al Gore, his rational approach to issues and problems, and obviously his work on global warming, made my decision to support him," Ryder said.

A West Virginia activist, Jim Tate, agreed. He said he was concerned that the current Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton, could be defeated by the Republican nominee because "she carries a lot of baggage with her."

He said he also believes Gore is the person who can "do the most for our country, and bring back foreign policy. We have no foreign policy."