http://www.bloggernews.net/14320 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:02:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/14320#comment-1392 peterbroady Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:46:09 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/14320#comment-1392 Yeah, though I thought Gore's film was pretty good, the connection between peace and global warming can seem pretty loose. It can be made though, with some air of plausibility. As should be obvious, international conflicts have very much to do with access to and control of natural resources in different parts of the world. It is no coincidence that the Middle East, Latin America, and other resource-rich areas are and have been the most violent in the world, especially in the age of petroleum. It is also no coincidence that the biggest users of those natural resources like the Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States have been involved in violent actions in those areas, often with very destructive effects. To use considerably less energy, as Al Gore has been encouraging people to do all over the world and especially in the United States, would certainly reduce global conflict (at least those conflicts having most to do with natural resources). So there's definitely a connection. I can't say whether Al Gore deserves the prize or not since I don't know who else has been nominated, but I really don't think the idea is as absurd as you seem to imply here. The connection seems pretty solid. Yeah, though I thought Gore’s film was pretty good, the connection between peace and global warming can seem pretty loose. It can be made though, with some air of plausibility. As should be obvious, international conflicts have very much to do with access to and control of natural resources in different parts of the world. It is no coincidence that the Middle East, Latin America, and other resource-rich areas are and have been the most violent in the world, especially in the age of petroleum. It is also no coincidence that the biggest users of those natural resources like the Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States have been involved in violent actions in those areas, often with very destructive effects. To use considerably less energy, as Al Gore has been encouraging people to do all over the world and especially in the United States, would certainly reduce global conflict (at least those conflicts having most to do with natural resources). So there’s definitely a connection. I can’t say whether Al Gore deserves the prize or not since I don’t know who else has been nominated, but I really don’t think the idea is as absurd as you seem to imply here. The connection seems pretty solid.

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