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		Prrometheus on Nov 29, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Beware the church of climate alarm He did get a Nobel Peace Prize for his fear-mongering, so I'd say he does represent the mainstream establishment philosophy on the issue.

nradov on Nov 29, 2008 [–]

Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize, not one of the scientific prizes. The Peace Prize is entirely political. Yasser Arafat (a famously corrupt and dishonest politician) also got one, so their standards are obviously not very high. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/

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