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Apple.com Pays Tribute to Al Gore's Peace Prize Win
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boot him for winning the Nobel peace prize? what's next, crucify someone for curing cancer? lol. People are acting like winning the Peace prize is a bad thing!!?????!
Use The Prize Money To Personally Finish Going Green
Maybe Al will use some of his prize money to make his lifestyle greener.
Gore isnt quite as green as he's led the world to believe.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-08-09-gore-green_x.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-08-09-gore-green_x.htm
While I don't agree with the choice (it reminds me too much of a Futurama episode where Bender was given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry simply because they wanted to give him something, and that's the one that was handy) - as a member of Apple's Board, honoring Gore for his Nobel win makes complete sense and is perfectly appropriate IMNSHO.
Ain't it the truth. These "Environmental Celebrities" spend too much time preaching and not enough time doing. I've seen pics of Al's office with 3 30" linked cinema displays and a plasma tv. He lives in a mansion and drives a suv. He flys to all of his celebrity functions in his private jet, yet wants the common folk to cut back in our driving and polluting. Sheesh!
Gore tells consumers how to change their lives to curb their carbon-gobbling ways: Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs, use a clothesline, drive a hybrid, use renewable energy, dramatically cut back on consumption. Better still, responsible global citizens can follow Gore's example, because, as he readily points out in his speeches, he lives a "carbon-neutral lifestyle." But if Al Gore is the world's role model for ecology, the planet is doomed.
Public records reveal that as Gore lectures Americans on excessive consumption, he and his wife Tipper live in two properties: a 10,000-square-foot, 20-room, eight-bathroom home in Nashville, and a 4,000-square-foot home in Arlington, Va. (He also has a third home in Carthage, Tenn.) For someone rallying the planet to pursue a path of extreme personal sacrifice, Gore requires little from himself. (from an article in USA Today, I posted a link to the article, but it got deleted)
Public records reveal that as Gore lectures Americans on excessive consumption, he and his wife Tipper live in two properties: a 10,000-square-foot, 20-room, eight-bathroom home in Nashville, and a 4,000-square-foot home in Arlington, Va. (He also has a third home in Carthage, Tenn.) For someone rallying the planet to pursue a path of extreme personal sacrifice, Gore requires little from himself. (from an article in USA Today, I posted a link to the article, but it got deleted)
Yes, because it was in the wrong context. It made sense when it was in a Leopard topic.
They only got into this whole "environment" thing after they got slammed by the environmentalists...otherwise they'd never post something like this.
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I feel so special for having contributed to MR by being the first to post a story
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I have to think that Al's presence on the board was a vote in favor of any environmental initiatives the company might do.
I mean, could you really see him in the boardroom saying, "no, let's not do a hardware recycling program - it's too expensive"?
Yeah, and when my friend Dave saw it as a new desktop wallpaper in Leopard he said "Is that Katrina?!" lol Could you imagine if the name said "Katrina"? Such bad taste lol
Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!
"We are bursting with pride"?
When has Apple ever worried about alienating people?
*coughs*1.1.1*coughs*I can guarantee you they pissed off more people with that update then with this.
Congratulations, Al.
Whether you agree with what he has to say or the conclusions he presents, you cannot ignore his motives and intent - to make the world better for all. Not just one country or company or even hemisphere, but worldwide. And he does so through peaceful methods such as talking and educating. And, even if he is off-base, his desire for a healthy planet is still noble (no pun intended).
He's an incredibly articulate and passionate speaker, who knows his subject matter in detail (again, whether or not you agree with his conclusions or analysis, he can talk about the topic at great length).
So, once again, congratulations Al and co.
Whether you agree with what he has to say or the conclusions he presents, you cannot ignore his motives and intent - to make the world better for all. Not just one country or company or even hemisphere, but worldwide. And he does so through peaceful methods such as talking and educating. And, even if he is off-base, his desire for a healthy planet is still noble (no pun intended).
He's an incredibly articulate and passionate speaker, who knows his subject matter in detail (again, whether or not you agree with his conclusions or analysis, he can talk about the topic at great length).
So, once again, congratulations Al and co.
and kudos to keynote
which is what he did the presentation on.
they need to push that concept... and also give the inconvenient truth keynote file away as a download to schools!
which is what he did the presentation on.
they need to push that concept... and also give the inconvenient truth keynote file away as a download to schools!
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