khunsanook Maybe it's because he is on Apples board of Directors. Gore, said he planned to donate his share of the prize money (about USD 1.8 million) to the Alliance for Climate Protection. That's not small change for an individual.
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Apple.com Pays Tribute to Al Gore's Peace Prize Win
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As a Mac owner and Apple shareholder, let me just say how happy I am that Apple chose to recognize Al Gore's achievement on its home page today.
It's not a moot point. It demonstrates a long track record of perverting the original meaning that Nobel had for the awards.
That's the one that isn't a Nobel. He didn't believe Political Economy (the original name of the field) was a real science, and he was right.
Ok...
Follow along...if the countdown to Leopard is delayed on the Apple website for a few days so that big Al can glorified, we must wait to order our Macs for those same few days....
so no...although Leopard won't necessarily be delayed by this....the announcement may in fact be.
There...is that better?
Follow along...if the countdown to Leopard is delayed on the Apple website for a few days so that big Al can glorified, we must wait to order our Macs for those same few days....
so no...although Leopard won't necessarily be delayed by this....the announcement may in fact be.
There...is that better?
I am impressed that Apple can now claim to have had a Nobel Peace Laureate on their staff.
Is there a reason why so many of the posters are quick to bash Al Gore? The yeomen and most posters here are not sure what a scientific journal is. It's easier to believe the Elephant (Anti-Environment Lobby) with the billions of dollars if the truth is obscured. For every anti-Gore comment, find me a peer reviewed article about the subject that for which Gore is being ridiculed.
Is there a reason why so many of the posters are quick to bash Al Gore? The yeomen and most posters here are not sure what a scientific journal is. It's easier to believe the Elephant (Anti-Environment Lobby) with the billions of dollars if the truth is obscured. For every anti-Gore comment, find me a peer reviewed article about the subject that for which Gore is being ridiculed.
So, to me, the big question is:
When is Apple going to release the solar iPod?
Let's stop using electricity to charge these things. Let's stop worrying about battery life.
Instead, let's just use the light around us to power the little nano and shuffle.
I've had lots of solar powered devices over the years. And, surely with what some of them did, the nano and shuffle should be able to do the same. Even if it means storing power in a battery for immediate draw. But, there is enough power in the light to charge those small batteries.
And, if the solar panel kept charging as power was being consumed (which is how many of the devices I've had worked), then battery life could be extended significantly.
This is better than Leopard !
Stop bashing Al Gore for whatever political reasons you may have.
This is not only about Al, the democrat, its about a panel of 2500 scientists an huge working groups that have combined their efforts to raise awarness on a global scale.
In Europe we have been driving fuel efficient cars for a decade, our governements make us recycle on a daily basis. It is practically impossible for me today to put a plastic bottle in my trash. It is all about changing the way the largest number of us think.
Apple could push their research to minimize the impact of their products on the environment. I am shure that Al Gore will allow that to happen in the future.
Stop bashing Al Gore for whatever political reasons you may have.
This is not only about Al, the democrat, its about a panel of 2500 scientists an huge working groups that have combined their efforts to raise awarness on a global scale.
In Europe we have been driving fuel efficient cars for a decade, our governements make us recycle on a daily basis. It is practically impossible for me today to put a plastic bottle in my trash. It is all about changing the way the largest number of us think.
Apple could push their research to minimize the impact of their products on the environment. I am shure that Al Gore will allow that to happen in the future.
On the front page right now, negative votes are slightly outweighing positives.
I know that not everyone agrees with his politics, but for crying out loud, he just won one of the most prestigious awards on Earth. I can't think of a reason for Apple to not honor him in some way, considering the fact that he's on the company's Board of Directors.
I'm sorry. I don't get it.
I know that not everyone agrees with his politics, but for crying out loud, he just won one of the most prestigious awards on Earth. I can't think of a reason for Apple to not honor him in some way, considering the fact that he's on the company's Board of Directors.
I'm sorry. I don't get it.
Just to clarify a few things the Nobel peace prize it’s given out by the Norwegian Nobel committee they decided that Al Gore and the Intergovernmental panel on climate change for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Gore plans to donate his share of the prize money (USD 1.8 million) to the Alliance for Climate Protection.
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1833. In 1866 he discovers dynamite, he was wealthy by the time of his death in 1896.
In Alfred Nobel's Will, he stated that his money, all nine million of it, would be invested into a steady fund and the interest would be given out for the prize. Nowadays, donations are added to the prize money. When there is no prize given the money is allocated back into the main fund.
Since 1901 when the prize money was 150,000 the amount has increased by 6667% to today's amount of 10 million. Most of the money given to the prize winners usually is used to pay back loans for the research. With research today the cost of paying back loans for all the research could cost much more than 10 million.
There is a good read at http://bostonreview.net/BR26.5/campbell.html if anyone is interested.
Sorry for the long post sometimes some people just get too flippant about others good deeds.
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1833. In 1866 he discovers dynamite, he was wealthy by the time of his death in 1896.
In Alfred Nobel's Will, he stated that his money, all nine million of it, would be invested into a steady fund and the interest would be given out for the prize. Nowadays, donations are added to the prize money. When there is no prize given the money is allocated back into the main fund.
Since 1901 when the prize money was 150,000 the amount has increased by 6667% to today's amount of 10 million. Most of the money given to the prize winners usually is used to pay back loans for the research. With research today the cost of paying back loans for all the research could cost much more than 10 million.
There is a good read at http://bostonreview.net/BR26.5/campbell.html if anyone is interested.
Sorry for the long post sometimes some people just get too flippant about others good deeds.
Why hasn't algore invented the cardboard computer for apple?
Imagine how much he can save the world! Recycling computers, bio degradable computers....enough saving to create another world. I'm pleased the Nobel prize went to the world's first super hero, saving this world from utter comic book chaos and destruction (ie- 2º heat over the next century killing billions through higher crop production, lower disease, and more wildlife).
Praise be for modern sanity!
Imagine how much he can save the world! Recycling computers, bio degradable computers....enough saving to create another world. I'm pleased the Nobel prize went to the world's first super hero, saving this world from utter comic book chaos and destruction (ie- 2º heat over the next century killing billions through higher crop production, lower disease, and more wildlife).
Praise be for modern sanity!
WTF is he doing on the page? This just doesn't make sense.
He's saving Apple's image after Greenpeace and other environmental groups put them on their banned list. (Granted,
has improved some since then)Yes, if you actually watch his documentary, you can see him editing his presentation on a MBP
Wow so many immature comments on this thread. I am really saddened by the childish comments & the negative votes for a Nobel Prize winner getting some publicity on Apple's page. Kudos to Steve & Apple. At least some realize the importance of protecting our dear planet. End of rant.
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DalWhat is wrong with all you people venting spleen at Al Gore? Leave aside the childish contrarianism and scientific ignorance of it; it's also incredibly ungracious. Someone from (I presume) your county just won the Nobel Peace Prize; you should be glad. The worst you can think of him is that he is honestly misled (along with the majority of the scientific community working on this issue, who of course are nothing compared with your towering intellects and handful of factoids), and trying to help avoid a threat which isn't there. Does that deserve all this hate?
You'll have to get rid of any Apple stuff you've bought since 2003, as he's been on the Apple website all that time
There are so many scientists out there that deserver's the nobel peace prize over Al Gore. It's just not fair to them when someone who does not know the science around it and just presents the data without really understanding it and gets an award. There were errors in the movie Al presented. All that says is he didn't know the true science.
What a joke. I feel sorry for the scientist who work hard bringing out the truth only to be slapped back with this award which basically means you are not GOOD ENOUGH.
They should rename this award from "Nobel Peace Prize" to "Politician Who Steal Scientists Research Prize And Take All The Credit"
I think they should revamp on how this award is given out and how one is selected.
I just want to let apple know YOU SCREWED UP.
Maybe you can make it up by putting real scientists on your website who worked day and night that helped create your wonderful products which I feel tastes tainted.
What a joke. I feel sorry for the scientist who work hard bringing out the truth only to be slapped back with this award which basically means you are not GOOD ENOUGH.
They should rename this award from "Nobel Peace Prize" to "Politician Who Steal Scientists Research Prize And Take All The Credit"
I think they should revamp on how this award is given out and how one is selected.
I just want to let apple know YOU SCREWED UP.
Maybe you can make it up by putting real scientists on your website who worked day and night that helped create your wonderful products which I feel tastes tainted.
Ok, I still don't see the connection between Apple and algore. Did he formally work with Apple or does Apple just love him because he invented the internet?
He's a current member of the Apple Board of Directors
Good heavens have you paid attention at all? Go back and read the first page. Al Gore is joint winner with the IPCC. He won for his contribution for his work raising awareness to climate change issues. Not for being a scientist.
Al Gore Is A Member Of Apple's Board Of Directors
Al Gore's been a member of Apple's Board of Directors since 2003.Ok, I still don't see the connection between Apple and algore. Did he formally work with Apple or does Apple just love him because he invented the internet?
The award was shared with the scientists of the IPCC. But remember, this was not a science prize.
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