DN!: Al Gore and IPCC Accept 2007 Nobel Peace Prize//Environmentalist Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:17:58 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST December 11, 2007 = = = = = = = = = Notice to users with older web browsers: We've recently fixed some issues on the new site that were causing problems for some users with old web browsers (Internet Explorer 5 for example). If you are experiencing any problems using the site, please send us an email: website@democracynow.org. = = = = = = = = = We invite you to visit our newly revamped website that has just launched at http://www.democracynow.org. And you can get your holiday shopping done by visiting our online store. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * "It Is Time to Make Peace With the Planet" - Al Gore Accepts 2007 Nobel Peace Prize * The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Monday to former Vice President Al Gore and the UN¹s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their work to help combat global warming. ³We and the earth¹s climate are locked in a relationship familiar to war planners: ŒMutually assured destruction,¹² Gore said in his acceptance speech. ³It is time to make peace with the planet.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/11/it_is_time_to_make_peace * Chair of UN Climate Panel Says Nobel Peace Prize Signals a "Clarion Call for the Protection of the Earth" * Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the UN¹s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on behalf of the group on Monday. ³Peace can be defined as security and the secure access to resources that are essential for living,² said Pachauri. ³In this regard, climate change will have several implications, as numerous adverse impacts are expected for some populations in terms of access to clean water, access to sufficient food, stable health conditions, ecosystem resources and security of settlements.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/11/chair_of_un_climate_ * Mitch McConnell, George Bush, Dick Cheney Are "Climate Criminals" - Environmentalist in 99th Day of Climate Emergency Fast Blasts GOP * Environmentalist Ted Glick is heading to Capitol Hill today to protest Republican opposition to a House-approved energy bill. The Bush administration and leading Republicans oppose the measure. Glick is now on the ninety-ninth day of a fast to protest the failure of Congress to address climate change. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/11/mitch_mcconnell_george * Headlines for December 11, 2007 * - Dozens of Israeli Tanks Invade Gaza; 8 Palestinians Killed - Report: CIA Attorneys OK¹d Destruction of Interrogation Tapes - Ex-CIA Agents Admits Waterboarding is Torture, Defends Its Use - New Jersey Moves to Abolish Death Penalty - Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Discretion in Crack Sentencing - Woman Reports Being Gang Raped by Halliburton Workers in Iraq - Scooter Libby Drops Appeal in Perjury Case - Anti-Torture Protesters in N.M. 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