The Benefits of Insomnia...

...such as they are. Today it’s being among the first to know The Goreacle won shares the Nobel Peace Prize with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. From the Nobel web site’s 2007 Nobel Peace Prize announcement:

Al Gore has for a long time been one of the world’s leading environmentalist politicians. He became aware at an early stage of the climatic challenges the world is facing. His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change. He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted.

By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC and Al Gore, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is seeking to contribute to a sharper focus on the processes and decisions that appear to be necessary to protect the world’s future climate, and thereby to reduce the threat to the security of mankind. Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man’s control.

Oslo, 12 October 2007

Well, we knew it was gonna happen, right? Or perhaps “feared” is the better word.

So. The next question: Will he run?

Interesting times, indeed.