Gore wins award for environment work
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Former Vice President Al Gore won Spain's most prestigious prize Wednesday for his "decisive contribution to progress in solving the grave problems of climate change which threaten our planet."
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Though his documentary won an Oscar and he now has an Emmy, Al Gore doesn't rate his chances high for a Grammy. "I'm working on my dance steps and singing performance, but don't hold your breath," the former vice president said with a laugh Monday, speaking by phone from Los Angeles.
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The British billionaire Richard Branson and Al Gore announced a $25 million prize to reduce the planetâs warming gases.
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Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.
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By Lee Peterson STAFF WRITER  In a victory for environmental activists, a U.S.
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Tribal kings and chieftains in a remote corner of India that is one of the rainiest places on Earth chose former Vice President Al Gore for their first "global award" for bringing attention to the dangers of climate change.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai defended her selection as the first environmentalist to win the prestigious award, saying Thursday it would help others understand that the struggle for peace begins with protecting the
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Al Gore is waging a fierce campaign for recognition and an Oscar statuette for his global warning documentary, while reviving talk that he's pursuing a bigger prize: the presidency.
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In a stunning reversal for the former vice president, the Supreme Court ordered that Al Goreâs Academy Award be given to President Bush.
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La stilista appoggia causa ambientalista di Al Gore
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OSLO, Norway - Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work as leader of the Green Belt Movement, which has sought to empower women, improve the environment and fight corruption in Africa for almost 30 years.    Maathai, Kenya's deputy environment minister, is the first African woman to win the prize, first awarded in 1901...
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By Yu Zhong  Eight people were hailed the "savours of nature" last week when they were voted the "Green People of the Year" for their distinguished contribution in environmental protection.
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore took center stage at the Oscars as the big-screen adaptation of his slide-show lecture about the perils of global warming won Academy Awards for best documentary and best song.
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LOS ANGELES  &#151; Former vice president Al Gore used the success of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to expand his efforts to educate people about global warming &#151; and to tell a few jokes.
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The Al Gore documentary &quot;An Inconvenient Truth&quot; will receive a rare recognition from the Humanitas Prize, which honors screenwriting that helps &quot;liberate, enrich and unify society.&quot;
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Former Vice President Al Gore told Oklahomans on Thursday that dire environmental consequences will result if changes are not made to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that humans put into the air and sea.
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Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for leading a campaign to plant tens of millions of trees across Africa to slow deforestation.