Two prominent climate crusaders were nominated last week for candidates for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize: Sheila Watts-Cloutier of Canada and Al Gore of the United States.
"The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded for work in a wide range of fields including advocacy of human rights, mediation of international conflicts, and arms control."
But wait a minute - Is climate change related to human rights? Mediating international conflicts? And what about arms control?? Does this even make sense to link these issues?
I personally can’t think of anything more rational.
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