A Slate analysis on how global warming relates to peace (the U.N. Secretary General has said that global warming is a cause of the fighting in Darfur right now).

Quoted: When Al Gore became a Nobel laureate on Friday, it was the second time in four years that the prize had gone green. In 2004, its recipient was Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan politician responsible for planting millions of trees to combat soil erosion.

Yay, good for Al Gore. Looks like "losing" the election was a blessing in disguise. If I were him, I'd say goodbye to politics forever.

Quoted: Al Gore is a winner. Al Gore was right. One of the best things for Al Gore about winning the Nobel Peace Prize is that the sound bites are finally all on his side.