Al Gore's Nobel Acceptance Speech

Al Gore's Nobel Prize Acceptance speech is well worth listening to.

"We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency – a threat to the survival of our civilization ... But there is hopeful news as well: we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst – though not all – of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly."

"...we have begun to wage war on the earth itself. Now, we and the earth's climate are locked in a relationship familiar to war planners: "Mutually assured destruction.""

"It is time to make peace with the planet."

"For now we still have the power to choose our fate, and the remaining question is only this: Have we the will to act vigorously and in time, or will we remain imprisoned by a dangerous illusion?"

"When we unite for a moral purpose that is manifestly good and true, the spiritual energy unleashed can transform us. "

So let us ... say together: "We have a purpose. We are many. For this purpose we will rise, and we will act."