Concordia University Awards Honorary Doctorate To Al Gore

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Thu Mar 22 17:43:35 2007 Pacific Time

Concordia University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Al Gore

MONTREAL, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Concordia University today awarded an honorary doctorate to former American Vice-President, Al Gore. The ceremony took place during Youth Action Montreal's Youth Summit on Climate Change at the Palais des Congres.

"Mr. Gore, for all that you have accomplished in the past and all that you will continue to accomplish, we bestow upon you our university's highest award, an honorary doctorate from Concordia University. It is a symbol of respect and appreciation for your lifetime of service to your country and to a better world. This honorary doctorate is also a message of support for the cause that you represent so brilliantly," said Concordia President, Claude Lajeunesse.

Since the 2000 election, the former Vice-President has re-channeled his energy to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. His film, "An Inconvenient Truth," based on his best-selling book of the same title, was recognized as the best documentary of 2006 at last month's Academy Awards ceremony. He is also considered a strong contender for the next Nobel Peace Prize thanks to his work on the environment.

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1. " the cause that you represent so brilliantly"

And so truthfully, so eloquently, and so passionately. Congratulations, Dr. Gore.

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2. Congratulations indeed.

:applause:

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3. Article about his appearance today

http://news.uk.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=4398679

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5. Ticket scalpers are making money off Al Gore!

What a gas! (And not the greenhouse kind either!)B-)

Thanks for posting.

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6. Yes, he has made caring about solving global warming a hot ticket

No pun intended. ;-). And you're welcome.

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4. Youth Action Montreal

http://youthactionmontreal.com/index.php

This looks like a great site. I'm going to be looking to see what kind of environmental groups we have in this country for our youth. This is something we need to do as well. A global youth environmental summit would also be an incredible way to bring youth from all over the world together to interract not only to bring forth solutions to preserve our Earth, but to also bring our youth together to work towards peace.