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Due Monday, October 15

Go to this National Public Radio link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15217643&ft=1&f=1007
(It's linked on the course website.)

Read the article and listen to the stories. Answer these questions.

1. Today, October 12, Al Gore received what prize and why?

2. Who is Al Gore? What documentary did he make and what's it about?

3. Gore shares the Prize with what group? Tell a little about this group.

4. Gore will receive 1.5 million dollars for the Prize. What does he plan to do with this money?

5. The committee that gave Gore the prize said that climate change/global warming, "could lead to an increased danger of violent conflicts and wars". What are several reasons climate change/global warming could lead to conflicts and wars?