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Climate Change: International Challenge and Business Opportunity
As 190 nations meet in Bali to start the next treaty against global warming, Al Gore receives the Nobel Peace Prize and warns about "mutually assured destruction." We hear about the global marketplace that's developing to cope with climate change. Also, the Supreme Court affords judges discretion when sentencing crack offenders, and a conversation with Oslo Norway, where Al Gore has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAs 190 nations meet in Bali to start the next treaty against global warming, Al Gore receives the Nobel Peace Prize and warns about "mutually assured destruction." We hear about the global marketplace that's developing to cope with climate change. Also, the Supreme Court affords judges discretion when sentencing crack offenders, and a conversation with Oslo Norway, where Al Gore has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
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3 storiesSupreme Court Gives Judges Discretion for Crack Cocaine Sentences
During the crack scare of the 1980's, Congress enacted harsher treatment for crack than for powder cocaine. Today, the US Supreme Court ruled that federal judges may use discretion in imposing prison terms for crack offenders. David Savage covers the court for the Los Angeles Times .
Read the story6 minClimate Change: International Challenge and Business Opportunity
Receiving the Nobel Prize today, Al Gore warned that failure to act against global warming will mean "mutually assured destruction." He had strong words for the US and China, two of the 190 nations meeting in Bali to hash out guidelines for a new treaty for reducing greenhouse gases.
Read the story37 minAl Gore Receives Nobel Prize in Oslo
Al Gore received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize today, with another warning to nations around the world. He said, "It's time to make peace with the planet" with "the urgency and resolve previously seen only when nations mobilized for war."
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