Al Gore Wins the Nobel Prize

Late last week, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Price to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore for "their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change." The Environmental Law Society extends its sincere congratulations to Mr. Gore and thanks him for his lifetime of service to environmental causes.

This award marks an exciting and dynamic time in the field of environmental law. More than ever, there are opportunities for the USD Environmental Law Society and you as students and future lawyers to take a leadership position on campus, in the San Diego community, and around the world. The USD Environmental Law Society will to continue to work with local and national environmental law attorneys, legal scholars, government agencies, and NGOs to keep the University of San Diego on the forefront of environmental law scholarship.

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Daniel Lowe -- ELS Secretary & Webmaster