Yeah, it's a crock. Look at the past winners of the peace prize. It's historically gone to people who either called attention to or worked actively improve human rights, resolve international conflicts (military or otherwise), etc. Every now and then they just give it to the Secretary General of the UN if they can't find somebody better. But it seems the Nobel committee has been getting more desperate lately. Last year they gave the peace prize to a guy who promoted micro-lending as a means for poor people to get off their feet. That's great, but they have a Nobel prize for economics, which would seem more appropriate. I suppose promoting socioeconomic development is indirectly related to peace, fine. But global warming? Quite a stretch IMO.