'I am deeply honored...'

Here's Al Gore's email to the people registered on AlGore.com. I got it at 11:10 a.m. I hope he's just celebrating today and accepting congratulatory phone calls from people around the world.

I'm very proud of him. Enjoy it, Al!

Here's his note, which is also his latest journal entry:

Dear Dana,

I am deeply honored to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This award is even more meaningful because I have the honor of sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change--the world's pre-eminent scientific body devoted to improving our understanding of the climate crisis--a group whose members have worked tirelessly and selflessly for many years. We face a true planetary emergency. The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level.

My wife, Tipper, and I will donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the award to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a bipartisan non-profit organization that is devoted to changing public opinion in the U.S. and around the world about the urgency of solving the climate crisis.

Thank you,

Al Gore

Live Earth party

AlGore.com sent me an email yesterday saying that he was trying to organize Live Earth parties for July 7. Paul and I jumped at the idea. If you live in the Framingham, MA area and want to have some fun on July 7, sign up!