Kenyan Environmentalist Claims Nobel Peace Prize

[allemand]

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai said Friday she had been told by a Norwegian diplomat that she had won the Nobel Peace Prize.

"I've just heard from the ambassador of Norway three minutes ago that I have won," Maathai, Kenya's assistant environment minister, told Reuters. "I am very excited. I really don't know what to say."

The prize is due to be announced by the Nobel Committee in Oslo at 9 a.m. GMT.

http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6450177

[Bluebear]

1. Congrats! Environmentalist, way cool!

[Sideways]

2. Just Watched The Announcement Live On Euro News

Played a clip of Wangari hearing the news. First African Woman to ever win the prize. Second woman in as many years to win the prize. WAY TO GO WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!

[RivetJoint]

6. Yeah, screw all the men.

[ze_dscherman]

3. Public now.

http://news.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6450352


Congratulations!

[KitSileya]

4. A very courageous decision by the Nobel Committee

Choosing an African woman who've worked both for democracy, human rights, and the environment, is very courageous in these times. Some politicians have already criticized them for not adressing the problems of nuclear proliferation etc, which are "more important."

Wangari Maathai is the leader for a movement that has planted 30 million trees in Kenya; a green wall against the desertification of the country. She's also part of the Kenyan government, the first democratic government after Daniel arap Moi, and she was one of those fighting against Moi.

[RivetJoint]

7. She sounds like an excellent choice

Good job Nobel committee.

[allemand]

5. I hope that Krugman gets the Economics Nobel Prize on Monday

together with Bhagwati and Dixit.

http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/2004-2_archives/000250.html

[Dudley_DUright]

9. Me too allemand

That would be great!

[TahitiNut]

8. What a great face! She's gorgeous.

[JitterbugPerfume]

13. what a beautiful woman!

I am so very proud of her

[KDLarsen]

10. Read about it earlier..

.. and saw the discussion on BBC World (don't you just love fridays off), and they were talking more about why the IAEA leader didn't get it, than why Maathai recieved it.

But way to go - hopefully, it will give her project some much needed attention.

[slappypan]

11. one of the real heroes in this world

Wonderful news, she is a very inspiring person.

[KDLarsen]

12. Indeed..

.. and a much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much more deserving nominee than the Chimp*

[goclark]

14. I am proud of you my Sister!!!

Proud, proud, proud!!!:hug:

[G_j]

15. an environmentalist who is black, a women

and from Africa!

:toast: