Al Gore gets honorary PhD......

The most vibrant personality who has dedicated his life solely for the "green world" ex- US Vice President Al Gore visited Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne for the Research Day 2008 celebrations where he had a honorary award waiting to be awarded by one of Switzerland's most prestigious university institutions. For publicizing the issue of climate change, EPFL is honoured Mr. Gore today.

Mr. Al Gore has a commendable life story which involves the horrifying accident his son met with and the untimely demise of his sister (who succumbed to cancer). His affection for nature and green revolution led him deliver numerous sessions of lectures to various personalities across the world. In the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" shows in detail about his proclamations and philosophies about global warming and its effects.

His constant attack on factors which disrupts nature's balance plummeted him into the presidential race. He was commended by EPFL head Patrick Aebischer on his work "Gore made global warming an issue for debate at a time when no one, in the US in particular, was discussing it". He said the institute awarded honorary doctorates not only to scientists, but also to people who had helped to ensure that the results of scientific research are applied for the good of society.