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Full Comment (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
It's common in little kids' non-competitive sports for everyone who participates to get a prize, to ensure no one goes home with damaged self-esteem. Apparently the same principle applies in right-thinking scientific activities, where you can win a Consolation Prize for just turning up and doing your best. Actually, the prize David Suzuki received is named the “Right Livelihood Award”,...
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Kurashi - News From Japan (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The Right Livelihood Foundation , which was founded in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull to "recognize work that he felt was ignored by the Nobel Prizes," will give an honorary award to David Suzuki. The prize will be handed out at the Swedish Parliament on December 4, 2009. The prize citation for Suzuki says: "For his lifetime advocacy of the socially responsible use of science, and for his...
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Treehugger (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Photo: Flickr , CC For "Raising Awareness on Climate Change" Canadian eco-hero David Suzuki might not be getting a Nobel prize like Barack Obama, but his life's work has not gone unnoticed. The Right Livelihood Foundation , which was founded in 1980 by Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull to "recognize work that he felt was ignored by the Nobel Prizes," will give an...
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CommonDreams.org Headlines (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A Swedish award widely described as the "alternative Nobel prize" has gone to activists from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Australia and New Zealand. Rene Ngongo, of Greenpeace, was one of the recipients of the annual "Right Livelihood Award" for his efforts to protect the Congolese rain forest. Catherine Hamlin, an Australian doctor who lives in Ethiopia, was honoured for...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Two activists from Congo and New Zealand and a doctor from Australia on Tuesday won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for work to protect rain forests, improve women's health and rid the world of nuclear weapons.
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Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Catherine Hamlin has been honoured at the age of 85 with an "alternative Nobel" prize for "restoring the health, hope and dignity of thousands" in Africa.
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki says he's proud to receive an "Alternative Nobel" prize announced Tuesday, but humiliated that Canada has become an international pariah when it comes to climate change.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Rene Ngongo, honored with the "alternative Nobel" on Tuesday, grew up in a Congo where he could marvel at the wealth of animals and trees.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Rene Ngongo, honored with the "alternative Nobel" on Tuesday, grew up in a Congo where he could marvel at the wealth of animals and trees.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Rene Ngongo, honored with the "alternative Nobel" on Tuesday, grew up in a Congo where he could marvel at the wealth of animals and trees.
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
A New Zealand peace activist is one of three people who have won Right Livelihood Awards, also known as the "alternative Nobel".The ?50,000 ($100,000) prize will be presented to Tauranga-born Alyn Ware, 47, in Stockholm on December...
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Greenpeace UK blog (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Rene Ngongo, winner of the 2009 Right Livelihood award For as long as I can remember, I have played a game with myself - imagining what it is like to be someone else in a different time or a different place. It's just a bit of fun and kept me entertained for hours on long train journeys before I got my laptop. Sometimes though I wonder whether I would have the courage to stand up for what I believe...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
A Swedish award referred to as the "alternative Nobel prize" goes to activists from DR Congo, Australia and New Zealand.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Stockholm - Four activists were Tuesday named co-winners of the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, the so-called Alternative Nobel, for their work in campaigning against nuclear weapons, protecting the rain forests of Congo, raising awareness about clima...
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