possibly noteworthy wrote:

Nearly three decades ago, he pioneered 24-hour news. Now he’s trying to save the world—and make money doing it. In this week’s Seven Questions, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner talks about the United Nations, the death of newspapers, and why climate change offers “the greatest business opportunity that has ever come along.”

He's dead on with that comment but...

FP: What do you think of Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Does it help the fight against climate change, or does it turn it into more of a partisan issue in the United States?

TT: It’s going to help. Al Gore didn’t get it because he’s a Democrat. He got it because he is a good guy who’s smart as a whip. He sees ahead. And he’s made a great contribution. Every little bit helps. CNN is running a major series next week entitled Planet in Peril. It would have been a title that I would have been proud to have when I was there. It’s strong language, when you say “in peril.” Iran does not put us in peril like global warming does.

He skips the second part of the question here. The environment is already a partisan issue, Gore winning the prize makes this even more of a lightning rod, and I don't see this changing until people start drowning.

The right wing started jumping on it, and him, the second it was announced. Fox started as noted here, you can hear one of the guys from National Review here, and I'm sure if you want to look around you can find a lot more.

I agree with Ted, there are billions to be made here, but the old money is too stupid to figure out how to make it, and will use their old money to try to crush anyone who tries to get in.

RE: Ted Turner on the Future of the Planet