Global Warming and the Veil of Stupidity

Whatever Joseph Smith said about the "veil of stupidity" (Rae's post) must apply to all the hype on the subject of global warming.  Yesterday I checked out a copy of Al Gore's book, An Inconvenient Truth, but I don't intend to read it.  I just feel obligated to have it on hand while I read/skim the other book I checked out for January, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism , by Christopher C. Horner.  I'd like to know what the whole issue is and whether it's as stupid as it seems.  I CAN'T believe Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize and I don't know what global warming has to do with peace.  I don't want to be stupid myself on the subject, though.    MIM/MOM