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Article: As Wangari Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize, controversy lingers
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- December 10, 2004
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DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-10-2004
Dateline: OSLO, Norway
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai was set Friday to warn that the planet is under attack from a litany of threats, ranging from disease, deforestation and war, and urge a shift in human thinking to save the earth.
The 64-year-old Kenyan environmental activist said she would warn of the environmental threats to the planet in her remarks when she receives the 2004 peace prize in a formal ceremony at the Oslo City Hall attended by the Norwegian royal family.
She'll receive the traditional gold medal and diploma that accompanies the 10 million kronor (euro1.1 million, US$1.5 million) prize from King ...
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