Al Gore, what a phony...

Wagner · #1 12-14-2007, 07:06 AM

Only after being outed for having one of the most piss poor energy use homes did Al Gore come back from soapbox stomping on how everyone should clean up their abuse of the environment.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/....ap/index.html

Now dumbo has energy conservation measures which the average person couldn't even afford. I'm sure he'll tell us how we all should though, if he is done blaming the US for all world impact.

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solar panels, a rainwater-collection system and geothermal heating

"The Gores decided to take a series of steps over time that might be logistically or financially out of reach for many Americans," she said. "But they were fortunate enough to have the ability to do so.

Not to mention he only lowered energy use by 11%, nice job...how far was he over the norm again? Sure it was higher then 11%. Then they try to justify how great it is by comparing it to the average homeowners energy costs in the area during the summer. Yeah, don't forget Al doesn't even live there, it holds offices for him and his wife.....

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Al Gore's home in Feb 2007

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(CNSNews.com) - Former Vice President (and global warming aficionado) Al Gore deserves an award for hypocrisy, says the Tennessee Center for Policy Research.

The group, which studied Gore's electric and natural gas consumption, says his mansion in Belle Meade area of Nashville "consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year."

In his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, Gore urges Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home, the group noted.

"The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) a year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh-more than 20 times the national average," the Tennessee Center for Policy Research said in a news release.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh -- consuming more than twice as much electricity in one month as the average American family uses in an entire year. Gore's average monthly electric bill topped $1,359, the research group said.

Likewise, the natural gas bills for Gore's mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 a month last year.

"As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use," said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research said.
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