Al Gore

[delldude]

POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH'
Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a press release late Monday:



Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.

Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk to 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.

For Further Information, Contact:
Nicole Williams, (615) 383-6431
[email protected]

 

[local 12 proud]

Al is just another liberal left wing loud mouth 'do as i say, not as i do' snake oil salesman pushing his potion for political purposes, and it looks like he has plenty of gullible followers eager to swallow his elixir.

 

[wnbubbleboy]

Come on now, with out Al we wouldn't have the internet.

 

[local 12 proud]

A skeptic's take on man-made global warming
By Bill Steigerwald

Timothy Ball is no wishy-washy skeptic of global warming. The Canadian climatologist, who has a Ph.D. in climatology from the University of London and taught at the University of Winnipeg for 28 years, says that the widely propagated “factâ€￾ that humans are contributing to global warming is the “greatest deception in the history of science.â€￾

Ball has made no friends among global warming alarmists by saying that global warming is caused by the sun, that global warming will be good for us and that the Kyoto Protocol “is a political solution to a nonexistent problem without scientific justification."

http://www.elynews.com/articles/2007/02/23/news/news06.txt

 

[CSAR GYRENE]

Al is just another liberal left wing loud mouth 'do as i say, not as i do' snake oil salesman pushing his potion for political purposes, and it looks like he has plenty of gullible followers eager to swallow his elixir.

C'mon, cut the poor guy some slack...in truth, its mighy inconvienient to heat that big ol' house! maybe we should all crash at his place and split the heating bill?

 

[Seatacus]

maybe we should all crash at his place and split the heating bill?

A slumber party with Tipper!!!! That would be a hoot.

 

[TWAnr]

From Fox News:

Kalee Kreider, Gore's spokeswoman, doesn't dispute the numbers the report is based on but says the numbers need a little context...

The Gores' home "carbon neutral," Kreider said, meaning that the overall household use of carbon-based energy, like coal-fired power plants and natural gas, is offset either by more fuel-efficient technology or through programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas-producing energy.

Kreider said the 60- to 70-year-old house is undergoing renovations to add solar panels to reduce consumption off the power grid, and energy-efficient windows have been installed. The home also uses "compact" fluorescent light bulbs and other energy-saving technology, the Gores drive hybrids and participate in two programs that indirectly reduce carbon emissions.

One is through the local power company — the massive Tennessee Valley Authority — which runs the Green Power Switch program that uses some renewable energy like wind and solar power. The second is through a so-called carbon credit program, in which the Gores pay money to invest in a third party to reduce one ton of carbon emissions for every ton of carbon the Gores emit.

Asked to explain how the Gores use the amount of electricity they do, Kreider said they have a large family and often host guests. Both Al and Tipper Gore also have home offices. And she noted that much of Al Gore's time is spent trying to bring about awareness to the problem of global warming, which as a byproduct uses carbon-emitting power.

FOX News Network - Gore's High Energy-Use Home Target of Critical Report

And the BBC:

Mr Gore's spokeswoman Kalee Kreider did not deny the figures, but said that both Mr Gore and his wife Tipper worked from home, implying that they were therefore likely to use more energy.

The family was trying to reduce carbon emissions by getting energy from a local programme which generated energy from renewable resources such as solar and wind power instead of fossil fuels, she told ABC News.

They were also in the process of installing solar panels and low-energy light bulbs to reduce consumption from the grid, she added.

A former aide said he suspected a campaign by Mr Gore's political opponents. "It's not surprising that people who have a vested interest in protecting the status quo would go after him."

BBC - Gore accused of energy hypocrisy

 

[FA Mikey]

Come on now, with out Al we wouldn't have the internet.

True, he was responsible, in an economic and legislative sense, for fostering the development of the internet as we know it

 

[Seatacus]

I saw this on the internet, Can someone tell me if it is true.

This is interesting!!


The 4,000-square-foot house is a model of environmental rectitude
>
>
> Geothermal heat pumps located in a central closet
> circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet deep in the ground where
> the temperature is a constant 67 degrees; the water heats the house in
> the winter and cools it in the summer. Systems such as the one in this
> "eco-friendly" dwelling use about 25% of the electricity that
> traditional heating and cooling systems utilize.
>
> A 25,000-gallon underground cistern collects rainwater
> gathered from roof runs; wastewater from sinks, toilets and showers goes
> into underground purifying tanks and is also funneled into the cistern.
> The water from the cistern is used to irrigate the landscaping
> surrounding the four-bedroom home. Plants and flowers native to the high
> prairie area blend the structure into the surrounding ecosystem.
>
> No, this is not the home of some eccentrically wealthy
> eco-freak trying to shame his fellow citizens into following the
> pristineness of his self-righteous example. And no, it is not the
> wilderness retreat of the Sierra Club or the Natural Resources Defense
> Council, a haven where tree-huggers plot political strategy.
>
> This is President George W. Bush's "Texas White House"
> outside the small town of Crawford.
>

 

[delldude]

True, he was responsible, in an economic and legislative sense, for fostering the development of the internet as we know it

He invented it...thats what he said,in a realistic sense.

And he's a pompous Ass

 

[local 12 proud]

I saw this on the internet, Can someone tell me if it is true.

This is interesting!!
The 4,000-square-foot house is a model of environmental rectitude

See for yourself, unlike Gores 20,000 sq. foot home that cost $30,000 dollars a year to power, Bush not only "Talks the Talk, He Walks the Walk" in his modest by wealth standards 4,000 sq. foot home.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Heymann

 

[MMB]

I saw this on the internet, Can someone tell me if it is true.

It's true. GWB's ranch is totally self sufficient and environmentally neutral.

 

[UAL_TECH]

I saw this on the internet, Can someone tell me if it is true.

This is interesting!!
The 4,000-square-foot house is a model of environmental rectitude

rectitude

Glad I looked that one up :mf_boff:
UT

 

[TWAnr]

He invented it...thats what he said,in a realistic sense.

Just another Republican lie.

Snopes.com - Internet of Lies

 

[delldude]

Rectitude? WTF?

Must be related to this:

AnalAnomaly

QUESTION: What is the syndrome that
results from an anatomical development anomaly wherein
the optic nerves are attached to the major innervation
pathways of the rectum?

ANSWER: Optical rectitis!

MAJOR SYMPTOM: The individual has a shitty outlook
on life!

Just another Republican lie.

Snopes.com - Internet of Lies

Twist it anyway you want GoreLover...even your link proves he said what he said.....

Depends what your definition of 'said' is

He's full of hot air anyway....