Al Gore. What a nincompoop hypocrite. This is so very typical of a rich Democrat. They don't want you to have a gun, but they have a gun. They don't want you to have a big car, but they have a big car. They want you to pay high taxes, but they want to get out of paying them. They want you to cut energy consumption, but they don't want to cut them.
Gore Responds to Charges His House Uses Too Much Electricity
Last Edited: Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007, 10:00 AM EST
Created: Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007, 9:00 AM EST
02/27/2007 --
Al Gore responded to charges that his house consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, with the new Oscar winner saying he has taken many steps to reduce the carbon footprint in his home.
The former vice president and former presidential candidate told Thinkprogress.org that he has signed up for 100 percent green power through Green Power Switch, installed solar panels and uses compact fluorescent bulbs and other energy-saving technology. He said he also buys carbon offsets — a service that tries to reduce the net carbon emissions of individuals or organizations indirectly, through proxies that reduce their emissions and/or increase their absorption of greenhouse gases.
"What Mr. Gore has asked is that every family calculate their carbon footprint and try to reduce it as much as possible," said Thinkprogress.org. "Once they have done so, he then advocates that they purchase offsets, as the Gores do, to bring their footprint down to zero."
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced. It is measured in units of carbon dioxide.
Gore was responding to a report issued by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, which, citing figures from the Nashville Electric Service, said that since last August, Gore burned through 22,619 kilowatt-hours at his house — more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. His average monthly electric bill topped $1,359, the report said.
Click here to read the research center's press release on the report.
The report also cited the release of his global-warming documentary for which he won an Oscar over the weekend, "An Inconvenient Truth." In this film — which has won fountains of praise from many circles, including many in Hollywood — Gore calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.
Since the release of "An Inconvenient Truth," the report said,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. Natural gas bills for Gore's mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year, the research center said.
"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," Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson said in a statement.
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