[Buckaroo]

Al Gore is full of it. He dosen't even believe his own BS.

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm

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
editor@tennesseepolicy.org

[Sky Captain]

Do as I say, not as I do.

[Atomic Rooster]

Copy, paste and run.

Ps...already a thread.

[Jawbone54]

Al Gore is an excellent opportunist. He lost the 2000 elections (or did he? *cue ridiculous conspiracy music*), and was shunned by the Democratic Party almost immediately. He found his niche, ran with it, and now he's a superstar. Unfortunately, the rules that he so adamantly preaches don't apply to him.

Gore and the environment = Ted Haggard and homosexuality

[ironknee]

best. documentary.

rock on al

[Buckaroo]

Right after I posted, I had to go and pick up my vehicle from service. I'm back now.

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster 

Copy, paste and run.

Ps...already a thread.

[Buckaroo]

His documentary is all lies. And he proves it every day in his home.

Originally Posted by ironknee 

best. documentary.

rock on al

[tie]

I heard that Gore also flies between destinations!!! Anybody who believes in global warming should have to walk or bike everywhere -- no exceptions. And anybody who thinks we should still be in Iraq should have to go to Iraq themselves.

[Buckaroo]

He could atleast fly commercial airlines instead of private jumbo jet.

Originally Posted by tie 

I heard that Gore also flies between destinations!!! Anybody who believes in global warming should have to walk or bike everywhere -- no exceptions. And anybody who thinks we should still be in Iraq should have to go to Iraq themselves.

[BRussell]

Dontcha love the equation here? Unless you're wealthy, you're a nobody with no influence. But if you're wealthy enough to have any influence in our system, you're a hypocrite if you advocate liberal policies.

And Gore's primary arguments aren't political, they're scientific. The fact is, Gore's film is overwhelmingly supported by the evidence, and his critics' positions are not. The fact that the family home he inherited is big has no bearing whatsoever on that.

[nonhuman]

Way to do your research.

People have been trying to make that claim stick for months now, and it's been thoroughly debunked.

[Buckaroo]

First of all there is NOTHING Scientific about the garbage that he presented. It was 1000% lies. He spoke nothing but LIES, and he lives that way. If he believed any of his BS, then he would have cut the power to his house and lived in the dark. He dosen't believe any of it, so he lives on the hog. He consumes more electricity then 10 regular families.

He is a hypocryt of the worst kind. The lieing kind.

Originally Posted by BRussell 

Dontcha love the equation here? Unless you're wealthy, you're a nobody with no influence. But if you're wealthy enough to have any influence in our system, you're a hypocrite if you advocate liberal policies.

And Gore's primary arguments aren't political, they're scientific. The fact is, Gore's film is overwhelmingly supported by the evidence, and his critics' positions are not. The fact that the family home he inherited is big has no bearing whatsoever on that.

[nonhuman]

Originally Posted by Buckaroo 

First of all there is NOTHING Scientific about the garbage that he presented. It was 1000% lies. He spoke nothing but LIES, and he lives that way. If he believed any of his BS, then he would have cut the power to his house and lived in the dark. He dosen't believe any of it, so he lives on the hog. He consumes more electricity then 10 regular families.

He is a hypocryt of the worst kind. The lieing kind.

He buys electricity for his house from 100% renewable sources and has had solar panels installed. He uses CFL lights and efficient appliances. For everything else he buys carbon offsets and keeps his family operating at 100% carbon neutral status.

Yeah. Some hypocrite...

[OldManMac]

Of course, there is no political motivation behind smearing Gore is there? And there certainly isn't any sense in investigating where this news release came from, is there? Of course not, especially if it doesn't conveniently fit into your preconceived notions. After all, you don't want to know that Gore has cut his energy use on the house, and purchases green credits to offset his carbon use. Naw, that wouldn't serve any purpose; then you wouldn't have any reason to smear him, and it's always easier to just pick something and go with it if it fits your needs.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-j...a_b_42171.html

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

He buys electricity for his house from 100% renewable sources and has had solar panels installed. He uses CFL lights and efficient appliances. For everything else he buys carbon offsets and keeps his family operating at 100% carbon neutral status.

Yeah. Some hypocrite...

I was wondering how his electrical bill was so low!




I wonder how much Shrubby pays at his make believe ranch?

[stupendousman]

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

He buys electricity for his house from 100% renewable sources and has had solar panels installed. He uses CFL lights and efficient appliances. For everything else he buys carbon offsets and keeps his family operating at 100% carbon neutral status.

Yeah. Some hypocrite...

And yet STILL consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year. No wonder the guy is into this stuff so heavily...he's a resource hog and feels dirty about it and wants everyone else to do the same. If everyone else doesn't start altering their lifestyles, then AL WILL HAVE TO FORCE TO LIVE LIKE US THE REST OF US and do without the mansion, jets, etc.

It's expensive to jump through all those hoops and STILL be an energy glutton living life on the hog. Yes, he could be doing worse, but he has to do NOTHING himself (he has his "people" do the heavy lifting) and sacrifice nothing himself (he's a millionaire who has really earned none of the excesses of cash that have been given to him in order for him to be an energy hoarder) and still lives the high energy consuming high-life.

In other words...we should help Al so he doesn't further have to sacrifice his extravagant lifestyle.

Boo-f-ing hoo on AL.

Hypocrite indeed.

[nonhuman]

Originally Posted by stupendousman 

And yet STILL consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year. No wonder the guy is into this stuff so heavily...he's a resource hog and feels dirty about it and wants everyone else to do the same. If everyone else doesn't start altering their lifestyles, then AL WILL HAVE TO FORCE TO LIVE LIKE US THE REST OF US and do without the mansion, jets, etc.

It's expensive to jump through all those hoops and STILL be an energy glutton living life on the hog. Yes, he could be doing worse, but he has to do NOTHING himself (he has his "people" do the heavy lifting) and sacrifice nothing himself (he's a millionaire who has really earned none of the excesses of cash that have been given to him in order for him to be an energy hoarder) and still lives the high energy consuming high-life.

In other words...we should help Al so he doesn't further have to sacrifice his extravagant lifestyle.

Boo-f-ing hoo on AL.

Hypocrite indeed.

Um, wtf? He's have zero environmental impact. Who cares if he consumes a lot of power, it's zero impact power. He's proving exactly that just because you're being environmentally responsible doesn't mean you have to give up your luxurious lifestyle. Isn't that one of the main complaints conservatives level against environmental movements?

[stupendousman]

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

Um, wtf? He's have zero environmental impact. Who cares if he consumes a lot of power, it's zero impact power.

Could you tell what you need to do in order purchase this "zero environmental impact" energy from Nashville Electric Service (NES)? Does it cost extra? Does it require special cables hooked to your house?

Or, is this some kind of feel good scam where rich folks pay double for their power hog-age, go ahead and pollute the environment, but pay cash to some dubious agency which funds more expensive and less productive forms of energy so that they don't really have to sacrifice anything substantially? Someone the "little people" wouldn't be able to afford to do.

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Jebus. There's simply no bottom to the levels of shame they'll endure, is there? Debunk after debunk after debunk....

greg