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Gore loves him some electricity or do as I say not as I do.

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uhhh...am i the only one here who recognizes Louisiana is the frenchiest french state?
 
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algore aims to profit from the global warming hysteria...

here's his company: http://www.generationim.com/



LOL! check out this bit from it's website:

While we are still a small firm with only 23 employees, Generation is committed to reducing the energy use of operations, both direct and indirect. We do this by minimizing non-essential air travel and by managing our building operations (lighting, recycling, and procurement). We have also had conversations with suppliers about energy efficiency. For the remainder of our carbon footprint, we work with two offset providers (The Chicago Climate Exchange and the CarbonNeutral Company) to ensure our London and Washington D.C. offices are fully carbon neutral. In addition, Generation has sponsored a full energy efficiency audit for each employee's residence, including suggestions for ways they can make home energy improvements.
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:rofl:
 
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algore bump!

http://new-federalist.com/other/2007/3413carbon_swindle.html

Look behind—if you dare—Al Gore and his science hoax, and you find the very same London-centered oligarchical financial crew that drove the 2003-2006 oil and commodity price increase, amidst the bubbles and hyperinflation that characterize the breakdown-phase of the financial system. The centerpiece of the U.S. emerging market for carbon emissions trading, is the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), created in 2003 as a "voluntary," or pilot agency, part of a London-based network positioned to reproduce the oil bubble on a scale orders of magnitude greater and more dangerous, while at the same time, destroying what's left of the physical economy.
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algore is a big fat user...

i sure hope to god obama picks him for an adviser on Global Warming (that's change we call believe in!)... :p



http://tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?article_id=764


Energy Guzzled by Al Gore’s Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month
Gore’s personal electricity consumption up 10%, despite “energy-efficient” home renovations

NASHVILLE - In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former Vice President’s home energy use surged more than 10%, according to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research.

“A man’s commitment to his beliefs is best measured by what he does behind the closed doors of his own home,” said Drew Johnson, President of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. “Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud when it comes to his commitment to the environment, judging by his home energy consumption.”

In the past year, Gore’s home burned through 213,210 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, enough to power 232 average American households for a month.

In February 2007, An Inconvenient Truth, a film based on a climate change speech developed by Gore, won an Academy Award for best documentary feature. The next day, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research uncovered that Gore’s Nashville home guzzled 20 times more electricity than the average American household.

After the Tennessee Center for Policy Research exposed Gore’s massive home energy use, the former Vice President scurried to make his home more energy-efficient. Despite adding solar panels, installing a geothermal system, replacing existing light bulbs with more efficient models, and overhauling the home’s windows and ductwork, Gore now consumes more electricity than before the “green” overhaul.

Since taking steps to make his home more environmentally-friendly last June, Gore devours an average of 17,768 kWh per month –1,638 kWh more energy per month than before the renovations – at a cost of $16,533. By comparison, the average American household consumes 11,040 kWh in an entire year, according to the Energy Information Administration.

In the wake of becoming the most well-known global warming alarmist, Gore won an Oscar, a Grammy and the Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, Gore saw his personal wealth increase by an estimated $100 million thanks largely to speaking fees and investments related to global warming hysteria.

“Actions speak louder than words, and Gore’s actions prove that he views climate change not as a serious problem, but as a money-making opportunity,” Johnson said. “Gore is exploiting the public’s concern about the environment to line his pockets and enhance his profile.”

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a Nashville-based free market think tank and watchdog organization, obtained information about Gore’s home energy use through a public records request to the Nashville Electric Service.
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Their figures don't compare per renovation and post renovation of the periods (ie dec06-may07 vs dec07-may08 - 40% lower claimed below) so their data isn't very useful.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/NEWS0201/806180403/1009/news01

Former Vice President Al Gore's Belle Meade house is bristling with solar panels and energy-efficient light bulbs.

How could his utility bills possibly be going up?

That's the claim by the watchdog libertarians at the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, who obtained a copy of Gore's electric bills for the past year and discovered that his household used 10 percent more electricity than the previous year. This despite extensive and Earth-friendly renovations that earned the 80-year-old house a gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

But Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider scoffs at the claim. The Gores' utility bills have gone down 40 percent since the green retrofit, she said, thanks largely to their new geothermal heating and cooling system, which cut their natural gas bills by 90 percent.

Geothermal systems rely on the stable temperatures of the earth or groundwater beneath a home to power its heating and cooling systems. The Gores' system heats and cools the home and its hot water heater, Kreider said.
Gores use green power

As for the increase in the electric bill, Kreider said that the three-year renovation on the home wasn't complete until November, so it's a bit early to attempt a before-and-after comparison. In addition, the Gores participate in the Nashville Electric Service's Green Power Switch program, which allows them to buy their electricity from renewable sources like wind power, solar power or methane gas.

"When they do use power, it's green power," she said, adding that 33 solar panels also supply about 4 percent of the household's power needs.
Hot-air balloon planned

The think tank's press release wasn't the only swipe at Gore on Tuesday. The global warming skeptics of the group Americans for Prosperity announced plans to float a 70-foot-tall hot air balloon over his house on Friday.

"We're making inquiries" to see whether the balloon launch violates any local ordinances, Kreider said.
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stevew

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It's definitely a lot easier to bitch about Al Gore's hypocrisy than to do anything about your own energy comsumption.
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Instead of flying everywhere for speeches, why doesn't he just do them via satellite?

You know........reducing your carbon footprint and all that bullsh*t.

Not bitching, just saying.
 
ohio

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What a f****** hypocrite.
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Yeah, he's nothing like GW with that sweet eco-friendly ranch in TX.

The Iraq war is responsible for at least 141 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) since March 2003. To put this in perspective, CO2 released by the war to date equals the emissions from putting 25 million more cars on the road in the US this year. (priceofoil.org)
 
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I wasn't aware Bush had ever claimed to be a lover of the environment, savior of the caribou, et al. I'm pretty sure this was covered in the debates back in 2000.

Check my math here: His utility bills are down 40%, so he's only using 12x the energy of the average home instead of 20x?
 
stevew

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ohio said:
The Iraq war is responsible for at least 141 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) since March 2003. To put this in perspective, CO2 released by the war to date equals the emissions from putting 25 million more cars on the road in the US this year. (priceofoil.org)
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How does this compare with something that occurs naturally, like a volcanic eruption?
 
ohio

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stevew said:
How does this compare with something that occurs naturally, like a volcanic eruption?
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How it compares is an eruption occurs naturally and a war does not.


Seriously, if you think fossil fuel emissions are a problem relative to natural events, then so is this war. If you're going to start arguing the validity of man-made global warming, go **** off to some other thread and jerk off the creationists.
 
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ohio said:
How it compares is an eruption occurs naturally and a war does not.


Seriously, if you think fossil fuel emissions are a problem relative to natural events, then so is this war. If you're going to start arguing the validity of man-made global warming, go **** off to some other thread and jerk off the creationists.
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:yawn:


sleepy time now..
 
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