Posted on 02/27/2007 6:07:09 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Gore Responds to Charges His House Uses Too Much Electricity
Tuesday , February 27, 2007
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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."
Gore was responding to a report issued by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, which, citing figured 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.
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this sounds like serious fun
I'm definitely gonna investigate getting into this business
Your definition is pretty close. Check out http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791877/posts.
Al Gore is a fool on so many levels that it really is disheartening when one thinks back to just how close he got to the presidency.
STOP THE AIR CONDITIONING AL BABY!!
Not unlike dieting by putting artificial sweetener in the coffee that you have with your cheesecake.
Well, then...as long as you try.
Al just can't part with his sauna, hot tub, tanning bed, and walk-in meat locker.
Could only find Bush's house...where is Edwards and Gores?
Gore is like Robert Kennedy Jr, Ariana Huffington, etc.: The rules apply to the little people, not to them.
Animal Farm personified: "All are equal, but some are more equal than others."
In other words, he pays someone else to do without??
Bottom line: Al's consumption of energy has RISEN since his movie came out.
Al Gore is the Leona Helmsley of Global Warming.
"Only the little people pay taxes."
Only the little people have to conserve.
Wind and Water generated electricity only?
Doesn't Wind Turbines dice up the birds and generating dams impede the natural flow of rivers, trapping fishes and other species?
I usually ask guests to remove their shoes and leave them in the garage before entering my house. That helps alot......
How does Al offset that $1,000,000 in Occidental Oil stock that Armand Hammer gave the family?
"That doesn't explain why his electricity bill is so much higher."
It's probably his grow lights in the basement. Takes a lot of juice to run those babies.
Algore couldn't fit his ego in a house as small as W's.
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