Al Gore Global Hypocrite

Professor Peabody · #1 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 05:20 PM

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By Think Progress on Feb 26th, 2007 at 6:56 pm

Gore Responds To Drudge’s Latest Hysterics»

The right-wing is angry that Al Gore has won so much public attention and goodwill for his work on global warming. Determined to smear his efforts, Drudge writes in a screaming headline:
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Responding to Drudge’s attack, Vice President Gore’s office told ThinkProgress:

1) Gore’s family has taken numerous steps to reduce the carbon footprint of their private residence, including signing up for 100 percent green power through Green Power Switch, installing solar panels, and using compact fluorescent bulbs and other energy saving technology.

2) Gore has had a consistent position of purchasing carbon offsets to offset the family’s carbon footprint — a concept the right-wing fails to understand. Gore’s office explains:

What Mr. Gore has asked is that every family calculate their carbon footprint and try to reduce it as much as possible. Once they have done so, he then advocates that they purchase offsets, as the Gore’s do, to bring their footprint down to zero.

It’s the latest in a series of desperate attacks by Drudge to paint Gore as a hypocrite.

These are the lengths that climate skeptics must go to suppress action on global warming. There is no meaningful debate within the scientific community, so the right-wing busies itself with talk about how much electricity Al Gore’s house uses — and even then they distort the truth.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/26/...nds-to-drudge/

That was last year, this is now!

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For Immediate Release: June 17, 2008

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.

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through the ideas of liberty. Visit TCPR online at: www.tennesseepolicy.org.

http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/...article_id=764

The site owners name appears in the domain registration. Drew Johnson, more on Mr. Johnson can be seen at : http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Drew_Johnson

I guess Al's numerous steps didn't work or did he even do them. Al's conservation caused a 10% INCREASE? How can anyone believe a word this phony says is beyond me. I wouldn't believe a word out of his mouth if his tongue came notarized.

lavell12 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 05:22 PM

His solution to global warming is in his lock box.

MasTequila · #3 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lavell12

His solution to global warming is in his lock box.

and his special purpose.

BroncoBilly · #4 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 07:59 PM

...also thank Gore and his phony ilk for the wars we are in the middle east.

How can you say that, you ask? If we were allowed to produce our own energy, oil, coal liquid fuel, nuclear, our nation would not give a dam about these savages blowing themselves up.

Imagine that, we hand over billions upon billions of dollars, and they want to kill us. Now how stupid do we have to be to let this continue?

You can bet the disparity from the Gores and his band of phonies, will not be effected by the energy NAZIS like you and I are.

Here is Bush's call again from 2001 to today, to drill for our own oil:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/...rgy/index.html

And today McCain is demanding as is the American people to stop this insanity and let us get our own energy.

McCain calls to lift U.S. oil drilling ban
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...6-McCain_N.htm

MasTequila · #5 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BroncoBilly

...also thank Gore and his phony ilk for the wars we are in the middle east.

How can you say that, you ask? If we were allowed to produce our own energy, oil, coal liquid fuel, nuclear, our nation would not give a dam about these savages blowing themselves up.

Imagine that, we hand over billions upon billions of dollars, and they want to kill us. Now how stupid do we have to be to let this continue?

You can bet the disparity from the Gores and his band of phonies, will not be effected by the energy NAZIS like you and I are.

Here is Bush's call again from 2001 to today, to drill for our own oil:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/...rgy/index.html

And today McCain is demanding as is the American people to stop this insanity and let us get our own energy.

McCain calls to lift U.S. oil drilling ban
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...6-McCain_N.htm

So Newt's drill here, drill now, pay less tagline is starting to catch hold?

JP5 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-18-2008, 11:04 AM

What can we say? Al Gore is a pompous Blowhard!

Professor Peabody · #7 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JP5

What can we say? Al Gore is a pompous Blowhard!

There is also a big fat carbon footprint over Tennessee.

submarinepainter · #8 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 06:01 AM

ya but , nevermind I couldn't think of anything he has done?>>>>

stekim · #9 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 06:42 AM

What in the world is he doing that uses so much electricity?

DanteAugustusGermanicus · #10 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Professor Peabody

That was last year, this is now!

The site owners name appears in the domain registration. Drew Johnson, more on Mr. Johnson can be seen at : http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Drew_Johnson

I guess Al's numerous steps didn't work or did he even do them. Al's conservation caused a 10% INCREASE? How can anyone believe a word this phony says is beyond me. I wouldn't believe a word out of his mouth if his tongue came notarized.

why would I not believe a word a man says because of this? if he says the sky is blue, I may check it out but why would not believe him?

putting your head in the sand is silly...unless you come from Australia

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