Gore home's energy use: 20 times average

WorldNetDaily ^ | 2/26/07 | WorldNetDaily

[wagglebee]

 

Al Gore

Al Gore deserves an Oscar for hypocrisy to go along with the two Academy Awards his movie won last night, contends a think tank from his home state Tennessee.

The former vice president's mansion in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, says the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, citing data from the Nashville Electric Service.

Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth, a 95-minute film warning of a coming cataclysm due to man-made "global warming," won the award for best documentary feature and best song.

"My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis," Gore said after taking the stage. "It's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act. That's a renewable resource. Let's renew it."

Standing with Gore on the stage last night, actor Leonardo DiCaprio said, to applause, "The American film industry has always taken its obligations to society very seriously and it's now stepping up once again. Tonight, we're proud to announce that for the first time in the history of the Oscars, this show has officially gone green.

Gore then followed with, "Which means that environmentally intelligent practices have been integrated fully into every aspect of the planning and production of these Academy Awards. And you know what: It is not as hard as you might think. We have a long way to go. But all of us can do something in our own lives to make a difference."

But according to the Tennessee think tank, while the average American household consumed 10,656 kilowatt-hours last year, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 – more than 20 times the national average.

Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson said that "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."

Last August alone, according to Johnson' group, Gore burned through 22,619 kilowatt-hours of electricity, more than twice the amount in one month that an average American family uses in an entire year.

Gore's average monthly electric bill, the think tank says, is $1,359.

Since the release of Gore's film, the former vice president and presidential candidate's energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kilowatt-hours per month in 2005, to 18,400 per month in 2006.

The Tennessee group also points out natural gas bills for Gore's mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

Gore paid a total of nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

Responding to critics, Gore has described the lifestyle he and his wife Tipper live as "carbon neutral," meaning he tries to offset any plane flight or car trip by "purchasing verifiable reductions in CO2 elsewhere."

[WVNight]

Tipper keeps feeding the vibrating bed quarters :}

[mad_as_he$$]

More than likelt TVA nuclear.

[Cecily]

Just think how much energy could be conserved if they didn't even have an Oscar ceremony or all those other useless awards ceremonies every year, and that includes all the wasteful parties. Announce the winners online and mail out the awards - can't get more green than that.

[mom4kittys]

I hate to say it, but I have enjoyed watching Living with Ed on HGTV. He is very sincere in his efforts.

[Right Wing Assault]

I've got a 100 y.o. 2500 sq. ft. house in northers Ohio. My gas bill average is around $200 a month. It's a worm spell at 34 right now. My electric averages 800 kWh a month. The funace motor has been running a lot this month. Several below zero days in there.

It sounds like algore is heating and lighting a shopping mall.

[Dutch Boy]

An honest enviromentalist. You have to respect that.

[MaxMax]

I used 6800 KW last year total. Solar water and solar heated pool.

These idiots are of the "do as I say" genre.

[A message]

"It's not a political issue, it's a moral issue.

The left suddenly finds morality? What a joke.

Anyway, didn't the Washington Post tell us that Al Whore is carbon neutral.

Now we learn the inconvenient truth that Al Whore is a grade A hypocrite.

I'm stunned. Oh by the way all you leftists, don't force your morality on me.

[Tarheel]

Don't matter. Energy is not unlimited regardless of the source. Lately envirowackos have been blocking the hydroelectic projects because it dams up pristine waterways and endangers the snail darter.

Does anyone remember when the Gore campaign had water released from a Connecticut River Dam in order that Big Al and Tipper could go canoeing? Big time photo op. This was in the summer of 99 and there was some drought conditions in New England as I recall--does anyone else remember this?

[A message]

"purchasing verifiable reductions in CO2 elsewhere."

And furthermore, how can this be a world destroying crisis when all one needs to do is buy their way out of global warming.

That right folks, taxes and carbon trading and utopia is yours and the planet is saved.

For just $5 a day in taxation and carbon trading climate change is SOLVED!!!!!!!

[Calpernia]

He is really taking on a mannequin appearance. What is that? Plastic surgery?

[Peach]

I don't know; I think it's too many facials. But maybe he did have facial surgery and had some fatty jowels removed; his skin does have that shiny look.

[ShowMeMom]

bump

[Pikachu_Dad]

"It's a worm spell at"

call me when you get to the snail spell.

[RC2]

I thought he made his first million from inventing the internet????? Does this guy really understand how stupid he looks to the average person?

[Calpernia]

He needs to borrow Edward's makeup mirror :P

[Right Wing Assault]

a worm spell

The worm spell is bad enough. I keep sliding all over the place on the darn things. It's much better when it's below freezing. They stick to the ground and give pretty good traction.

[Peach]

Did you ever see that Edwards YouTube video where he was fussing with his hair? Funniest thing I've seen in 6 mos.

[Jaysun]

It's great to point out their hypocrisy but doing so adds an air of legitimacy to their crackpot claims. We're saying, "look at how much energy he uses - that's bad". But is it really? I think not.

[School of Rational Thought]

Grow lamps consume alot of electricity.