He tells US to save electricity and drive hybrid cars, but HE flies in a private jet, has a $2000 electric bill, AND has an SUV!
2007-03-15 09:31:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Falling off the face of the earth might be a good start, so we didnt have to hear his BS!
2007-03-15 09:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by Katz 6 · 9⤊ 3⤋
Enough petty fingerpointing about Gore's energy use! He speaks in countries around the world about the global warming issue and has given his presentation seen in "An Inconvenient Truth" more than 1,000 times. What have you done?
2007-03-16 03:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mackenzie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to do your homework before posting such drivel.
His electric bill is higher because he pays EXTRA for solar and other renewable energy sources. His SUV *IS* a hybrid, and they purchase carbon emission offsets.
"The press release claimed that Al Gore's home in Nashville consumed 221,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity last year compared to a national average of 10,656 kWh per household. I have no idea whether the number cited for Gore's house is correct, but let's assume it is. The 10,656 number comes from data published by the Department of Energy. But it's an average of all households nationwide (including apartment units and mobile homes) and across all climate regions. As it turns out, the region in which Gore lives--the East South Central--has the highest per household energy usage of any climate region in the country, a good 50% higher than the national average quoted in the press release (I assume this is due to the combination of cold winters and hot, muggy summers). So that's misleading in and of itself.
Moreover, Gore lives in a large home (10,000 sq. ft.). If you look at the data, it's clear that Gore's energy usage per square foot (even assuming the 221,000 kWh number is accurate) is well within the average range for his climate region. So all this accusation boils down to is a claim that it is somehow "hypocritical" for Al Gore to live in a large house.
That's awfully weak. Gore's a former Senator and Vice President of the United States. Does he have to move into a studio apartment before he has the right to talk about climate change?
And more importantly, as Think Progress reports, even this watered-down hypocrisy charge entirely misses the point. What Al Gore wants people to do is reduce the carbon footprint of their residence as much as possible and then purchase carbon offsets to reduce the remaining footprint to zero. Gore has installed solar panels in his home, he uses fluorescent light bulbs and other energy saving technology, and he purchases his energy from Green Power Switch, a provider which utilizes solar and wind power. He then purchases carbon offsets to reduce his remaining carbon footprint to zero.
Could Gore use less overall energy if he and Tipper moved into a one-bedroom apartment? Of course. But he's not asking people to move into smaller homes. He's asking them to reduce their carbon footprints, which is exactly what he has done. He practices what he preaches."
Al Gore has more integrity in his pinky finger than the entire Bush Administration put together.
2007-03-15 16:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by Bruin 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
How is George Bush going to make it up to us for saying in the 2000 election campaign that he doesn't believe in nation building ? Here he is for the last four years trying to build a democracy in Iraq.
2007-03-15 16:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Al Gore is special
2007-03-15 16:55:01 · answer #5 · answered by georgewallace78 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He also has spent the last few years lecturing people on a subject he strongly believes in, and, what in the world is wrong with that. Criticize the science in the film, not, the man who made the film. Rational thought is gods blessing to man. Think liberal, think BIG.
2007-03-15 16:41:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If he wants to buy me a hybrid, I'll dirve it; even one of those ugly Priuses.
2007-03-15 18:23:16 · answer #7 · answered by Truth B. Told ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey, Al's been excommunicated from the liberal side for eating meat.
You've been away too long!
2007-03-15 16:49:37 · answer #8 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
(1) Just to clarify...his FAMILY made all his money off tobacco.
(2) To answer the question asked...he can take a long walk off a short pier.
The man has less character than the average politician, which makes him especially pathetic.
2007-03-15 16:37:00 · answer #9 · answered by Tom's Mom 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
He can tell the world his "inconvenient truth" is really an inconvenient hoax, then leave his apology at the end of his suicide note.
2007-03-15 16:36:35 · answer #10 · answered by Michael E 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋