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Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth”

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Gore’s home uses more than 20 times the national average
Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.
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Tennessee Center for Policy Research

Al Gore:
"Do as I say, not do as I do!"
 
CurrentAffairs said:
I saw this story on Drudge yesterday, but he didn't have a link at the time and I wasn't about to post it. Glad you found evidence. Very interesting. But I doubt you'll ever hear him answer to this charge.
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Did you watch the Oscars?

I just happened to catch a very snooty Melissa Etheridge (and there is no other kind of Melissa Etheridge) was singing her song from "An Inconvenient Truth," and projected on the screen behind her were all these "tips" for reducing carbon emissions.

One of them was something like "always use mass transit or light rail when you can."

I'm SURE both Gore and Etheridge hop on the L-train, as a matter of course.

I'm sure they fly coach, too.

See... it's not important that they practice what they preach, it's important that YOU practice what they preach – and if you don’t, they’ll make sure the Fed Gvmnt forces you to.
 
Goobieman said:
Did you watch the Oscars?

I just happened to catch a very snooty Melissa Etheridge (and there is no other kind of Melissa Etheridge) was singing her song from "An Inconvenient Truth," and projected on the screen behind her were all these "tips" for reducing carbon emissions.

One of them was something like "always use mass transit or light rail when you can."

I'm SURE both Gore and Etheridge hop on the L-train, as a matter of course.

I'm sure they fly coach, too.

See... it's not important that they practice what they preach, it's important that YOU practice what they preach – and if you don’t, they’ll make sure the Fed Gvmnt forces you to.
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You're preaching to the choir, brother. I hear you loud and clear.
 
Has anyone ever questioned him about this? I'd be interested in hearing his response.
 
I believe Gore is a hypocrite for using so much energy while parading around asking everyone else to conserve.
 
You would think Gore would've already installed a complete solar power system in his house so he can use it politcally even before that movie of his came out. My brother had a complete wind and solar power system installed at this rural farm and it only took two days as solar contractor crew did it. One cannot say, "it takes so long to install it."

In fact Bush should install Solar power on his ranch just for a political message and to raise those low approval ratings--in fact it doesn't even have to be operational, just have people see the solar panels and the wind turbines for political effect.
 
According to Gore's office:

"Gore lives a strict carbon-neutral lifestyle both in his work and private life. That means he tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible, and then purchases carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

"In his private life, Gore tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible. He drives a hybrid, flies commercially whenever he can, and purchases green power. In the few instances where work has demanded that he travel privately, he purchases carbon offsets for the emissions."

Think Progress » Hannity Previews Hit Job On Al Gore
 
Chanda said:
According to Gore's office:

"Gore lives a strict carbon-neutral lifestyle both in his work and private life. That means he tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible, and then purchases carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

"In his private life, Gore tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible. He drives a hybrid, flies commercially whenever he can, and purchases green power. In the few instances where work has demanded that he travel privately, he purchases carbon offsets for the emissions."

Think Progress » Hannity Previews Hit Job On Al Gore
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And you fell for that BS?
 
Chanda said:
What evidence do you have that it's BS?
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Considering that everyone posting on it was obviously liberal, I would have to say it is a liberally biased think tank. Whether or not you like it, Gore is a hypocrite, if it's such an inconvenience for him to get from one podium to another, he can reschedule, rather than flying private. Otherwise, Would it then be okay for ME to schedule my appointments based on ability to get to them(in my PRIVATE SUV) or should I just tell customers to wait until my bus can get me into the area. Hint, I will meet my clients on their time, not the city's.
 
Chanda said:
What evidence do you have that it's BS?
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"Gore lives a strict carbon-neutral lifestyle both in his work and private life. That means he tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible, and then purchases carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

So he uses his wealth to enable his disproportionate unnecessary carbon emissions and you fell for that? Should he live by the same measures he wants to impose on everyone else?
 
Chanda said:
According to Gore's office:

"Gore lives a strict carbon-neutral lifestyle both in his work and private life. That means he tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible, and then purchases carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

"In his private life, Gore tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible. He drives a hybrid, flies commercially whenever he can, and purchases green power. In the few instances where work has demanded that he travel privately, he purchases carbon offsets for the emissions."

Think Progress » Hannity Previews Hit Job On Al Gore
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None of this negates the fact that he uses 20x as much power as the average household.
 
Stinger said:
"Gore lives a strict carbon-neutral lifestyle both in his work and private life. That means he tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible, and then purchases carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

So he uses his wealth to enable his disproportionate unnecessary carbon emissions and you fell for that? Should he live by the same measures he wants to impose on everyone else?
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These are the measures he suggests for everyone.
 
Goobieman said:
None of this negates the fact that he uses 20x as much power as the average household.
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He purchases more carbon offsets than the average household.
 
Chanda said:
He purchases more carbon offsets than the average household.
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I see -- its OK to consume/pollute WAY more than everyone else, so long as you can you use your wealth to buy your way out of it.
 
Goobieman said:
I see -- its OK to consume/pollute WAY more than everyone else, so long as you can you use your wealth to buy your way out of it.
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How do you think we should address that inequality? Should we divide all wealth and distribute it equally to all citizens? Should we issue vouchers for carbon-based fuels on an equal basis to all citizens even though citizens with less wealth would sell their vouchers to those with more wealth?
 
Goobieman said:
None of this negates the fact that he uses 20x as much power as the average household.
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The focus of his cause is how much carbon people produce, not how much power they consume. Because of his wealth he has the luxury of purchasing more expensive "green" energy which produces much less carbon than your average coal plant and to purchase carbon offsets. If the whole world ran on solar power, do you think Gore would be out their stumping for people to reduce energy consumption? If you do, you have clearly missed the whole point regarding global warming and carbon emissions. It's not the energy, it's the carbon.
 
Cremaster77 said:
The focus of his cause is how much carbon people produce, not how much power they consume.
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The article was ALL about power consumption; carbon production isn't mentioned at all.

Because of his wealth he has the luxury of purchasing more expensive "green" energy which produces much less carbon than your average coal plant and to purchase carbon offsets.
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So... its OK to use your wealth to buy your way out of consuming way more than everyone else?
 
Irony seems to hurt democrats more than anything else.
 
Chanda said:
The irony is that hypocritical GOPers accuse others of hypocrisy.
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So... is it or is it not OK to consume/pollute WAY more than everyone else, so long as you can you use your wealth to buy your way out of it?
 
Goobieman said:
The article was ALL about power consumption; carbon production isn't mentioned at all.
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You're point being? You are accusing Gore of being hypocritical. For him to be so would me he is doing the opposite of what he is telling others to do. From what I have seen, he is not urging people to reduce ANY energy consumption. He is urging people to reduce carbon emissions. One way of doing this is by decrease energy consumption that generates carbon. If he personally uses lots of energy, but generates a small carbon footprint while doing so, how is this hypocritical?

So... its OK to use your wealth to buy your way out of consuming way more than everyone else?
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Again, you've missed the entire point of the argument. It's to reduce carbon emissions, not energy use. If we had an infinite supply of solar power with zero carbon emission, who would care how much people use? Use all the energy you want if it's not contributing to pollution, carbon load, and global warming. He has the luxury of paying a lot more for his energy in order to reduce his carbon emissions and to purchase offsets so that his personal carbon load is zero. So yes, it's okay to use your wealth to reduce your carbon load. It sure beats using your wealth to increase it.
 
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