posted on February 26, 2007 07:38:56 PM
An inconvient truth is just too inconvient for Gore to bother with.
Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth”
Gore’s home uses more than 20 times the national average
Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.
Gore’s mansion, 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.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.
Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.
Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.
“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.
In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Following criticism by a conservative group of Al Gore's large home energy consumption, a Gore spokeswoman defended the former vice president's lifestyle, saying he invests in enough renewable energy to make up for the home's power consumption.
On Sunday, Gore's documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth," which chronicled his campaign against global warming, won an Academy Award.
The next day, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research issued a statement saying Gore was not doing enough to reduce his own electricity consumption, and hence emissions of carbon dioxide.
"We wanted to see if he was living by his own recommendations and walking the walk," said think tank president Drew Johnson.
Utility records show the Gore family paid an average monthly electric bill of about $1,200 last year for its 10,000-square-foot home.
The Gores used about 191,000 kilowatt hours in 2006, according to bills reviewed by The Associated Press. The typical Nashville household uses about 15,600 kilowatt-hours per year.
The group said that Gore used nearly 221,000 kilowatt hours last year and that his average monthly electric bill was $1,359. Johnson said his group got its figures from Nashville Electric Service.
But company spokeswoman Laurie Parker said the utility never got a request from the policy center and never gave it any information.
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"Unfortunately there are levels of Stupid that just can't be cured!!" The current Demomoron motto.
posted on February 28, 2007 03:25:37 PM
"But company spokeswoman Laurie Parker said the utility never got a request from the policy center and never gave it any information"
posted on February 28, 2007 04:47:18 PM
HEY READERS SEE THE WHOLE UN-EDITED ARTICLE ABOUT GORE BELOW.
Gore defends his carbon credentials
Group skeptical of global warming notes his home is big energy user
Mark Humphrey / AP
Al and Tipper Gore live in this Nashville, Tenn., mansion. A group skeptical of global warming is calling the former vice president a hypocrite because of the home's large electricity consumption.
Updated: 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Following criticism by a conservative group of Al Gore's large home energy consumption, a Gore spokeswoman defended the former vice president's lifestyle, saying he invests in enough renewable energy to make up for the home's power consumption.
On Sunday, Gore's documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth," which chronicled his campaign against global warming, won an Academy Award.
The next day, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research issued a statement saying Gore was not doing enough to reduce his own electricity consumption, and hence emissions of carbon dioxide. The group disputes that global warming is a serious problem.
"We wanted to see if he was living by his own recommendations and walking the walk," said think tank president Drew Johnson.
Utility records show the Gore family paid an average monthly electric bill of about $1,200 last year for its 10,000-square-foot home.
The Gores used about 191,000 kilowatt hours in 2006, according to bills reviewed by The Associated Press. The typical Nashville household uses about 15,600 kilowatt-hours per year.
The group said that Gore used nearly 221,000 kilowatt hours last year and that his average monthly electric bill was $1,359. Johnson said his group got its figures from Nashville Electric Service.
But company spokeswoman Laurie Parker said the utility never got a request from the policy center and never gave it any information.
Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider said that "sometimes when people don't like the message, in this case that global warming is real, it's convenient to attack the messenger."
Kreider said Gore purchases enough energy from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and methane gas to balance 100 percent of his electricity costs.
Gore, who also owns a home in the Washington area, has said he leads a "carbon-neutral lifestyle." To balance out other carbon emissions, the Gores invest money in projects to reduce energy consumption, Kreider said.
posted on February 28, 2007 07:03:20 PM
The Tennessee Dept of Revenue does not recognize the Tennessee Center for Policy Research as a legitemate organization and will not respond to any of their inquiries for information.
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posted on February 28, 2007 07:09:57 PM
THIS IS THE URL STONE HIMSELF POSTED READ FOR YOURSELF BEAR SEE HOW STONE EDITED HIS ARTICLE. YOUR LOOKING STUPID AGAIN BEAR RUNNING YOUR STUPID MOUTH BEFORE YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING. MY GOODNESS YOU GUYS ARE REALLY DUMMER THAN A HAMMER.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17382210/?GT1=9033
Just one more reason to keep the new-cons surrounded watching their every move.
posted on February 28, 2007 07:22:08 PM
From the Tennessean 7/27/07
By ANNE PAINE
Staff Writer
A day after a film about his efforts to combat global warming won an Oscar, former Vice President Al Gore was called a hypocrite by a Tennessee group that said his Belle Meade home is consuming too much energy.
The home's average monthly electric bill last year was just under $1,200, according to bills that The Tennessean acquired from Nashville Electric Service
"As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk (the) walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use," said Drew Johnson, president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, identified as a free-market think tank.
Gore's power bill shows, however, that the former vice president may be doing just that.
Gore purchased 108 blocks of "green power" for each of the past three months, according to a summary of the bills.
That's a total of $432 a month Gore paid extra for solar or other renewable energy sources.
The green power Gore purchased in those three months is equivalent to recycling 2.48 million aluminum cans or 286,092 pounds of newspaper, according to comparison figures on NES' Web site.
NES joined the TVA program in 2000 to give power customers a way to support environmentally sound sources of electricity. The Tennessean could not determine when Gore signed up for green power.
NES gets its electricity from TVA. Most is produced from coal, which emits carbon, a greenhouse gas. A lesser amount comes from nuclear power and a small amount from hydroelectric.
An Inconvenient Truth, the movie about Gore's global warming battle, details how greenhouse gases are trapping heat next to the earth, causing a changing climate with melting ice caps and more violent storms.
"Every family has a different carbon footprint," said Kalee Krider, a spokeswoman for Gore. The Gores' 10,000-square-foot house on Lynnwood Boulevard has a large one.
The Green Power Switch program isn't all that Gore and his wife, Tipper, are doing, Krider said.
They use compact fluorescent light bulbs and are in the midst of a renovation project that includes having solar panels installed on their home to reduce fossil fuel consumption, she said.
Their car? A Lexis hybrid SUV.
"They, of course, also do the carbon emissions offset," she said.
That means figuring out how much carbon is emitted from home power use, and vehicle and plane travel, then paying for projects that will offset that with use of renewable energy, such as solar power.
Gore helped found Generation Investment Management, through which he and others pay for offsets. The firm invests the money in solar, wind and other projects that reduce energy consumption around the globe, she said.
Johnson, whose group usually focuses on government spending issues, said he "doesn't differ much from Al Gore on his environmental concerns."
"We went into this just asking the question, 'Is the leader of the environmental movement basically living up to his word?' Given that he's a Tennessean, I thought it's a question we should ask."
What they found is someone whose home uses as much power in a month as an average family would use in a year, he said.
In addition to the electric bill, the natural gas bill for Gore's home and guesthouse ran $1,080 per month last year, Johnson said.
"For someone in his position not to take steps to reduce his own energy consumption is disingenuous," he said. "He's simply not taking all the steps he can take and should take as the leader of the environmental movement."
Rather than attacking one man — Gore — Johnson and his group should be taking a larger view and trying to make a difference to reduce global warming, Krider said.
That should include helping to get government and corporations, which are big energy users, on board to reduce energy and move to renewable resources, she said.
"They're trying to single out one person rather than look at the big picture," Krider said.
posted on March 1, 2007 07:45:15 AM
We cannot forget that when their leaders are adding to THEIR global warming beliefs....it's OKAY.
tsk tsk tsk
And listen to the excuse used for gore.....he's purchasing more. LOL LOL LOL
So does paying more for using more DECREASE the global warming he complains about? NO.
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on March 1, 2007 08:37:33 AM
Perhaps you missed this--"
The Green Power Switch program isn't all that Gore and his wife, Tipper, are doing, Krider said.
They use compact fluorescent light bulbs and are in the midst of a renovation project that includes having solar panels installed on their home to reduce fossil fuel consumption, she said.
What I see is that the liberals here are DEFENDING the hoggishness of gore and his family.
Then trying to convince us that since they're trying to 'conserve' that their energy use is not longer hoggish.
But that's nothing but false. They are STILL consuming more than the 'average family' does. TONS more.
Just as all the tree huggers aren't having FITS about the thousands of trees that were cut down to make way for john edwards mansion.....all those trees for ONE family.
tsk tsk tsk
It's called their 'double standard'. Do as I say....NOT as we approve of our dem leaders doing.
posted on March 1, 2007 09:24:27 AM
No LIAR_K,
You look at the Low Life flat out LIES and doctoring/editing of articles one of your step sons is doing.
So you condone Stone editing his article it figures.
Like I have said before your kind of people have no shame and must be kept drowning in your own slime.
posted on March 1, 2007 09:50:02 AM
"why would you care if you don't believe pollution and global warming exist ??
The point, sybil, is just as the OP points out....'gore DOESN'T practice what he preaches' and neither does john edwards.
BOTH who CLAIM to be SO environmentally concerned/friendly.
What a laugh that is....as can be witnessed by their OWN abborent usage of resourses for their OWN comfort.
Have any liberals see ANYTHING coming from j. kennedy about this selfish usage, including all the JET FUEL, gores been WASTING flying all over the Nation talking about his movie???
Nope...I sure haven't read ANY liberals making ANY mention of what THEIR leaders do.
The rich are allowed to waste all they want...IF they're democrats????
posted on March 1, 2007 09:51:35 AM
Gee, linduh that sounds just like YOU.
You have constantly called me (and everyone else) a liar and have NEVER, NOT ONCE, proved it....
posted on March 1, 2007 09:54:16 AM
Double standard? How about the double standard of someone who believes an edited article which just reports accusations and conveniently ignores the facts, ie The Tennesse Center for Policy Research is not a bipartisan organization and is not recognized by Tennessee Dept of Revenue, which refuses to allow any information to be given to them and, in fact, denies that it ever gave any information to that group. The Gore's do more for the environment than most people in their income bracket or any income bracket. They are installing solar panels in their house, drive a hybrid, donate large amounts of money to environmental causes.
But, don't let the facts interfere with your double standard thinking!
posted on March 1, 2007 09:56:20 AM
linduh, """The point, sybil, is just as the OP points out....'gore DOESN'T practice what he preaches' and near (NEAR ????) does john edwards.
BOTH who CLAIM to be SO environmentally concerned.
What a laugh that is....as can be witnessed by their OWN abborent (ABBORENT ???) usage of resourses (RESOURSES???) for their OWN comfort."""
As you like to frequently point out...rich people EARNED their money...what did they earn it for if not to have nice things ???
AND it sounds like the Gores are doing quite a bit to conserve energy....Al even made a movie about it !!!
posted on March 1, 2007 09:57:15 AM
100% of the postings of bigdopa hold NO credibility. Just lies upon lies. Then mingopig rings in, proving her insanity.
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"Unfortunately there are levels of Stupid that just can't be cured!!" The current Demomoron motto.
posted on March 1, 2007 10:07:21 AM
So IF any of you tree huggers who don't CARE about what HOGS your leaders are when it comes to using energy.....and it also sounds like you're DISPUTING just how much the gores DO WASTE.....
maybe YOU can present numbers that YOU believe are more reliable than the ones presented here.
Because coincoaches arguement that one agency doesn't 'recognize' another lol lol is like saying kiara doesn't recognize the news CNSnews prints....she only believes the NYT [the treason times]
Or like the WA Times news is legit...and only the treason times is.
Give me a break.
GORE and EDWARDS both CLAIM to be environmentalists.....but their ACTIONS speak louder than their words.
posted on March 1, 2007 10:45:51 AM
Linda--You must be desperate to compare the Tennesse Dept of Revenue, a STATE agency with a newspaper or blog. If this state agency will not allow its employees to give any information to the Tennesse Center for Policy Research, and,in fact has stated it never gave them any information on the Gore's power usage or anything else, how can anyone take the Tennessee Center for Policy Research or its supposed facts seriously? It is not a matter of one agency not recognizing another--it is a state agency which will not recognize a partisan organization, nor allow them to have any information. BIG difference. I have no idea how much power the Gore's use, but they are obviously doing positive things to save on power, such as solar panels and driving a hybrid, which you persistently ignore for your own purposes. If you are so interested in the numbers, go on over to Tennesse and read Al's meter yourself.
posted on March 1, 2007 10:54:10 AM
LOL....maybe someone already did...and reported it to that GROUP.
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Okay...so FINALLY coincoach ADMITS she has NO IDEA how much the gore family uses....but she's going to ARGUE about the reported 20 TIMES more than others do.
posted on March 1, 2007 10:57:35 AM
And neocons make a big deal over something they don't believe in anyway.....
What double standards as USUAL....but at least I don't see the double standards glowing !
LOL!!!
The bottom line is the Gores and Edwards and Democrats in general are doing more than YOUR president and other repugs combined for our environment.....
posted on March 1, 2007 11:07:25 AM
Is that so, sybil?
What bills have EITHER passed....especially edwards...lol...during the past few years that helped our environment?
Can't you for once back up your mouth? I doubt it...but would love to be proven wrong.
All they've both been doing is talking the talk....NOT walking the walk...as the OP proves right here.
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And for all you conspiracy libs....I'm surprised that you haven't come up with who MIGHT have been doing an 'inside job'....a worker that report this info on gores HOGGISH ways.
The group said that Gore used nearly 221,000 kilowatt hours last year and that his average monthly electric bill was $1,359. Johnson said his group got its figures from Nashville Electric Service.
But company spokeswoman Laurie Parker said the utility never got a request from the policy center and never gave it any information.
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It didn't have to come from the company 'directly' or with company approval....they'd rarely, if ever, give out personal info. But that doesn't mean that a 'leak' couldn't have happened.
We ALL know libs love conspiracy stories...AND LEAKS.
Are YOU a Bunghole?
