LOL@Al Gore

[SAWYER]

And this is just one of his homes, doesn't he have 2 or 3?
http://tennesseepolicy.org/mai...cle.php?article_id=764

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.

 

[oznerol]

It's all being used to power his electric fence to stop Manbearpig from getting him.

 

[Argo]

Energy Guzzled by Al Gore?s Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month

What an ass-backwards comparison. They're comparing energy used by Al Gore for 1 year to energy used by average us home for 1 month. Why not say that:

Energy used by Al Gore in past year could power 20 us homes?

 

[DainBramaged]

lol...oops

 

[spidey07]

LOL! 10% MORE usage after the "green" renovations. What a tool.

 

[SAWYER]

But don't despair, he will buy carbon credits!


Wait..isn't he the chair of some company that sells carbon credits(or is this bs?)?

 

[JS80]

The Goricle would, of course, respond that he purchases "carbon offsets" that nullify his energy consumption. But I think the response to that is the programs that offer "carbon offsets" are scams meant to keep the poorest of the poor in 3rd world countries poor. It's as if my continued consumption of energy is made to disappear if I pay some illiterate farmer in Bolivia to plant some more cocoa leaves. That way I'm ensured that I feel better about my energy consumption, and I ensure that the illiterate farmer in Bolivia stays illiterate.

 

[HannibalX]

It takes a lot of energy to run the Internet! :laugh:

?Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud when it comes to his commitment to the environment, judging by his home energy consumption.?

Damn right. The guy is a piece of shit.

 

[mesthead21]

Carbon credits! Everything is okay as long as you purchase carbon credits!

 

[OrByte]

Originally posted by: Argo

Energy Guzzled by Al Gore?s Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month

What an ass-backwards comparison. They're comparing energy used by Al Gore for 1 year to energy used by average us home for 1 month. Why not say that:

Energy used by Al Gore in past year could power 20 us homes?

Im wondering the same thing.

this article is trying to make the numbers look worse than they actually are.

 

[Pantoot]

I like how they measure his yearly usage against an average houses monthly usage.
Although it would have been far more sensational to put something like:
In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh, enough to power 169,178 average American homes for an hour.

 

[dartworth]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp

 

[Saint Michael]

He's a celebrity spokesperson, who cares what he actually believes? I don't avoid KFC because Jason Alexander doesn't actually eat there...

 

[HardcoreRobot]

all religions are fueled by hypocrisy

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Argo

Energy Guzzled by Al Gore?s Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month

What an ass-backwards comparison. They're comparing energy used by Al Gore for 1 year to energy used by average us home for 1 month. Why not say that:

Energy used by Al Gore in past year could power 20 us homes?

agreed, I used 1619 Kwh last month and I just have a little 3bed/2bath house, so I would think that their month average is low too. Of course it is warming up and the AC been used more than in the winter, so the average may be close.

Anyways, Gore sucks donkey balls.

 

[Slick5150]

I love how people think that to care about the environment, you have to live in fricking tent. The guy used to be Vice President, I'd expect him to have a larger house that will naturally consume more electricity.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: Pantoot
I like how they measure his yearly usage against an average houses monthly usage.
Although it would have been far more sensational to put something like:
In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh, enough to power 169,178 average American homes for an hour.

I will see your sensationalism and raise you!

In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh of electricity, enough electricity to power every single household in America for 5.5 seconds...

 

[mesthead21]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
all religions are fueled by hypocrisy

WTF does that have to do with anything?

 

[sactoking]

My supposition is that it is a sideways comment to the belief that Global Warming and environmental concerns are treated akin to religion by some people.

 

[RESmonkey]

Originally posted by: Argo

Energy Guzzled by Al Gore?s Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month

What an ass-backwards comparison. They're comparing energy used by Al Gore for 1 year to energy used by average us home for 1 month. Why not say that:

Energy used by Al Gore in past year could power 20 us homes?

Stupid journalists and their exaggeration. Sadly, many Americans won't catch this.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb

Originally posted by: Pantoot
I like how they measure his yearly usage against an average houses monthly usage.
Although it would have been far more sensational to put something like:
In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh, enough to power 169,178 average American homes for an hour.

I will see your sensationalism and raise you!

In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh of electricity, enough electricity to power every single household in America for 5.5 seconds...

raise you plus casiotech quote reference!

In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh of electricity, enough electricity blow up a human body!

 

[IEC]

My household of 4 used 353 KWh last month...

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb

Originally posted by: Pantoot
I like how they measure his yearly usage against an average houses monthly usage.
Although it would have been far more sensational to put something like:
In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh, enough to power 169,178 average American homes for an hour.

I will see your sensationalism and raise you!

In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh of electricity, enough electricity to power every single household in America for 5.5 seconds...

raise you plus casiotech quote reference!

In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh of electricity, enough electricity blow up a human body!

In the past year Al Gore's home burned through 213,210 kWh of electricity, enough electricity blow up a small country AND a human body!

 

[IGBT]

..glut gore is making a killing off the ecoFOOLS. He's showing us the way to cash in on the carbon-con. be like algore.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: IGBT
..glut gore is making a killing off the ecoFOOLS. He's showing us the way to cash in on the carbon-con. be like algore.

No more eco-theists?