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sofia
12-18-2009, 12:53 PM
some of us are more equal than others......

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/28/politics/main2522844.shtml

Bruno
12-18-2009, 12:56 PM
do as he says not as he does :rolleyes:

ItsTime
12-18-2009, 12:58 PM
The debate is over: Al Gore is an asshat

;)

paulpwns
12-18-2009, 01:08 PM
a 2007 article?

Really?

I love how the article doesn't mention that he owns those "Green offsets" before he "buys" them.

gls
12-18-2009, 01:15 PM
http://i49.tinypic.com/2ywv53t.jpg

Zippyjuan
12-18-2009, 02:11 PM
Granted it is BIGGER than the average US house. He could choose to live in a smaller one.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp

Some important points not covered in the report, however, was whether equating the Gores' home to the average American home was really a relevant comparison. A spokesperson for the Gore family responded by noting some mitigating factors, such as the fact that the Gores' Nashville residence isn't an "average" house — it's about four times larger than the average new American home built in 2006, and it essentially functions as both a residence and a business office since both Al and Tipper work out of their home. The Tennessean also noted that the Gores had been paying a $432 per month premium on their monthly electricity bills in order to obtain some of their electricity from "green" sources (i.e., solar or other renewable energy sources). Other factors (such as the climate in the area where the home is located and its size) make the Gore home's energy usage comparable to that of other homes in the same area.

The former vice-president maintained that comparing raw energy-usage figures is misleading and that he leads what he advocates, a "carbon-neutral lifestyle," by purchasing energy from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and methane gas to balance out the carbon emissions produced in generating the electricity his home uses:
Kalee Kreider, a spokesperson for the Gores, pointed out that both Al and Tipper Gore work out of their home and she argued that "the bottom line is that every family has a different carbon footprint. And what Vice President Gore has asked is for families to calculate that footprint and take steps to reduce and offset it."

A carbon footprint is a calculation of the CO2 fossil fuel emissions each person is responsible for, either directly because of his or her transportation and energy consumption or indirectly because of the manufacture and eventual breakdown of products he or she uses.

The vice president has done that, Kreider argues, and the family tries to offset that carbon footprint by purchasing their power through the local Green Power Switch program — electricity generated through renewable resources such as solar, wind, and methane gas, which create less waste and pollution. "In addition, they are in the midst of installing solar panels on their home, which will enable them to use less power," Kreider added. "They also use compact fluorescent bulbs and other energy efficiency measures and then they purchase offsets for their carbon emissions to bring their carbon footprint down to zero."
Also, by the end of 2007 the Gores completed renovations that made their home much more energy-efficient:
Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.

The former vice president has installed solar panels, a rainwater-collection system and geothermal heating. He also replaced all incandescent lights with compact fluorescent or light-emitting diode bulbs.

"Short of tearing it down and staring anew, I don't know how it could have been rated any higher," said Kim Shinn of the U.S. Green Building Council, which gave the house its second-highest rating for sustainable design.

Gore's improvements cut the home's summer electrical consumption by 11 percent compared with a year ago, according to utility records reviewed by The Associated Press. Most Nashville homes used 20 percent to 30 percent more electricity during the same period because of a record heat wave.

TinCanToNA
12-18-2009, 04:44 PM
Granted it is BIGGER than the average US house. He could choose to live in a smaller one.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp

Funny how they pay more for the "green" energy, yet they still use far more of it, meaning there is less to go around for anyone else sharing their grid.

Freedom 4 all
12-18-2009, 05:44 PM
The debate is over: Al Gore is an asshat

;)

An asshat who lives in a seriously kickass house. Kind of like the people featured on MTV Cribs.

devil21
12-18-2009, 06:06 PM
Funny how they pay more for the "green" energy, yet they still use far more of it, meaning there is less to go around for anyone else sharing their grid.

Only rich people can afford "green energy" in the first place. Checked the price tags on geothermal solutions, solar panels, and windmill turbines lately? The rich elite like Gore will have all the energy they need. Everyone else...well...not so much.

Maybe Gore stole the Auschwitz sign for his next documentary.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091218/ap_on_re_eu/eu_poland_auschwitz_sign_stolen

Bruno
12-18-2009, 06:14 PM
Maybe Gore stole the Auschwitz sign for his next documentary.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091218/ap_on_re_eu/eu_poland_auschwitz_sign_stolen

That really sucks :mad:

ramallamamama
12-18-2009, 09:12 PM
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p182/Brocke1964/Sane/Algore-inspirational33.jpg

Danke
12-18-2009, 10:01 PM
"We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes ..." Leona Helmsley

Reason
12-18-2009, 11:28 PM
thanks for this amazingly old story

sofia
12-18-2009, 11:36 PM
thanks for this amazingly old story

to those who had noy seen it before.....it isnt old is it?

moostraks
12-19-2009, 07:14 AM
thanks for this amazingly old story

No need to be a toad. Some people may not have seen it and it is pertinent to current politics. You could have skipped over this thread if you felt it irrelevent.

moostraks
12-19-2009, 07:15 AM
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p182/Brocke1964/Sane/Algore-inspirational33.jpg

Love this!!! And spot on about trolls...