Posted by
malibu1L on Monday, February 26, 2007 5:59:38 PM
To his titles of Vice President, Oscar-winner, add: Hypocrite.
If taking campaign contributions from the Chinese communists, repping a bill (Kyoto) his own party voted against en mass in 1998, and being perpetually boring were insufficient reasons to keep Algore out of the limelight, he recently provided another justification: he's a huge hypocrite on the issue he discusses the most.
According to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Algore uses waaay more energy than most people, and his house uses more energy in a month than most people's house uses in a year.
Sound like he's conserving? Like he's doing his part to save the endangered polar bear? Not exactly. Here's an idea: why doesn't he do his part to conserve the twinkies? He's put on at least 50 pounds since leaving office in 2000.
From Drudge Report...
POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH'
Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and
nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more
prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a
press release late Monday:
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, [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.
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 to 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.
For Further Information, Contact:
Nicole Williams, (615) 383-6431
editor@tennesseepolicy.org