Gore does it again!

[Gaspar]

From the Tennessee Policy Institute.

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."

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[TheArtist]

One never knows whats going on at someones house though. You dont know if he has had lots of company, get togethers etc, where a lot of people would be over, using the water, electricity, opening and closing the doors. Perhaps he did some remodeling, I work in homes that are either being remodeled or are just about to be newly finished. You would be amazed at how awful and thoughtless the construction workers can be. It can be 110 degrees out, the air conditioning on and they just leave all the doors open like they live in a barn or something. I can understand if they are hauling in something akward or heavy, but its often not, they just dont give a heck. But doing that in a large home can add up big time.

Regardless, you dont know whats going on at the house. If its being used as an average home would be used by just him and his family, and it still has dramatically higher energy costs, then it would be a story. However until they show whats going on at the house and why it was so high, the story sounds like its being a bit harsh.

[Gaspar]

Good point!  Artest.  

I wonder what you would have to do to use 20 times the electricity of a standard household?

More power to him (no pun intended).  He can certainly afford the $17,000 a month electric bill.  He's made some excellent investments and encouraged millions of people across the world to give him money in exchange for relief from their guilt.


He should embrace Solar power!  If he installed 96,043 6' x 3' Mitsubishi solar panels on his property he could handle most of his power needs and be a model for the rest of the country.  All he needs is 39.6 acres of land to put them on.

Or he could just buy carbon offsets from himself.

[cannon_fodder]

That big of a Al Gore supporter Artist?

Seriously, it is his HOME.  Of course he used it for company, he may have had a fund raiser or two.   The remodeling/leaving the door open might excuse the 10% increase, but at the end of the day, he used TWENTY TIMES the average families energy.   Not to mention, if he is THAT concerned he could instruct them to close the damn door.

The article might be harsh, but it's hard to envision a scenario that doesn't make him a hypocrite.   Well, unless he had 20 under privileged families living with him.  Of course, given that scenario the best he did was make one communal living structure equal to 20 individual structures... which is still sub-par.

I log less jet miles.  Drive a more fuel efficient car.  And my house uses less energy than average.  Where's my peace prize?

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In Al's favor, I saw his cameo on global warming on Futurama last night.  Made me chuckle.

[Conan71]

I would be interested to see what his consumption is next year.  I'm first in line in calling this pompous donkey a fraud and charlatan, yet if he had construction crews in and out, I could see a 10% increase for one year.

I'm also curious how much natural gas he burns at his estate.

[FOTD]

You'd still accept and vote for Dumbya over Gore, Conehead.

Watch, he'll be the best thing in Denver next to Barack and Michele!

[Red Arrow]

Even if Algore cut his home's energy consumption by 50%, it would still be 10 times the average US household. For someone telling the rest of the world to sacrifice, he isn't setting a good example. He needs to buy a smaller home.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

You'd still accept and vote for Dumbya over Gore, Conehead.

How does that Jerry Garcia quote go again?  Lesser of two evils is in the eye of the beer holder.

[cannon_fodder]

Meanwhile, "W's" home in Texas is energy and water efficient.  The irony.

[rwarn17588]

I played a hunch, and confirmed through Weather Underground that the 10 percent increase probably came from cooling the mansion during the summer of 2007. It was a hotter year than normal in Nashville, especially in August, when there were a whole bunch of 100-degree days.

As the owner of a energy-efficient house myself, I can attest that keeping it cool during a Mid-South summer sucks up a lot of juice.

Still, Al ... can you please downsize a little?

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

I played a hunch, and confirmed through Weather Underground that the 10 percent increase probably came from cooling the mansion during the summer of 2007. It was a hotter year than normal in Nashville, especially in August, when there were a whole bunch of 100-degree days.

As the owner of a energy-efficient house myself, I can attest that keeping it cool during a Mid-South summer sucks up a lot of juice.

Still, Al ... can you please downsize a little?

Wait, I thought the idea of energy-efficient houses was to reduce the amount of juice needed.  Did I read in the story that he installed a geothermal system?  That puppy will suck a lot of juice trying to heat a house in the dead of winter.  Geothermal condenser loops sound great on paper, rarely live up to the promise in durability or savings vs. capital cost.

[we vs us]

LOL @ the Tennesee Policy Institute and their supposedly nonpartisan selves.  

Call me jaded, but it seems to me that most nonpartisan thinktanks might shy away from saying things like "Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud." during press interviews.  They also might balk at showing up exclusively on right wing radio stations to push the new research.

As journalism, this is about as unbiased as a dKos diary. I call shenanigans.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

LOL @ the Tennesee Policy Institute and their supposedly nonpartisan selves.  

Call me jaded, but it seems to me that most nonpartisan thinktanks might shy away from saying things like "Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud." during press interviews.  They also might balk at showing up exclusively on right wing radio stations to push the new research.

As journalism, this is about as unbiased as a dKos diary. I call shenanigans.

According to the web site, they aren't non-partisan, they are Libertarians or at least espouse Libertarian views.  Algore goes right to the heart of government control with his global warming hysteria.  Really not surprising they'd take him to task on this.

[Gaspar]

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

LOL @ the Tennesee Policy Institute and their supposedly nonpartisan selves.  

Call me jaded, but it seems to me that most nonpartisan thinktanks might shy away from saying things like "Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud." during press interviews.  They also might balk at showing up exclusively on right wing radio stations to push the new research.

As journalism, this is about as unbiased as a dKos diary. I call shenanigans.

Same figures were also reported by:

Kristin Hall - Boston Globe.
Matthew Marsh - Washington Post.
Jake Tapper - ABC News

The AP also reported last year that his Nashville home uses 12 times the electric as the average US home.  

[cannon_fodder]

I don't care if it was really really hot.  I don't care if the door was open by contractors.  I don't even care if the report calls him a fraud and seems non-objective.

No one is arguing the figures.  Al Gore uses about 30 times the energy I do in his personal home.  He jet sets far, far more than I do.  Bottom line - he pollutes more than me.  WAY WAY more than me.  But has some shiny stick up his butt that makes him able to tell me I'm bad for the environment.

We found man-bear-pig, he lives in a mansion with the thermostat set at 65F in the summer and 75F in the winter.