Monday, February 26, 2007

And the Oscar goes to...

Just can't resist sharing this tidbit from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Enjoy!

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.
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.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Chris Dugan said...

I am scared by the previous comment, but I am more scared of the fact that Al Gore is one of my bosses.

Linda said...

Dear ikh_fhh,

What are we going to do when Mr. D finds out about this?

terryd said...

Not a problem. I've spoken with ikh_fhh (pronounced "ick", the _fhh is silent as I suspected) and am sending him one of the custom figurine likenesses advertised on the side of the link.

-Mr. D

Linda said...

What do you think "ikh_fhh" meant when he said:

"I still remember that amazing moment you have appeared before me. As though a brief and fleeting omen, what a pure phantom in enchanting light!"

Just what is a brief and fleeting omen?

I guess I prefer my omens to be brief and fleeting.

Also, Mr. D., what is the name of Algore's butler. Is is Larry, Darryl, or Darryl? And, where was that interview where he asked the butler to bring him more iced tea...that would be fun to find on youtube.