Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Al Gore' Personal Energy Use (NFC)

[Ric Rainbolt (ricrainbolt]

Yea, but the slum lords aren't running around making millions by 
telling us that man-made CO2 is the root of all evil while at the 
same time being a blatant and wanton producer of said CO2.


At 11:06 AM 1/16/2008, you wrote:
> I get so tired of hearing about this. True he uses more but he has a house
> and property larger than the "average" American house. When you average out
> shotgun houses in a crack neighborhood it sure makes him look bad. What is
> the cost to run the White House or any Governors residence? Do you really
> think the cry babies who give a s**t about this calculation would feel
> better if he lived in the slums. I'm not a big Al Gore fan but this is just
> plain ignant!!!
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> To: "Daniel" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:59 AM
> Subject: [Ferrari] Al Gore' Personal Energy Use (NFC)
>
>
> > There is this from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research;
> >
> > http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?article_id=367
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Regards,
> > George
>
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