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Texan

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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.”


The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a Nashville-based free market think tank and watchdog organization, obtained information about Gore’s home energy use through a public records request to the Nashville Electric Service.

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through the ideas of liberty. Visit TCPR online at: www.tennesseepolicy.org.



http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?article_id=764
 

Goodpasture

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Texan said:
“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.”
Wow, bunch of effing socialists, eh? To think Mr Gore might be doing what he is doing to make money......unlike all those executives for Exxon and BP who are doing for the good of mankind with no thought of themselves or to make money for themselves......
 

backhoeboogie

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Goodpasture said:
Wow, bunch of effing socialists, eh? To think Mr Gore might be doing what he is doing to make money......unlike all those executives for Exxon and BP who are doing for the good of mankind with no thought of themselves or to make money for themselves......

If they don't make money for INVESTORS, they are out on their ears in a heartbeat, with their umbrella in tow.
 

Goodpasture

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backhoeboogie said:
Goodpasture said:
Wow, bunch of effing socialists, eh? To think Mr Gore might be doing what he is doing to make money......unlike all those executives for Exxon and BP who are doing for the good of mankind with no thought of themselves or to make money for themselves......

If they don't make money for INVESTORS, they are out on their ears in a heartbeat, with their umbrella in tow.
Which is why Country wide management made their millions in severance......and all of Enrons execs (even the ones that went to jail) got millions in a parachute........
 

Texan

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Goodpasture said:
To think Mr Gore might be doing what he is doing to make money......unlike all those executives for Exxon and BP who are doing for the good of mankind with no thought of themselves or to make money for themselves......
I don't think there's ever been any question about the motives of corporate execs - they like to make money. Are you libs finally admitting that Gore is only in it for the money? Are you finally admitting that he is motivated by the same 'greed' as oil company executives?

If so, I hope that you will be just as quick to condemn him for it as you are to condemn corporate executives. Are you libs FINALLY going to do that?
 

TSR

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Goodpasture said:
backhoeboogie said:
Goodpasture said:
Wow, bunch of effing socialists, eh? To think Mr Gore might be doing what he is doing to make money......unlike all those executives for Exxon and BP who are doing for the good of mankind with no thought of themselves or to make money for themselves......

If they don't make money for INVESTORS, they are out on their ears in a heartbeat, with their umbrella in tow.
Which is why Country wide management made their millions in severance......and all of Enrons execs (even the ones that went to jail) got millions in a parachute........

Touche'/checkmate :) :)
But, But, I'll bet their percentage of profit was very low. Even after they stashed back all those millions for themselves- all courtesy of the investor/consumer. So as long as that percentage is low everything is ok. :? Wonder if they had any high priced accountants to make things look the way they wanted them to?? :wink: :)
 

Mike

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TSR said:
Goodpasture said:
backhoeboogie said:
If they don't make money for INVESTORS, they are out on their ears in a heartbeat, with their umbrella in tow.
Which is why Country wide management made their millions in severance......and all of Enrons execs (even the ones that went to jail) got millions in a parachute........

Touche'/checkmate :) :)
But, But, I'll bet their percentage of profit was very low. Even after they stashed back all those millions for themselves- all courtesy of the investor/consumer. So as long as that percentage is low everything is ok. :? Wonder if they had any high priced accountants to make things look the way they wanted them to?? :wink: :)

Yea, with Senators like Dodd getting back room mortgage deals, the problem will never go away. :roll:
 

TSR

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Mike said:
TSR said:
Goodpasture said:
Which is why Country wide management made their millions in severance......and all of Enrons execs (even the ones that went to jail) got millions in a parachute........

Touche'/checkmate :) :)
But, But, I'll bet their percentage of profit was very low. Even after they stashed back all those millions for themselves- all courtesy of the investor/consumer. So as long as that percentage is low everything is ok. :? Wonder if they had any high priced accountants to make things look the way they wanted them to?? :wink: :)

Yea, with Senators like Dodd getting back room mortgage deals, the problem will never go away. :roll:

And Cheney in secret meetings with the oil exec.'s I guess we're all at their mercy. :shock:
 

Mike

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And Cheney in secret meetings with the oil exec.'s I guess we're all at their mercy.

Not JUST oil execs, ALL of the energy execs, I might add.

I would have probably done the same thing as Cheney to keep the Greenies and EPA whackos out of the room.

If the Dems had their way, gas would be $10 a gallon by now.
 

TSR

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I think when it comes to energy exec's we know who carries the most weight- the oil companies. But that is beside the point. When elected officials meet with any exec's to develop PUBLIC policy about anything with the exception maybe of National Security issues, those minutes should be public knowledge. Failure to divulge the content of those meetings citing executive privilege is kinda like saying I can do anything I want,unchecked, all I have to do is cite executive privilege. Of course transparency hasn't been one of this administration's strong points. :(
He could have offered to meet with the Greenies and EPA afterwards.
 

aplusmnt

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TSR said:
I think when it comes to energy exec's we know who carries the most weight- the oil companies. But that is beside the point. When elected officials meet with any exec's to develop PUBLIC policy about anything with the exception maybe of National Security issues, those minutes should be public knowledge. Failure to divulge the content of those meetings citing executive privilege is kinda like saying I can do anything I want,unchecked, all I have to do is cite executive privilege. Of course transparency hasn't been one of this administration's strong points. :(
He could have offered to meet with the Greenies and EPA afterwards.

What does this have to do with Global Warming and rather or not Gore is getting rich off of the hoax at the expense of the Middle Class? You know that same Middle Class that you libs are always so worried about protecting!

You are starting to get like OT and bringing up some sort of Bush bashing on every thread instead of just debating the question at hand.
 

TSR

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aplusmnt said:
TSR said:
I think when it comes to energy exec's we know who carries the most weight- the oil companies. But that is beside the point. When elected officials meet with any exec's to develop PUBLIC policy about anything with the exception maybe of National Security issues, those minutes should be public knowledge. Failure to divulge the content of those meetings citing executive privilege is kinda like saying I can do anything I want,unchecked, all I have to do is cite executive privilege. Of course transparency hasn't been one of this administration's strong points. :(
He could have offered to meet with the Greenies and EPA afterwards.

What does this have to do with Global Warming and rather or not Gore is getting rich off of the hoax at the expense of the Middle Class? You know that same Middle Class that you libs are always so worried about protecting!

You are starting to get like OT and bringing up some sort of Bush bashing on every thread instead of just debating the question at hand.

Aplus, You need to read the whole thread instead of getting so fired up when someone bashes this administration for secret meetings to set PUBLIC POLICY. My post was to Mike, with respect to what he had posted about Sen. Dodd's dealing with Countrywide.
But you are right about one thing, I ammuch more concerned about the Middle Class working man than I am some top exec who can get millions of severance pay whether his performance dictates it or not. :roll: :wink:
 

Goodpasture

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Texan said:
Goodpasture said:
To think Mr Gore might be doing what he is doing to make money......unlike all those executives for Exxon and BP who are doing for the good of mankind with no thought of themselves or to make money for themselves......
I don't think there's ever been any question about the motives of corporate execs - they like to make money. Are you libs finally admitting that Gore is only in it for the money? Are you finally admitting that he is motivated by the same 'greed' as oil company executives?

If so, I hope that you will be just as quick to condemn him for it as you are to condemn corporate executives. Are you libs FINALLY going to do that?
Neither I nor any other of what you would call a "liberal" objects to the generating of a profit. What we try to do is to do it honestly without the chicanery of cooked books or the purchase of elected officials to give us an unfair advantage over legitimate competition. Gore wrote a book which made him millions. Regardless of the subject matter, he did what Tony Hillerman has done and what Tom Clancy has done. He wrote something that people bought, at the tune of $20-$30 per book. No one make them buy those books. No one made the books essential to their livelihood. Gore's movies made millions. No one required patrons to visit the theater and shell out $7.00 a ticket.

But when a corporate executive/money manager finagles the books or the market on essentials like electric power or gasoline or food the way the oil industry does, the way Enron did, the way Bear Stearns has, then paying out excess profits in golden parachutes and bonuses and 9 figure annual salaries, then those guys need to be ashamed of themselves and should spend some time in Club Fed.

FWIW, there is an announcement today that the FBI issued about 700 indictments for subprime fraud........although most are in the hardest hit markets of Florida, Georgia, Colorado and California, as well as financial centers like Chicago and New York, it is going to be interesting who all is getting busted. I can think of a couple in the Tulsa area that I did reports on for the Feds that are likely going to face the judge and jury.

Thing is, fair profits and responsibility to shareholders is a good thing. Using shareholders as cash cows to leverage yourself into billions of dollars of unwarranted profits is not.
 

Goodpasture

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aplusmnt said:
What does this have to do with Global Warming and rather or not Gore is getting rich off of the hoax at the expense of the Middle Class? You know that same Middle Class that you libs are always so worried about protecting!
Why are you attempting to elevate Gores book and movie to the same level as a publicly traded energy company or a wall street broker? His stuff isn't that economically important. On the other hand, the energy rape of folks in California by Enron affects the well being and integrity of the families being over charged. Why is Gore's book selling so important and Enron and Bears Stearn is so irrelevant to you?
 

TSR

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Goodpasture said:
Texan said:
Goodpasture said:
To think Mr Gore might be doing what he is doing to make money......unlike all those executives for Exxon and BP who are doing for the good of mankind with no thought of themselves or to make money for themselves......
I don't think there's ever been any question about the motives of corporate execs - they like to make money. Are you libs finally admitting that Gore is only in it for the money? Are you finally admitting that he is motivated by the same 'greed' as oil company executives?

If so, I hope that you will be just as quick to condemn him for it as you are to condemn corporate executives. Are you libs FINALLY going to do that?
Neither I nor any other of what you would call a "liberal" objects to the generating of a profit. What we try to do is to do it honestly without the chicanery of cooked books or the purchase of elected officials to give us an unfair advantage over legitimate competition. Gore wrote a book which made him millions. Regardless of the subject matter, he did what Tony Hillerman has done and what Tom Clancy has done. He wrote something that people bought, at the tune of $20-$30 per book. No one make them buy those books. No one made the books essential to their livelihood. Gore's movies made millions. No one required patrons to visit the theater and shell out $7.00 a ticket.

But when a corporate executive/money manager finagles the books or the market on essentials like electric power or gasoline or food the way the oil industry does, the way Enron did, the way Bear Stearns has, then paying out excess profits in golden parachutes and bonuses and 9 figure annual salaries, then those guys need to be ashamed of themselves and should spend some time in Club Fed.

FWIW, there is an announcement today that the FBI issued about 700 indictments for subprime fraud........although most are in the hardest hit markets of Florida, Georgia, Colorado and California, as well as financial centers like Chicago and New York, it is going to be interesting who all is getting busted. I can think of a couple in the Tulsa area that I did reports on for the Feds that are likely going to face the judge and jury.

Thing is, fair profits and responsibility to shareholders is a good thing. Using shareholders as cash cows to leverage yourself into billions of dollars of unwarranted profits is not.

Good Post!
 
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