[Vision2020] Vision2020 Digest, Vol 8, Issue 265

[Megan Prusynski]

Good to know, I was wondering if he at least offset his flights.  
Thanks for the link! :)

BTW, I am by no means questioning the validity of An Inconvenient  
Truth. I found it to be a very well-presented film and well- 
researched, and in line with all the other science on the subject I  
have read, even if it didn't bring up ALL the ways we could reduce  
our impact as I would have liked. Hopefully it will serve as the wake  
up call it was intended to be.

I simply don't want to see Gore's message questioned because of his  
own lifestyle choices, and am glad to hear that he is carbon-neutral.  
But hot dang, that's a lot of offsetting! Although carbon offsets  
aren't as expensive as I thought... I offset an upcoming flight to  
Spain and back for only around $50. I don't even want to think about  
how much Gore has spent offsetting his flights and energy usage, but  
that is some dedication if he indeed offsets everything. While I  
think lifestyle changes should come before compensating with offsets,  
I admire his dedication for that investment and for making the film.

peace,
~megan


On Feb 26, 2007, at 9:01 PM, vision2020-request at moscow.com wrote:

> Another website
> <http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54450>
> has a similar article with this paragraph at the end:
> Responding to critics, Gore has described the
> lifestyle he and his wife Tipper live as "carbon
> neutral," meaning he tries to offset any plane flight
> or car trip by "purchasing verifiable reductions in
> CO2 elsewhere."
>
> --- kerry becker <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> being a hypocrite?
>
> 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.

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