Apparently, the electric bill for this house averaged $1,200 last year --- quite hypocritical for the owner who's supposed to be campaigning against global warming.
Here's the statement from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, posted February 26, 2007:
Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth”my source: Yahoo! News
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.
3 comments:
pinapanood sa marine science class namin ung inconvenient truth.. medyo duda nga ako sa sincerity ni al gore sa advocacy niya.. kasi db natalo siya ni bush ng sobrang liit lang nung presidential elections nila, after nun dun na talaga siya nag-full blast sa campaign niya against global warming.. tsaka sana hindi na lang siya naglagay ng political statements sa movie niya, may portions kasi dun na malakas ang political willpower sa white house kaya hindi kaya ni bush na i-regulate ung mga big-time polluters.
you have a copy? peram naman. it ought to be worth the while.
but you know, despite the allegated/possible political motives on the side, i'd still appreciate any effort to educate the public about the crisis. it's sad that "global warming", "greenhouse gases", and "alternative energy" has become such household terms and yet people really don't give a shit. and if ever they do, sometimes they do in so shallow a manner that makes the effort insignificant. ni-magsegregate nga, kinatatamaran pa natin, e.
one of these days i'm gonna write about this. it's time to save the world! hahaha! gudlak.
bakit wala yung comment ko?!?. por dat, post ko ulit...
jayce, (jc of ait?) talaga, may political statements? there is indeed a big political cloud in bush's environment agenda, that's why the US didn't ratify the kyoto protocol...
pao, wala ako kopya, pero i'll give you feedback pag napanood ko or pahiramin kita pag nagkakopya ako.
i agree that we should be able to look past the political motive if in the end the action results to proper education of the masses.
i disagree, however, that it has become a household issue. i believe such issues are discussed only inside classrooms or by advocacy groups. unfortunately, most people would rather talk about showbiz or politics.
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