Read it and not be surprised.
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization, 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).”
This guy consumes more power in a month than most people do all year!
“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.”
What an asshole.
My favorite things about this whole mess is that it assumes or infers a hell of a lot of stupidity on the public.
First, we gave a politician an Oscar for a movie he made. I thought when politicians made movies they were called 'propaganda'?
Secondly, Gore tells us to tighten our belts out home while he and every other politico feast on consumables: riding in jets to and fro across the nation, while their homes drain their consituents power grids. Oh, but it's okay, because they fund local green initiatives. Psha, the equivalent of some form of environmental indulgence that allows them to gorge themselves on fossil fuels while still pontificating to us, all without feeling guilty.
I fucking hate hypocrisy, I like the fact he helped put the movie out but if he isn't going to pony up his own contribution fuck... what a prick.
Turn the lights off Mr. Gore. Turn down the AC Mr. Gore. Don't be an ignorant fuck Mr. Gore.
If everyone lived like he is we'd have been all screwed years ago...