From the Tennessee Policy Institute.
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."
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One never knows whats going on at someones house though. You dont know if he has had lots of company, get togethers etc, where a lot of people would be over, using the water, electricity, opening and closing the doors. Perhaps he did some remodeling, I work in homes that are either being remodeled or are just about to be newly finished. You would be amazed at how awful and thoughtless the construction workers can be. It can be 110 degrees out, the air conditioning on and they just leave all the doors open like they live in a barn or something. I can understand if they are hauling in something akward or heavy, but its often not, they just dont give a heck. But doing that in a large home can add up big time.
Regardless, you dont know whats going on at the house. If its being used as an average home would be used by just him and his family, and it still has dramatically higher energy costs, then it would be a story. However until they show whats going on at the house and why it was so high, the story sounds like its being a bit harsh.
Good point! Artest.
I wonder what you would have to do to use 20 times the electricity of a standard household?
More power to him (no pun intended). He can certainly afford the $17,000 a month electric bill. He's made some excellent investments and encouraged millions of people across the world to give him money in exchange for relief from their guilt.
He should embrace Solar power! If he installed 96,043 6' x 3' Mitsubishi solar panels on his property he could handle most of his power needs and be a model for the rest of the country. All he needs is 39.6 acres of land to put them on.
Or he could just buy carbon offsets from himself.
That big of a Al Gore supporter Artist?
Seriously, it is his HOME. Of course he used it for company, he may have had a fund raiser or two. The remodeling/leaving the door open might excuse the 10% increase, but at the end of the day, he used TWENTY TIMES the average families energy. Not to mention, if he is THAT concerned he could instruct them to close the damn door.
The article might be harsh, but it's hard to envision a scenario that doesn't make him a hypocrite. Well, unless he had 20 under privileged families living with him. Of course, given that scenario the best he did was make one communal living structure equal to 20 individual structures... which is still sub-par.
I log less jet miles. Drive a more fuel efficient car. And my house uses less energy than average. Where's my peace prize?
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In Al's favor, I saw his cameo on global warming on Futurama last night. Made me chuckle.
I would be interested to see what his consumption is next year. I'm first in line in calling this pompous donkey a fraud and charlatan, yet if he had construction crews in and out, I could see a 10% increase for one year.
I'm also curious how much natural gas he burns at his estate.
You'd still accept and vote for Dumbya over Gore, Conehead.
Watch, he'll be the best thing in Denver next to Barack and Michele!
Even if Algore cut his home's energy consumption by 50%, it would still be 10 times the average US household. For someone telling the rest of the world to sacrifice, he isn't setting a good example. He needs to buy a smaller home.
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You'd still accept and vote for Dumbya over Gore, Conehead.
How does that Jerry Garcia quote go again? Lesser of two evils is in the eye of the beer holder.
Meanwhile, "W's" home in Texas is energy and water efficient. The irony.
I played a hunch, and confirmed through Weather Underground that the 10 percent increase probably came from cooling the mansion during the summer of 2007. It was a hotter year than normal in Nashville, especially in August, when there were a whole bunch of 100-degree days.
As the owner of a energy-efficient house myself, I can attest that keeping it cool during a Mid-South summer sucks up a lot of juice.
Still, Al ... can you please downsize a little?
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I played a hunch, and confirmed through Weather Underground that the 10 percent increase probably came from cooling the mansion during the summer of 2007. It was a hotter year than normal in Nashville, especially in August, when there were a whole bunch of 100-degree days.
As the owner of a energy-efficient house myself, I can attest that keeping it cool during a Mid-South summer sucks up a lot of juice.
Still, Al ... can you please downsize a little?
Wait, I thought the idea of energy-efficient houses was to
reduce the amount of juice needed. Did I read in the story that he installed a geothermal system? That puppy will suck a lot of juice trying to heat a house in the dead of winter. Geothermal condenser loops sound great on paper, rarely live up to the promise in durability or savings vs. capital cost.
LOL @ the Tennesee Policy Institute (//%22http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/page.php%22) and their supposedly nonpartisan selves.
Call me jaded, but it seems to me that most nonpartisan thinktanks might shy away from saying things like "Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud." during press interviews. They also might balk at showing up exclusively on right wing radio stations to push the new research.
As journalism, this is about as unbiased as a dKos diary. I call shenanigans.
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LOL @ the Tennesee Policy Institute (//%22http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/page.php%22) and their supposedly nonpartisan selves.
Call me jaded, but it seems to me that most nonpartisan thinktanks might shy away from saying things like "Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud." during press interviews. They also might balk at showing up exclusively on right wing radio stations to push the new research.
As journalism, this is about as unbiased as a dKos diary. I call shenanigans.
According to the web site, they aren't non-partisan, they are Libertarians or at least espouse Libertarian views. Algore goes right to the heart of government control with his global warming hysteria. Really not surprising they'd take him to task on this.
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LOL @ the Tennesee Policy Institute (//%22http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/page.php%22) and their supposedly nonpartisan selves.
Call me jaded, but it seems to me that most nonpartisan thinktanks might shy away from saying things like "Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud." during press interviews. They also might balk at showing up exclusively on right wing radio stations to push the new research.
As journalism, this is about as unbiased as a dKos diary. I call shenanigans.
Same figures were also reported by:
Kristin Hall - Boston Globe.
Matthew Marsh - Washington Post.
Jake Tapper - ABC News
The AP also reported last year that his Nashville home uses 12 times the electric as the average US home.
I don't care if it was really really hot. I don't care if the door was open by contractors. I don't even care if the report calls him a fraud and seems non-objective.
No one is arguing the figures. Al Gore uses about 30 times the energy I do in his personal home. He jet sets far, far more than I do. Bottom line - he pollutes more than me. WAY WAY more than me. But has some shiny stick up his butt that makes him able to tell me I'm bad for the environment.
We found man-bear-pig, he lives in a mansion with the thermostat set at 65F in the summer and 75F in the winter.
I wonder how many of my houses would be powered by Al Gore's.
According to my last AEP-PSO bill, I average 144 KWHs per month, and the average is still dropping a bit.
Not that I'm bragging or anything.
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I wonder how many of my houses would be powered by Al Gore's.
According to my last AEP-PSO bill, I average 144 KWHs per month, and the average is still dropping a bit.
Not that I'm bragging or anything.
Man, that's less than most apartments around town. What all modifications have you made? Where do you keep your thermostat?
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Originally posted by Red Arrow
Even if Algore cut his home's energy consumption by 50%, it would still be 10 times the average US household. For someone telling the rest of the world to sacrifice, he isn't setting a good example. He needs to buy a smaller home.
I have no doubt that he probably uses more energy than he should, the jet setting alone cant be a positive. As for the house however, he did try to make it more energy efficient so we will have to see how that went in time. But buying a different house wouldnt have been any better because its unlikely the next owners would have tried to make it energy efficient and thus in the end it would still be using more energy, so him staying there and trying to make it more efficient seems the logical thing to do.
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
I wonder how many of my houses would be powered by Al Gore's.
According to my last AEP-PSO bill, I average 144 KWHs per month, and the average is still dropping a bit.
Not that I'm bragging or anything.
Man, that's less than most apartments around town. What all modifications have you made? Where do you keep your thermostat?
It's called solar panels on my roof. That's 90-plus percent of my power.
During most of the spring, fall and winter months, my KWHs have been as low as 7 and never more than 75. The KWHs will zoom to 400 during summer because the AC will draw a lot of power.
Thermo's at 78 in summer and 68 in winter.
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Originally posted by Conan71
I would be interested to see what his consumption is next year. I'm first in line in calling this pompous donkey a fraud and charlatan, yet if he had construction crews in and out, I could see a 10% increase for one year.
I'm also curious how much natural gas he burns at his estate.
Wow.... thank you, Gore hater.
Only the far right wing and Oklahoma's "Children of the Oil" have these insane kinds of feelings about Al Gore.
Remarkable.
Because I think he would have been a much better president than Bill Clinton was... and then there's the WORST PRESIDENT EVER... George W. Bush.
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL.... CONAN IS A HOAX. [:P]
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Originally posted by Red Arrow
Even if Algore cut his home's energy consumption by 50%, it would still be 10 times the average US household. For someone telling the rest of the world to sacrifice, he isn't setting a good example. He needs to buy a smaller home.
I have no doubt that he probably uses more energy than he should, the jet setting alone cant be a positive. As for the house however, he did try to make it more energy efficient so we will have to see how that went in time. But buying a different house wouldnt have been any better because its unlikely the next owners would have tried to make it energy efficient and thus in the end it would still be using more energy, so him staying there and trying to make it more efficient seems the logical thing to do.
The house could be torn down to prevent anyone from using so much energy for a single family dwelling. If there is historical significance to the home, it could be converted to apartments or condos. No one complains about the fuel mileage of a city bus because it carries many people. Almost everyone complains about the bad fuel mileage of a big SUV hauling one passenger and a bag of groceries, even if it gets better mileage than a city bus.
I might respect his position on energy and global warming (oops! Climate Change) if he lived as he tells others to live. He impresses me as if he were a medical doctor puffing on a cigarette, telling his patient to quit smoking.
Even if I respected his position, whether or not I agreed with him would still be another issue. To me he is just a politician with an agenda that keeps him in the limelight.
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
I wonder how many of my houses would be powered by Al Gore's.
According to my last AEP-PSO bill, I average 144 KWHs per month, and the average is still dropping a bit.
Not that I'm bragging or anything.
Man, that's less than most apartments around town. What all modifications have you made? Where do you keep your thermostat?
It's called solar panels on my roof. That's 90-plus percent of my power.
During most of the spring, fall and winter months, my KWHs have been as low as 7 and never more than 75. The KWHs will zoom to 400 during summer because the AC will draw a lot of power.
Thermo's at 78 in summer and 68 in winter.
That's still less than half my KWH usage in the summer. I use the same temp settings you do. My house is about 1200 sq. ft. or so, but built around 1930 and not real air-tight. older central AC unit and a teen who lives in the house who leaves lights on everywhere. I do use a programmable thermostat which helps some I'm sure. I know I've got areas I could gain on to make the house more efficient.
How bad was the cost going in on the solar?
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Originally posted by Conan71
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
I wonder how many of my houses would be powered by Al Gore's.
According to my last AEP-PSO bill, I average 144 KWHs per month, and the average is still dropping a bit.
Not that I'm bragging or anything.
Man, that's less than most apartments around town. What all modifications have you made? Where do you keep your thermostat?
It's called solar panels on my roof. That's 90-plus percent of my power.
During most of the spring, fall and winter months, my KWHs have been as low as 7 and never more than 75. The KWHs will zoom to 400 during summer because the AC will draw a lot of power.
Thermo's at 78 in summer and 68 in winter.
That's still less than half my KWH usage in the summer. I use the same temp settings you do. My house is about 1200 sq. ft. or so, but built around 1930 and not real air-tight. older central AC unit and a teen who lives in the house who leaves lights on everywhere. I do use a programmable thermostat which helps some I'm sure. I know I've got areas I could gain on to make the house more efficient.
How bad was the cost going in on the solar?
Lessee ... with the fed tax credits, it was about $11,000. And those panels will last for 25 years or more with no maintenance required. It's nice to have an electricity-generating appliance with no moving parts.
Other things I did that are much less costly:
-- Energy Star windows from Window World. The old windows leaked air like crazy.
-- Added a $450 (installed) solar attic fan.
-- Installed radiant barrier in the attic.
-- Compact fluorescent light bulbs everywhere.
-- I have two solar-powered motion-sensor lights in my back yard that work well. It's better than burning a so-called security light all night.
-- Made sure that when my roof was replaced four years ago, it was light-colored shingles, not dark. That makes a big difference in cooling.
-- Repainted the house from a dark color to light color, to help it not get so hot in the summertime.
-- Switched from an old electric water heater to a super-efficient Kenmore gas water heater.
-- Virtually all our appliances are Energy Stars, including the dishwasher, clothes washer and refrigerator. They're not much more expensive, and you'll get the added money you spent back in energy savings fairly quickly.
My central climate system is just a few years old, although we use it mostly for cooling. We have a wood stove for heat in winter, and we don't use it unless it drops below 40 at night. In that instance, central heat furnace will kick on a couple of times a night and that's it.
Our AC is only six years old and is a SEER 12. Not top-of-the-line, but not old enough to warrant replacing it. It keeps up very well even during the hottest of days. If your AC is more than 10 years old, I reckon that's what's jacking up your power bills. Anything under a SEER 10 I would replace; minimum standards right now for new ACs are SEER 13.
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I would be interested to see what his consumption is next year. I'm first in line in calling this pompous donkey a fraud and charlatan, yet if he had construction crews in and out, I could see a 10% increase for one year.
I'm also curious how much natural gas he burns at his estate.
Wow.... thank you, Gore hater.
Only the far right wing and Oklahoma's "Children of the Oil" have these insane kinds of feelings about Al Gore.
Remarkable.
Because I think he would have been a much better president than Bill Clinton was... and then there's the WORST PRESIDENT EVER... George W. Bush.
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL.... CONAN IS A HOAX. [:P]
Syntax error:
It's not global warming any more. It's "climate change" or "climate crisis."
Just keep in mind for future posts. [:D]
I got a state of the art solar clothes dryer.
I put up a clothesline.
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I got a state of the art solar clothes dryer.
I put up a clothesline.
Gosh I remember clothes lines at my grandmothers house when I was a kid. Also remember the wash tub with the metal washing board. Would wear you out washing clothes like that. Then she had this clothes wringer that you stuck the shirt or whatever in between these 2 rollers and turned the crank and it would squeeze the dickens out of it to get the water out.
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I got a state of the art solar clothes dryer.
I put up a clothesline.
I hope for the people around you that you have a backup system. Perhaps an inside clothesline powered by compact flourescent bulbs. [:)]
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Only the far right wing and Oklahoma's "Children of the Oil" have these insane kinds of feelings about Al Gore.
(http://www.patbratton.com/al-gore-is-manbearpig.jpg)
I'm fairly confident other people share our view of man-bear-pig seeking Al Gore.
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Artist:
You're excuse for him uses 20 times the power is "if he didn't live there, someone else would." So why should anyone change anything? If I didn't buy my SUV someone else would have. If I didn't use energy keeping my house at 60F someone else would use the power or it would just be wasted. I understand the basis for your statement, but in the end it doesn't work out.
The man uses more than 20 times the power I do, and tells me I use too much power.
Explain how that's not hypocritical.
It's a cartoon, CF... sorry you show more respect for a couple of overgrown teenagers drawing vulgar cartoons for a living than you do for... Al Gore... the Nobel Peace Prize..... the United Nations... [xx(]
While you engage in defense of the oil industry... whether it's by opposing any possible windfall profits tax... or by demozing Al Gore... or by denying Global Climate change....
And decide to conveniently ignore this.
Big Oil's slick no-bid contracts will keep us mired in Iraq
Published on: 06/22/08
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/tucker/stories/2008/06/20/tucked_0622.html
Yet despite the vociferous denials, the four original partners of the Iraq Petroleum Co. (a misnomer, since all the companies are multinationals based in the U.S. or Western Europe) are about to receive contracts that allow them to service the fields in the country with the world's second-largest proven oil reserves. According to The New York Times, these are service contracts — paying the companies for their work — instead of the more lucrative licenses for oil deposits. But the contracts will give the global oil giants a leg up on more lucrative deals later on.
"It's been a long road, but the oil companies seem set to get much of what they have been seeking," said James Paul, executive director of the Global Policy Forum. "The Iraqi public is overwhelmingly opposed to this privatization of Iraqi oil, just like they are overwhelmingly opposed to the so-called security pact with the U.S."
Not that the opinions of Iraqis matter to everybody. There is a rather significant segment of Americans who believe that we have a God-given right to take what we want (though they'd never be so forthright in saying so). The United States is the world's remaining superpower; we have the biggest, baddest military. A belief in American exceptionalism leads some of us to think that we should stand astride the globe.
Writing in the London Review of Books in October 2007, American journalist Jim Holt observed that "the US may be 'stuck' exactly where Bush et al want it to be," in a country with as much as 300 billion barrels of undiscovered oil reserves.
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From the Tennessee Policy Institute.
Energy Guzzled by Al Gore's Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month
For Immediate Release: February 26, 2007Hey, Gaspar. Try posting something that isn't over a year old....
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
Al Gore uses about 30 times the energy I do in his personal home. He jet sets far, far more than I do. Bottom line - he pollutes more than me. WAY WAY more than me. But has some shiny stick up his butt that makes him able to tell me I'm bad for the environment.
W, McCain (whose Vietnam war service I honor and respect) and most of the Fox News Network are telling me that my kids should go fight a war in Iraq. They are not out there leading the charge, but they have some shiny stick up their rears that makes them be able to tell me I'm not patriotic if I don't support the war...
How many other homes does the great and caring and enviromentally sound Al Gore own? I know it is more than the one in Tennesee. He is a hypocrite. Oprah called him the Noah of our time. The two of their personal energy consumption together could run a small town for a year with their multiple megamansions at all points across the country. The fuel used in their private lear jets to get from megamansion A to megamansion B. Oh, we have to remember, Oprah recycles her Ziplock baggies. She really cares. [8)]
I have more respect for Al Gore and his public service over the years than I do for any member of this forum.
Al Gore endorses Barack Obama and the typical Republican and Libertarian sheeple on this forum play their little hatchet job games again...
I would gladly trade Jim Inholfe for Al Gore as senior senator from the state of Oklahoma any day of the week.