Al Gore's home revisited

[KenP]

That was then:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22248699/

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.

The former vice president has installed solar panels, a rainwater-collection system and geothermal heating. He also replaced all incandescent lights with compact fluorescent or light-emitting diode bulbs.

In February, a conservative think tank criticized Gore for using an average of 16,000 kilowatt hours a month for an average monthly bill of $1,206 in 2006. The typical Nashville home uses about 1,300 kilowatt hours a month.

The reality:
http://arklatexhomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=17271

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research reports Al Gore's personal electricity consumption is up by ten-percent, despite "energy-efficient" home renovations at his Nashville area mansion. The center says in the past year, Gore's home burned through 213-thousand kilowatt-hours of electricity, enough to power 232 average American households for one month.

The center says despite adding solar panels, installing a geothermal system, replacing existing light bulbs with more efficient models, and overhauling the home's windows and duct work, Gore now consumes more electricity than before the "green" overhaul.

Here's a good read with much more info:
http://newsbusters.org/gore-ging-energy-1-year-later-gores-home-energy-use-climbs-10

So, from the man telling you to reverse your standard of living to the dark ages, the Gore household continues to gobble up more and more energy every month than you would in a year.

As TCPR says, actions speak louder than words. I'd dare say with all the hot air emanating from the expanding girth of the former VP about global warming, with all the many private jet flights across the world, and with his constant scolding of the rest of us to stop using so much energy, this news once again makes Gore look the hypocrite.