Hello Terry

I agree it's hypocritical, but at least he is bringing attention to the problem while others hope it just goes away quietly (like the Iraq Mess :)

Bob

>Just read that his mansion costs some $30,000 per annum in fuel bills:
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>http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200702/CUL20070227c.html
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>"consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year."
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>"Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh -- consuming more than twice as much electricity in one month as the average American family uses in an entire year. Gore's average monthly electric bill topped $1,359, the research group said."
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>http://rightvoices.com/2007/02/26/al-the-globerator-gores-mansion-consumes-20x-more-energy-than-average-household/
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>"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."
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>And his carbon footprint is offset in dodgy carbon trading - which he gets free anyway:
>http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20070304-093411-3527r.htm
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>These people always get found out as hypocrites.
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>Now, there may be some who'll argue that his house, like the Whitehouse, is used as office space and has many staff there, "burning the midnight oil" - I don't know - but do they occupy EVERY room, and need to have all the lights on (like US skyscrapers do - so they look pretty at night?)