[Vision2020] Al Gore wins an Oscar for...

[Matt Decker]

Mark,

You could even go further and say, the stock on my shotgun I pull numerous 
times on peoples near but not on my property, only cause I hate anyone near 
"MY" mountain is made of wood.

:)
Matt

>From: Mark Solomon <msolomon at moscow.com>
>To: "kerry becker" <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com>, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Al Gore  wins an Oscar for...
>Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:55:09 -0800
>
>No, just being rich.
>
>Reminds me of the ten thousandth time someone in the timber industry said 
>to me "and I bet you don't live in a house made of wood or use toilet 
>paper". (that always opened up the opportunity for me to relate how I live 
>in a house I built made entirely from wood I salvaged from the original 
>Potlatch mill that they closed after cutting all the old growth in the 
>Palouse region. No one ever used that line on me twice...)
>
>I agree with you that living high on the hog is hard on the planet, but 
>that doesn't discredit the message.
>
>Mark
>
>At 3:45 PM -0800 2/26/07, kerry becker wrote:
>>being a hypocrite?
>>
>>POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 
>>'TRUTH'
>>Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET
>>
>>The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and 
>>nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more 
>>prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, 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).
>>
>>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.
>>
>>
>>
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