[Vision2020] Don't Forget Melissa! Re: Al Gore Wins an Oscar for...

[Ted Moffett]

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Argument ad hominem...

Even if Al Gore drove a Hummer 50 miles a day for no other reason than to
show off, heated his huge mansion with heating oil leaving the windows open
in winter, powered his estate with electricity solely from a CO2 belching
coal fired plant, flew a private jet across the USA on sin trips to Vegas to
satisfy unspeakable passions every weekend, was heavily invested in
Halliburton and Exxon/Mobil, and had gigantic bonfires on his estate fueled
with huge vats of oil to hold satanic rituals, this would say nothing about
the truth or falsehood of the scientific claims about global warming in "An
Inconvenient Truth," a film that, though helpful and important, could have
offered more in depth science on climate change, while being more
entertaining and engaging.

Here's a salute to Melissa Etheridge for her Oscar nominated song from "An
Inconvenient Truth," "I Need To Wake Up."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_en_ce/people_melissa_etheridge_2

Ted Moffett


On 2/26/07, Megan Prusynski <megan at meganpru.com> wrote:
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>  Thanks for the update, I don't have TV so I wasn't aware he actually won
> the Oscar. I did hear he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize... now that
> may be a bit of a stretch considering his lifestyle.
>
>
> I have also wondered if Al Gore is actually practicing what he preaches. I
> congratulate his efforts in producing An Inconvenient Truth, it's a great
> film and is based on solid science (highly recommended viewing for anyone
> that hasn't seen it), but he needs to set an example or he won't be taken
> seriously! I wonder if he actually offset all the emissions from the
> numerous flights he took all over the world giving his slideshow speech and
> promoting the movie. Planes use a lot of fuel and dump their emissions high
> into the atmosphere where they have an even more detrimental effect than
> emissions on the surface.
>
> Another thing that was omitted from the film was a very easy lifestyle
> change that can help combat global warming: eating lower on the food chain.
> The factory farming industry is one of the biggest polluters in this
> country, and growing crops to feed animals and then eating the animals is
> insanely wasteful (it takes about 20 times the resources to produce beef as
> it does to produce plants on the same land). A lot of transport fuel is used
> in the factory farming industry as well, as animals are very rarely bred,
> raised, slaughtered, and processed in the same place. I thought Al should
> have at least mentioned it at the end when they list what you can do to
> combat global warming. But then again, I'm sure he probably eats meat and
> didn't want to be taken as a hypocrite. I think I ought to write him a
> letter on the subject. I'm sure he'd be interested in hearing how he could
> lose those post-election pounds all while helping combat global warming.
>
>
> Geez, I had no idea his house was that big. Please tell me that mansion at
> least has solar panels!?!?!! Sounds like he needs to start practicing what
> he preaches or he will be losing credibility. That would be a shame, because
> his film was very well-researched and presents a lot of truth.
>
>
> Guess I better get the address of his mansion so I can write him a letter
> and let him know what he can do to combat global warming by changing his own
> lifestyle.... :)
>
>
> peace!
> ~Megan
>
>  On Feb 26, 2007, at 4:06 PM, vision2020-request at moscow.com wrote:
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>  Now that you have been awarded an Oscar for your global-warming
> documentary
> "An Inconvenient Truth", Al Gore, what's next?
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> How about . . .
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> The Nobel Peace Prize
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> http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1623952.ece
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> Tom Hansen
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> Moscow, Idaho
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>  being a hypocrite?
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> POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER
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> 'TRUTH'
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> Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET
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> The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and
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> nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more
>
> prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a press
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> release late Monday:
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> Last night, Al Gores global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth,
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> collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center
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> for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for
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> hypocrisy.
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> Gores mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade
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> area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average
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> American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville
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> Electric Service (NES).
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> In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to
> conserve
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> energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.
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> The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per
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> year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly
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> 221,000 kWhmore than 20 times the national average.
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> Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWhguzzling more than twice
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> the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an
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> entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gores average monthly
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> electric bill topped $1,359.
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> Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gores energy consumption has
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> increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh
> per
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> month in 2006.
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> Gores extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural
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> gas bills for Gores mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month
> last
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> year.
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> As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has
> to
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> be willing to walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home
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> energy use, said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew
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> Johnson.
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> In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas
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> bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.
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