Friday, August 11, 2006
Gore isn't quite as green as he's led the world to believe
Maybe our very existence isn't threatened.
"Graciously, Gore tells consumers how to change their lives to curb their carbon-gobbling ways....But if Al Gore is the world's role model for ecology, the planet is doomed.
Public records reveal that as Gore lectures Americans on excessive consumption, he and his wife Tipper live in two properties: a 10,000-square-foot, 20-room, eight-bathroom home in Nashville, and a 4,000-square-foot home in Arlington, Va. (He also has a third home in Carthage, Tenn.) For someone rallying the planet to pursue a path of extreme personal sacrifice, Gore requires little from himself.
...But according to public records, there is no evidence that Gore has signed up to use green energy in either of his large residences.
...The issue here is not simply Gore's hypocrisy; it's a question of credibility. If he genuinely believes the apocalyptic vision he has put forth and calls for radical changes in the way other people live, why hasn't he made any radical change in his life? Giving up the zinc mine or one of his homes is not asking much, given that he wants the rest of us to radically change our lives."
"Graciously, Gore tells consumers how to change their lives to curb their carbon-gobbling ways....But if Al Gore is the world's role model for ecology, the planet is doomed.
Public records reveal that as Gore lectures Americans on excessive consumption, he and his wife Tipper live in two properties: a 10,000-square-foot, 20-room, eight-bathroom home in Nashville, and a 4,000-square-foot home in Arlington, Va. (He also has a third home in Carthage, Tenn.) For someone rallying the planet to pursue a path of extreme personal sacrifice, Gore requires little from himself.
...But according to public records, there is no evidence that Gore has signed up to use green energy in either of his large residences.
...The issue here is not simply Gore's hypocrisy; it's a question of credibility. If he genuinely believes the apocalyptic vision he has put forth and calls for radical changes in the way other people live, why hasn't he made any radical change in his life? Giving up the zinc mine or one of his homes is not asking much, given that he wants the rest of us to radically change our lives."
