The real irony is that Gore purchases 100 percent equivalent (electrons of course are indistinguishable) of his electricity from providers of "green" sources... solar, wind, and (as best I remember) methane... so that the impact on global warming is small compared to comparably sized households burning more conventional fuels. (I was working on a post about this when local reality intervened and delayed my finishing it; thanks for pointing this out.)
Quoting Mia Culpa (linked in the post) quoting MSNBC: The think tank said that Gore used nearly 221,000 kilowatt hours last year and that his average monthly electric bill was $1,359. Johnson said his group got its figures from Nashville Electric Service.
But electric company spokeswoman Laurie Parker said the utility never got a request from the policy center and never provided them with any information.
Parker said Gore has been purchasing the "green power" for $432 a month since November. The Gore home is also under renovation to add solar panels, Kreider said.
As Needlenose said, thanks to the conservative mouthbreathers who, in trying to take down Gore, have educated many of us on how to save energy. Needlenose tells us how: http://www.needlenose.com/node/view/3836?PHPSESSID=afe678f8824e011197ded0aebcda5863
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The real irony is that Gore purchases 100 percent equivalent (electrons of course are indistinguishable) of his electricity from providers of "green" sources... solar, wind, and (as best I remember) methane... so that the impact on global warming is small compared to comparably sized households burning more conventional fuels. (I was working on a post about this when local reality intervened and delayed my finishing it; thanks for pointing this out.)
Quoting Mia Culpa (linked in the post) quoting MSNBC:
The think tank said that Gore used nearly 221,000 kilowatt hours last year and that his average monthly electric bill was $1,359. Johnson said his group got its figures from Nashville Electric Service.
But electric company spokeswoman Laurie Parker said the utility never got a request from the policy center and never provided them with any information.
Parker said Gore has been purchasing the "green power" for $432 a month since November. The Gore home is also under renovation to add solar panels, Kreider said.
As Needlenose said, thanks to the conservative mouthbreathers who, in trying to take down Gore, have educated many of us on how to save energy. Needlenose tells us how: http://www.needlenose.com/node/view/3836?PHPSESSID=afe678f8824e011197ded0aebcda5863
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