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Hollywood Hypocrisy

Live ~~Earth~~ Hypocrisy

June 27. 2007

The Live Earth concerts are coming up, which in my humble opinion is just one big self-congratulatory, ego stroking publicity stunt. See dictionary for the word hypocrisy.

I wrote about global warming two years ago in my Sound Off Column. It’s something that has been written about for several years by many. Live Earth and co. are treating it as a new discovery, that they are letting the rest of us in on, which is bizarre.

Al Gore, who won an Oscar for his recycled global warming documentary, while Spike Lee got nothing for his outstanding piece on Hurricane Katrina, is in no position to be lecturing anyone on climate change.

As reported by several credible outlets a few months ago, Al Gore’s electric bill in his huge mansion reveals he uses “20 times” as much electricity as the “average household” and “electricity consumption increased” after he put out his documentary about global warming.

Photo courtesy of the Daily Mail

The Live Earth headliner, perpetual thief and pervert, Madonna, just boasted to the press via fax and email about buying another home in London, which will consume even more electricity/fuel. Can you say dumb move before headlining a show about global warming. Not to mention, she stole the song and video she donated to Live Earth. Talk about low life scum.

Many of the stars on the Live Earth bill travel by private jet, rather than commercial airliner, have multiple homes and cars in different countries polluting the air and guzzling gas…and are now holding a concert where thousands of people will have to use even more gas to get to and receive tens of thousands of pieces of paper made from trees, to confirm and furnish them with tickets for admittance to global rock concerts.

You lot are in no position to lecture anyone about global warming, when you do more to contribute to the problem than the average citizen.

Once again, in my humble opinion, this is a government and science problem, not an airhead sociopath pop star or drugged out rock star problem.

The governments of the world need to collectively come up with solutions for cleaner air, water, food and fuel use.

Stating the obvious: governments need to work with science to come up with fuel alternatives. Stick with it until progress is made. Nothing is impossible.

What is also needed is better legislation to implement better standards at corporations and multi-national companies whose products are widely disseminated in mass quantities, but is helping to destroy the environment in how they are produced, what they are made of and how they are delivered. There are alternatives to some of these issues that will help cut back on the problem.

“POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH'

Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET

Nashville Electric Service/Gore House

2006

High 22619 kWh Aug – Sept

Low 12541 kWh Jan - Feb

Average: 18,414 kWh per month

2005

High 20532 Sept - October

Low 12955 Feb - March

Average: 16,200 kWh per month

Bill amounts

2006 – $895.60 (low) $1738.52 (high) $1359 (average)

2005 – $853.91 (low) $1461 (high)

Nashville Gas Company

Main House

2006 – $990(high) $170 (low) $536 (average)

2005 – $1080 (high) $200 (low) $640 (average)

Guest House/Pool House

2006 – $820 (high) $70 (low) $544 (average)

2005 – $1025 (high) $25 (low) $525 (average)

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization, 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.” Drudge Report

For Further Information, Contact: Nicole Williams, (615) 383-6431editor@tennesseepolicy.org