In the News: At a UN climate change conference held in Bali, Al Gore endearingly urged action against the global warming front (ie Kyoto Protocol), with or without the United States. In fact, Mr. Gore went so far as to accuse the US of being "principally responsible for obstructing progress," driving home his point with a a rather confusing Canadian hockey analogy.
On the Warm Front: The rennovations to Mr. Gore's non-environmentally friendly Tennessee mansion are complete; the upgrades include solar panels, a geothermal heating system, a rainwater collection system, and special light bulbs. According to the AP, these improvements cut electrical consumption 11% and natural gas consumption by 93%, compared to a year ago; pre-rennovations, the Gore house ran on 16,000 kilowatt hours/month, while the average TN home runs on 1,300.
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Were UN delegates from the United States present at this conference? If so, what was their response? Did any of the announced Democratic candidates comment on Gore’s statement? This would be very interesting to see if any of the Democratic nominations favor supporting action against global warming, even if the United States does not participate. In addition, Gore’s renovations are very impressing. However, Gore could just have bought or buy a smaller house! This would greatly help the environment. Then he could probably reach 1,300 kilowatt hours/month and use the money elsewhere.
Haha I do not think former Vice-President Gore would be living in a house that would produce 1,300 kilowatts hours/month but that is a good idea. I have to say those renovations are very impressive and it is nice to see someone helping our enviorment. In other news I heard while he was accepting his Nobel Peace prize that he said sometime he would like to run for office again and if he ever did he said he would only run for the oval office. Was he announcing running for Presdient? I guess we will just have to stay tuned.
Well im sure glad Mr. Gore finished the renovation to his home, but isnt America, with their constant labeling of hypocrite on Gore, being a little harsh. Regardless of how big his home is, the fact that he is making a concsious effort to save energy is plenty for me. Not to mention the millions of people that are now aware of global warming because of him. No person can be a perfect human sacrificing everything in their life to conserve energy. Rather, the American people should be asking for every person to at least make an effort in whatever way possible, and not forget to look in their own backyards as well.
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