Gore''s mansions and lead mine leave extremely high carbon foot prints and pollution. He should clean up his own back yard before lecturing the rest of the planet,...or didn''t you know about his lead mine?
Loony left Environmentalists are the reason we are in this mess. They blocked drilling, blocked new power plants, they are even working on blocking alternative energy example: There is a proposed solar energy project in California near El Centro, CA. where it routinely reaches 120 beg F. The planning is being blocked by environmentalist, who are fighting the power transmission line needed to bring the power to where it is needed! They are also working hard to halt existing hydro electric plants in the north west. 10 years, LOL, when every wind mill, solar plant, tide generator will be contested and fought over in the courts? In the 70s it was ''split wood not atoms'' and not in my backyard. Maybe 40 years.
libsluv2spit said, "as soon as al gore STARTS using clean energy is the day i start.. DEAL AL?" --- Gore installed solar panels and other green measures in his home.
Gore also invests many times more than most people in green energy-- actually paying out of pocket over $400 monthly to subsidize alternative power sources (energy offsets) through purchase of blocks of "green energy".
Most people who pass along the criticism of Gore do not know that, or have only a hazy conception of what an "energy offset" means.
Ultimately, for all of us, the issue is balancing the cost of our energy usage with reducing costs to the ecosystem (offset costs). This balance is a matter of verifiable numbers on a balance sheet. All to maintain, Gore says, a neutral carbon footprint-- despite his large home-- by his offsetting input into solar, wind and other power generation.
This is similar to the carbon credits used by many industries to balance their own use of conventional, inefficient power sources by investing in a cleaner future.
In effect, if industry listens to environmental concerns and tries to neutralize its own carbon footprint, it is only following the same ethic.
This is not to say Gore uses no kilowatts-- none of us can say that. Gore uses far more than most, and some do not like him for that. But Gore attempts to do the personally responsible thing, and pay for the actual burden on the environment he imposes.
Now, consider the typical SUV driver. If that driver voluntarily pays for the inefficiency of his monster vehicle-- essentially, a truck, under federal regulations-- by contributing to cleaner energy source development and operations, then he follows the same ethic.
My question is, how many drivers who chose an SUV to drive do even that much?
It is worth noting the person who began the Gore story is a graduate of the American Enterprise Institute, a very partisan GOP lobby whose leaders still reject the scientific consensus about global warming.
Ever since Gore ran for president in 1988, coinciding with publication of his book, "Earth in the Balance", he retained focus on raising awareness of earth issues.
In contrast, Bush allies in polluting, backward and energy-wasteful industry initialy heaped scorn on Gore as an impractical visionary.
Not surprisingly, so did George Bush, appointed president despite Gore''s victory with the popular vote in 2000.
Even in the face of his controversial political setback, Gore quietly and effectively continued his work on earth issues, and his achievements followed upon one another.
As Bush''s own star wanes and falls-- largely through his own misdeeds-- Gore''s has become stronger and steadier. Clearly, the good guys often win.
People are so angry. Did anyone realize we virtually destroy our own place that we all call home- the earth? It doesn''t matter what''s your skin color, race, or political agenda is, disasters have no sense of discrimination. We have to stop fighting with each other and agree that at least on one thing that we have in common is to make this planet a better home. It is time.
People will never change unless something traumatic happen to their lives and their family. Just wait, bad things already happen. Did you guys read the news about lives around the globe lately? I guess not.
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=17685
http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/campaign2k/gorepollution.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-18-goremine_n.htm
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Gore installed solar panels and other green measures in his home.
Gore also invests many times more than most people in green energy-- actually paying out of pocket over $400 monthly to subsidize alternative power sources (energy offsets) through purchase of blocks of "green energy".
Most people who pass along the criticism of Gore do not know that, or have only a hazy conception of what an "energy offset" means.
Ultimately, for all of us, the issue is balancing the cost of our energy usage with reducing costs to the ecosystem (offset costs). This balance is a matter of verifiable numbers on a balance sheet. All to maintain, Gore says, a neutral carbon footprint-- despite his large home-- by his offsetting input into solar, wind and other power generation.
This is similar to the carbon credits used by many industries to balance their own use of conventional, inefficient power sources by investing in a cleaner future.
(See " IF ALL DOES IT, I WILL "-- 2)
IF ALL DOES IT, I WILL-- 2
In effect, if industry listens to environmental concerns and tries to neutralize its own carbon footprint, it is only following the same ethic.
This is not to say Gore uses no kilowatts-- none of us can say that. Gore uses far more than most, and some do not like him for that. But Gore attempts to do the personally responsible thing, and pay for the actual burden on the environment he imposes.
Now, consider the typical SUV driver. If that driver voluntarily pays for the inefficiency of his monster vehicle-- essentially, a truck, under federal regulations-- by contributing to cleaner energy source development and operations, then he follows the same ethic.
My question is, how many drivers who chose an SUV to drive do even that much?
It is worth noting the person who began the Gore story is a graduate of the American Enterprise Institute, a very partisan GOP lobby whose leaders still reject the scientific consensus about global warming.
In contrast, Bush allies in polluting, backward and energy-wasteful industry initialy heaped scorn on Gore as an impractical visionary.
Not surprisingly, so did George Bush, appointed president despite Gore''s victory with the popular vote in 2000.
Even in the face of his controversial political setback, Gore quietly and effectively continued his work on earth issues, and his achievements followed upon one another.
As Bush''s own star wanes and falls-- largely through his own misdeeds-- Gore''s has become stronger and steadier. Clearly, the good guys often win.