Al Gore Responds
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We told y'all earlier that former vice president Al Gore seemed a little two faced when it was revealed by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research that the former Vice President's home energy use has risen by more than 10% over the past year.
Mr. Gore's spokesperson reached out to us to set the record straight.
Here's what she said:
I had the chance to read your blog today and wanted to take a chance to
clear the record:1. The Gores undertook a three plus year renovation that concluded in
November 2007 with the issuance, in November 2007 of Gold LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design) from the US Green Building Council.2. As part of this renovation, the Gores have:
-Installed a geothermal system for heating, cooling and hot water
-Installed 33 solar panels
-Completely retrofitted their appliances, windows, ductwork, insulation, and
lighting.3. Since the renovations were complete, the Gores have saved 40 percent on
their site energy use (which is a combination of electricity and natural gas
bills–the two major sources of global warming gases).4. The Gores also purchase their electricity, through their utility, from
the Green PowerSwitch program–which means that their electricity come from
solar, wind and methane gas.So, in summary, the Gores have: made their home more energy efficient, the
produce electricity from renewable power (solar, geothermal) and they
purchase renewable power. No one is perfect, but they are doing their part.Finally, the Gores are also donating a substantial amount of their personal
time to educate the public about the climate crisis as well as donating the
proceeds of their work to charity. They have donated the proceeds of the
Nobel Peace Prize, "An Inconvenient Truth" (the book and film), and Mrs.
Gore's photography to the Alliance for Climate Protection and The Climate
Project.
And there you have it.
Thoughts?
[Image via WENN.]
first……winner!
Hmmm….
He seems to do more than his part, even if it's not perfect.
lol
False information given by someone on tean McCain?
first ! we love Gore!!
Nope not Gore anyone.
Democrats will never renominate a loser. even if he actually won. enough said.
Go away, Al, just go the hell away!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, he's educating the public…and going to his gigs in their private jet. How big a carbon footprint does that thing leave? Hypocrite!
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Don't believe him at all. loser.
I don't think that really relates to the accusation in the first place
What a genius! He invented the internet and THEN Global Warning! He's made a lot of money by other peoples ignorance! How was he ever our Vice President?
Did he address his family benefiting greatly from owning stocks in petroleum companies? Hypocrite.
S-N-A-P
He is a great role model and leader. Everyone should do their part like him and make a change in lifestyle. I wanna redo my house the same way he did.
How much energy was used to install all that? Why don't they just livein a smaller place? They have an empty nest now - how much space do they need?
He is still a fucking douche.
global warming isn't freaking real!!!!! hundreds of the first scientists who said that it was occurring have recanted their statements, but of course the media wont show that. the earth goes through cooling and warming but its just part of a cycle. it has nothing to do with us. animals like cows pollute the air wayyyy more than humans. so for all you people who want to spend money helping the "global warming cause," youre wasting youre money.
18th?
Al Gore is going to be the next VP of the USA.
Its true, to make energy savings you have to install new equipment. In the long run it will pay off economically and environmentally.
What an incredible phony
first!
Re: omg – go to hell global warming is obviously real!!!
18th.
Sounds good to me. He's doing more than a lot of people!!!!!
Big Al, the plantation foreman, reads Perez. Proud of you Perez, you really are important.
what is fucking two faced? He intially used more energy but ultimately he will saving alot.. who is fucking stupid?
Oh give me a break!!! They fail to mention the Gores use an airplane constantly!!! Oh big deal they put a geothermal in their house. I have one also. With all of the tax money they have wasted on global warming (by the way there are now studies coming out that the earth is in a cooling trend!! ever hear of the maunder minimum???) maybe he should have put his time into getting the democrats to approve drilling in the US so we didn't have to depend on others for our oil. Now that I would be impressed with!!
What the spokesman didn't say is that Al Gore has 4 polar bears in his basement on treadmills generating electricity.
My "thoughts" are that Al Gore is mentally unstable and that's not a joke. There's something not quite right about him these days. I think THAT is the inconvenient truth.
Perez I hope this little back and forth hasn't put the thought in your head that you are a journalist. Don't be confused, you are not. To Al Gore's people: we love Al and his green message. Don't feel the need to respond to the shit on PerezHiltom.com. Thank you.
Of course they'd never dream of actually just "downsizing". You have to live in a disgustingly huge mansion if you're important like the Gore think they are. And even with all the bullshit things they do to "green" their giant pigsty, they're still overconsuming. Greedy fat fucking pig family.
I wonder how many tons of landfill material and water polluting construction runoff were a direct result of the renovation; sometimes re-doing can cause significant damage to the environment. Don't be fooled into taking the Gold LEED stamp as meaning anything substantial, get the facts of each case. We want numbers of Gores previous energy use compared with now, apples to apples Al.
lol whatever.
i love gore. unfortunatly transporting ones self from point A to point B in the year 2008 takes some, if not all the energy coming from fossil fuels. he can't stop flying jets because they use jet fuel…there are no solor planes as of yet i don't think. the point is, he's doing what he can and fortunatly he is rich and "hooked up" with connection out the ying-yang so he CAN afford to do what he does. not perfect, not admirable, but at least he's not like the 98% of folk in his tax/educational bracket who do nothing.
ooooh perez you got TOLD.
why were you posting things against Gore and Obama? Do you WANT fucking Mccain to win? It'll be another four years you can't get married perez. Shut your mouth if your information isn't accurate. I LOVE your website but it's been majorly disappointing me lately….you over react and attack people that don't deserve to. Sure, attack Winehouse for going to the hospital, call out hoes. Your site is getting wayyy to political. and your just trying to get attention by starting fights.
stick to urging people to vote; avoid the bullshit commentary. You obviously don't have a fucking clue.
p.s.- someone should also let gore know that solar power would be great if it was more inexpensive to install.
He's done more than probably 90% of our country. Time to move on. Next story?
as i said in the other blog… he makes his own power, therefore he can use as much as he wants because he's not using our electricity.
Why trash someone ( for ANY reason) if they are trying to do their part for this earth and the enviornment???? This man obviously has a passion and a commitment to this earth we live on, and to pick, pick at a few minor things is ridiculous. This person has done more for you, for this earth and for making us all AWARE of what devistation is going on on this planet. He cares! Do you???? You live here…..leave it alone for God's sake…..this man is trying to make a better difference for all of us humans and this planet we live on! Give him a freakin break!!!!
Uh. OK. But they still used MORE than they did befor the re-model. So looks like all that work did nothing.
He is great, Bush has been a complete disaster. Those that want to bring this man down are just frustrated that their boy has been an incompetent.
im on team Al Gore
He invented the internet people, give him a break! LOLOLOL
*Al Gore has presented the public with a well-researched and truthful understanding of global warming and it's ill-effects on our world today. With the number of Natural disasters affecting all of us these past years on the rise, and its obvious correlation to our atmosphere and how we treat it, it's IGNORANT for anyone to refute what is a truth. Politics are on everyone's mind these days, but I think it's time for Americans to stop treating Global warming as yet another political issue, and instead unite to make the necessary changes!*
Why doesn't this hypocrite take his $100 million profits he's made off of selling his global warming myth and start donating it to help poor people weatherproof their houses? Oh, you wouldn't want to help the poor…that's so 80's, like AIDS. Hold on to that money, chubs! Let the middle class taxpayers pick up the bill for everybody!
LOSER! GORE IS STILL BITTER FROM LOSING TO BUSH! ALL THIS GLOBAL WARMING BULL HAS GOTTA GO!
lokoe has it right. Anybody think his hypocrisy is ok?
my thoughts… he's a fat bastard.
why doesn't anyone mention that the bush's have the most green house in texas?? and they don't brag about it, which says something.
I still think gore is a fake. No matter how much you explain what he has done. All he wants is attention, and all he cares about is himself and his money. It takes money to go green, you almost have to be a rich freak to afford it. That is why you have all these "actors" and people with money wanting you to save the environment. I support saving the environment, but not with an agenda.
i love how a jamie lynn post will get hundreds of comments, yet something like this, something that can make you think, gets like 20…
Go to hell global alarmists!
He may be using more energy, but its not the energy that causes greenhouse gases. thats what people need to wrap their heads around.
the issue here and with global warming is the amount of energy people are using. its the KIND of energy people are using.
…….I can't believe that Al Gore reads Perez Hilton!!!
I think that the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" is a great movie, and if it gets people thinking about what they can do to make the earth cleaner and reduce pollution, that's great! I do my part by recycling as much as I can, re-using shopping bags, and recently getting a more efficient car.
If we all contribute a little, it will help a lot!
Re: james –
You're wrong. Watch the news when the weather is on every day and see when your local record high temperatures were set. 9 times out 10 it was in the 1920's — not anytime in the last ten. Global warming is a hoax. The temperatures fluxuate on every planet….even the ones where there are no people or SUVs.
One of these days I am gonna paddle you I swear, and you ain't gonna like it.
everyone has a fucking opinion but isn't doing shit themselves. get the fuck over it, Perez. Quit pretending you know shit about politics but its obvious you don't by how quickly you jumps ships and how you ask for the reader' opinions. stick with what you barely know..celeb gossip.
of course his propaganda peeps were going to say something like that. did you know he charges something obsene like $25,000+ just to be photographed shaking his hand? oh, and the prick won't let a-n-y-o-n-e debunking the theory try talking to him. its such a friggin machine now we couldn't possibly comprehend…
if he wud shut his fucking mouth he cud cool down th planet…what a gaping asshole, shitface, self-absorbed nitwit.
Of course he 'does his part'
He's in politics. I can't justify ones 'do good' attitude when they brand everything they touch. Something is off there.
This is the last time I will ever visit your blog, Perez. You are mean-spirited, ill-informed, and unbelievably stupid.
So Al Gore has a big house? He's done more to bring attention to our environmental crisis than any other person in this country.
And as for the people who say global warming isn't real. I hope you're in the path of the next tornado that rips through New Jersey (or some other state that isn't supposed to have tornadoes).
Keep up the good work spreading BS, Perez. The next thing you know, the Republican administration will be drilling for oil right off the coast of your precious home state. So much for the beaches.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, BLAH!!!!
Gore personally provides all the methane gas to his utility company.
I think people should realize that the Gore's residence also houses offices for them and their staff. Since he's not teaching anymore, he's probably working a lot more from home this year. So it's really not fair to compare his energy consumption to that of your average household. A more accurate comparison would be between the Gore's residence and an average house+avergage office of similar size.
he's still a fucking loser
The hot air coming out of this gas bag's mouth on a daily basis is the single biggest contributer to global warming! BLAH BLAH BLAH alliance this and nobel that… HOW BIG IS HIS F*CKING HOUSE? HOW MANY MILES DOES HE RACK UP IN HIS PRIVATE JET? He want us to reduce, reuse and recycle while he BUILDS BUILDS BUILDS AND JAUNTS AROUND THE GLOBE FLAPPING HIS GUMS. DOESN'T SOUND VERY GREEN TO ME!
I conclude that whoever wrote that is a big ole douchebag. Full of yourself much?
Regardless of how you feel about the Bush's, their Crawford Ranch has been energy efficient for quite some time.
Practice what you preach BEFORE you preach it.
An Inconvenient Truth is full of manipulations and hypocricy. I love the way good ole Al FLIES IN A PRIVATE AIRCRAFT of the states while talking about how we need to conserve and save the earth.
from the Daily FIasco
Perez Hilton kicked off his Las Vegas weekend with a Friday night appearance at Wynn Las Vegas’ Blush, where he stopped to chat with and snap photos with any fan who flagged him down. Of course, half those photos are going to have drawn-in blow going up fans’ noses later, but that’s the price you pay.
The next day, Hilton was at Hot Topic inside Fashion Show Mall to sign autographs as part of the promo push for his new clothing line. If you really want clothes to show support of your favorite blog, we’ll be selling T-shirts out of the back of a van parked somewhere on Dean Martin from noon to 3 p.m., or until the cops find us.
Later that night, Hilton was dining at Wynn’s SW Steakhouse with three others when he was reportedly comped a $600 meal and left a generous, meaty $0 tip. Apparently that Hot Topic money hasn’t started rolling in yet. Or maybe he was just getting ready for his Sunday trip to Toronto and he was practicing the local gratuity customs. We’re sure that’s it.
You know…..I occasionally take the time to read comments and several sites. It saddens me that there is sooooo much hatred and anger out there. Doesn't matter what the topic is, anger and hatred being thrown in every which direction. I'm all for freedom of speech and expression but use your brain a little and come up with intelligent comments not just trash.
Armageddon is still coming!
He is such a loser. He probably thinks he invented solar power right after inventing the internet. I cant stand him.
Leave the Gore's alone! I truly believe they are doing their part AND MORE to uphold their beliefs in energy conservation. I think the McCain camp is doing everything in their power to discredit Obama and discredit anyone who has spoken out in support of Obama….
there is global warming, it's just not man-made! earth has been going through warming and cooling cycles long before man came along and will continue to do so even after we're all gone.
it's the height of arrogance to think we can stop nature…
THERES NO SUCH THING AS GLOBAL WARMING, PHYSICISTS AT JPL EVEN SAY SO. SCIENTISTS HAVE ONLY BEGAN TESTING GLOBAL CLIMATE IN THE PAST 50 YEARS SO WHO IS TO SAY WE GENUINELY KNOW THE EARTH IS GETTING HOTTER OVER TIME?
AL GORE IS A CROCK WHO WANTS TO STEAL ALL YALLS CASHHH TOURING AND PUTTING OUT BULLSH*T FILMS.
SCUMBAG LYING POLITICAN, JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM, REGARDLESS OF WHICH PARTY YOU GO FOR.
REALLY THIS IS SO DUMB. I CAN'T BELIEVE A PAPER WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY JUST TO REPORT THAT! IT SEEMS THE PRESS THESE ESPECAILLY THE RIGHT WING, JUST WANT TO BRING ANYONE, WHO IS DEMOCRAT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH GOOD THEY DO AND FUCK FOX NEWS!!! F*CKING C*NTS
still think he is a hypocrite. Their response did nothing. The Numbers are what is what it is about. The Gore's probably are doing all of that stuff mentioned above but it is hard to defend when the numbers still say that you are using three times the amount of electricity than the average american in one month!!
Guess what folks! I know it's hard for some of you to believe, but global warming is a big FAT FARCE perpetuated by Al Gore. It has been proven false. Climate changes have occurred as long as this earth has been around. Now, should we conserve, of course. We should all do our part. BUT, there is no substantiation that global warming exists. Global warming is not causing floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. That has also been around for quite some time. It never ceases to amaze me how many people can blindly be led by the likes of the Al Gores of the world.
"Tamar says – reply to this 43Why trash someone ( for ANY reason) if they are trying to do their part for this earth and the enviornment???? This man obviously has a passion and a commitment to this earth we live on, and to pick, pick at a few minor things is ridiculous. This person has done more for you, for this earth and for making us all AWARE of what devistation is going on on this planet. He cares! Do you???? You live here…..leave it alone for God's sake…..this man is trying to make a better difference for all of us humans and this planet we live on! Give him a freakin break!!!! "
You my dear are daft.
He is a fucking politician. There is nothing wrong with playing devils advocate in such a media driven industry. Right or wrong debate stimulates truth.
I am disappointed with all of the "Gore supporters" who are ripping apart this site for throwing in comments on hearsay. One of the first rules of constructive debate is to be objective.
who gives a fuck.
I also find it funny how many people take this personally but don't care about the ripple effect of any other blog. God bless almighty amaraca.
Re: Jenn – except Gore is a democrat and your bashing him. And you haven't taken into account the ice cores drilled in the Antartic. Get the facts.
Is this guy for real , the Gores are donating a substantial amount of their personal time to educate the public, ah …… because Gore was doing so much before his preaching to others about the coming doom of Global Warming and through his hypocritical preaching has become very very rich, won ever award the liberal elite's could give him, but the Gores are doing all this as a sacrifice to them self, they really wanted to stay washed up politicians
I'm suprised no one has called him out yet on the fact that even though it is well documented that factory farm animal production uses more greenhouse gasses than ALL THE CARS ON THE ROAD in the U.S., is a HUGE inefficient waste of water and land, and pollutes groundwater with excrement, Al Gore still refuses to go vegetarian or vegan. He also refuses to list going vegetarian or vegan on his website as one of the things you can do to reduce your ecological footprint. So even if he has excuses for this current accusation, he's still a hypocrite in my book.
no denial, just blah blah blah blah blah
You people who fail to beleive that global warming is not a factor and will not effect us in the future are completely ignorant. Bush is a big part of the oil industry and has promoted the consumption of fuel guzzeling cars. I think it is fair to say that not everyone is perfect in terms of doing their best to protect their environment but Al has certainly done more than most of the population.
No offense Perez………but, do his people have nothing better to do than read your site???? Shouldn't he and his people be saving the world from all those horrible people leaving a big"carbon footprint"?
I think he is full of shit! Of course any bad press is going to be blamed on McCain or any other right wing person. He is a hypocrite when it comes to his stance on global warming and this has been proved time and time again. He has great handlers though who are always able to spin the situation to make him look good!
Shouldn't your energy consumption be protected under some kind of amendment or something?
Re: Muk –
What idiots. Why would it be planted by team McCain? Is Gore running for something? Is he a rival of McCain's? Why must you immediately turn a negative for Gore into a negative for someone else? Did anyone mention someone other than Gore's energy consumption? Stop the insanity and the blame game.
Now, take a look at why Al Gore undertook a 3 year project like this. Because, while he was preaching to the world about how they should live, he and his multiple houses are consuming 10 to 20 times the energy that the average family consumes. The fact that he is able to purchase renewable power is fantastic. The fact that he is able to replace all his appliances is great. Most of us are not able to do so. The question is, why did it take outrage at Gore's hypocrisy over his railing against the American consumption while he was one of the worst offenders, for him to finally undertake these changes? BECAUSE LIKE THE REST OF THESE LIMOUSINE LIBERALS, THEY WANT YOU AND ME TO CHANGE. SACRIFICE AND CHANGE DOESN'T INVOLVE THEM — UNTIL THEY ARE CAUGHT AT IT AND PUBLICLY CALLED ON IT.
M-UNI…i'm responding to you now…..regardless of your feelings towards my response, one thing is clear…You are daft…..the main thing in this whole fiasco of an argument is this…..Al Gore can be a politician, a democrat, he can like one tv show over another, blah blah blah….the bottom line…he is TRYING to do something for this planet we live on!! Whether you or anyone else believe in his tactics or his style of living, one thing is clear….he has brought ATTENTION to a very serious problem…..get it?
Gore is a loser. Like many famous people he does not practice what he preaches. He wants us (average people) to pay burdens he does not. Why does he need such a big house? Great, he has some environmental dodads. How much money does he waste in his needlessly huge house? Perez is right to expose celebrity frauds, Gore won an Oscar as a friend of the environment, so he qualifies.
Re: Warden –
Well said my dear!
There is no global warming. Global warming is a complete myth and farce. Our atmosphere is too gigantic and enormous to have wasteful emissons make a significant difference. Fluctuations and differences in tempratures and climate happen every several years, decades, and centuries. Ask any meteorologist. I have lived in Tampa all my life, in the winter of 1979 I very clearly remember my brother and I building a snowman. In Tampa. Two years before that the winters were hot as hell. Five years after, they were very cold. And then there was the great ice and snow storm up north 15 years ago. I know because me and my husband drove through it and stoped off at a diner and watched about 10 cars dounut and skid off the road because it was so bad. There is no global warming people. Get over the hype.
Winner!
Yeah my thought is that Perez constantly posts false things, so celebrities/old vice presidents have to write back correcting Perez for all his mistakes.
Maybe if you found better stories than talking about Mischa Barton (who even cares about her anymore?) he wouldn't have to make up pointless stories about Al Gore.
Do you people not know that if you use electricity you can not just buy it from a specific place. They make you think you can but all the power is feed to a switchyard and then distibuted to other places. So if somene tries to sell you green energy, you will not actually using the energy you think you paid for. Make sense?????
Re: omg –
Wow there are really people out there who believe advanced global warming is false? I pity you and suggest you take the time to educate yourself starting with the IPCC reports. Really how can anyone take you seriously when you fail so hard?