How many kilowatts does one man need?

Al Gore uses more electricity in a single month than my family does in 18 months. And, we have four (soon to be five) little munchkins running in-and-out leaving doors open and burning every light in the house.

Al Gore flies around in private jets using more fuel in a few hours than I will use in my Toyota in a few years.

Yet, he is the Global-Warming Guru?

I don't get it.

Check out this recent report from the Tennessee Center For Policy Research:

NASHVILLE - In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former Vice President’s home energy use surged more than 10%, according to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research.

“A man’s commitment to his beliefs is best measured by what he does behind the closed doors of his own home,” said Drew Johnson, President of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. “Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud when it comes to his commitment to the environment, judging by his home energy consumption.”

In the past year, Gore’s home burned through 213,210 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, enough to power 232 average American households for a month.

In February 2007, An Inconvenient Truth, a film based on a climate change speech developed by Gore, won an Academy Award for best documentary feature. The next day, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research uncovered that Gore’s Nashville home guzzled 20 times more electricity than the average American household.

After the Tennessee Center for Policy Research exposed Gore’s massive home energy use, the former Vice President scurried to make his home more energy-efficient. Despite adding solar panels, installing a geothermal system, replacing existing light bulbs with more efficient models, and overhauling the home’s windows and ductwork, Gore now consumes more electricity than before the “green” overhaul.

Since taking steps to make his home more environmentally-friendly last June, Gore devours an average of 17,768 kWh per month –1,638 kWh more energy per month than before the renovations – at a cost of $16,533. By comparison, the average American household consumes 11,040 kWh in an entire year, according to the Energy Information Administration.

In the wake of becoming the most well-known global warming alarmist, Gore won an Oscar, a Grammy and the Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, Gore saw his personal wealth increase by an estimated $100 million thanks largely to speaking fees and investments related to global warming hysteria.

“Actions speak louder than words, and Gore’s actions prove that he views climate change not as a serious problem, but as a money-making opportunity,” Johnson said. “Gore is exploiting the public’s concern about the environment to line his pockets and enhance his profile.”

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a Nashville-based free market think tank and watchdog organization, obtained information about Gore’s home energy use through a public records request to the Nashville Electric Service.

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Al Gore Campaigns For John McCain

Al Gore convinced me. I am a convert. And, no, my newly found convictions have nothing at all to do with humanity's contribution to the "global warming crisis." Allow me to explain.

During the Republican primaries I documented on Politics & Christianity no fewer than 21 lies offered up by Mitt Romney, the honest Mormon candidate. I stated, and meant it, that if he was the Republican candidate I would remain home rather than vote for such an unabashed liar. Recently, there has been talk about Romney being a possible VP running mate for John McCain. I responded by signing a petition asking John McCain "not to go there" and vowing that I would not vote for John McCain if he would stoop so low as to select Romney. John McCain made it clear during the primaries that he had little respect for Romney and his shenanigans. To invite Romney on to the Republican ticket would show McCain to be a man without integrity. That was my thinking.

I say that it was my thinking because Al Gore convinced me otherwise. Al Gore, speaking before a crowd packed into the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Monday night, intoned the following, "Take it from me: Elections matter. If you think the next appointments to our Supreme Court are important, you know that elections matter."

Al Gore hit the just the right note, this election is going to have a huge impact on the shape of the judiciary. If you want the most liberal Justices to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court then it is fine to vote for Obama or, as I had previously posited, stay home. However, if one believes it important to to have Supreme Court Justices after the pattern of Sam Alito and John Roberts then, as Al Gore proclaimed, this election matters.

Yes, Al Gore convinced me. I will vote for John McCain even if he shows political cowardice and invites a slimeball like Mitt Romney to ride along on the Straight-Balk Express.

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Al Gore To Visit George Bush In The Whitehouse

This should be interesting. I think that Bush should ask the Nobel Prize Committee for a recount.

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Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize Fuels Speculation That He Will Run For President

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Another endorsement for Huckabee?

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