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If you're referring to the two I think you're referring to, I suspect the article linked here has to predate Gore's response which included the first reference I've seen to at least one of the two things (I would imagine the other has been mentioned somewhere in the past).
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02-27-2007, 10:39 AM | #52 |
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One of the two things is relatively new to me (re: his electric bill), but the other (and more important) thing has been common knowledge since the movie came out, and probably before. I haven't seen his response to this story.
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Last thing I'm worried about is some faggot questioning my manhood. Make all the excuses for Gore you want... or maybe you can take Toddzilla's route, and make a crack about a draft-dodging president that is totally unrelated to the discussion at hand (tell me... are you referring to Clinton or W.? I'm not too sure). Fact is, the guy's a hypocrite of the first order... making that pompous film, then all of Hollywood getting together for a collective circle-jerk over it, when they're all the worst of offenders (when only an minute handful actually DO anything to protect the environment in their personal lives). I came "out of hiding" (if you can call it that... I still post periodically in several other threads) to post this because nobody else on this board had the stones to point the finger at one of the idols of all the liberals here. But, hey, you can all make this about me if you want. That's a lot easier than admitting your hero of the environment is a fraud. |
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02-27-2007, 11:00 AM | #57 |
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Maybe it's as simple as either 1) nobody really cares or 2) hyprocrisy of elected leaders (current and former) is something we all know about and are tired of hearing about.
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02-27-2007, 11:29 AM | #60 |
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A day after receiving Oscar glory for a documentary on global warming, former Vice President Al Gore was called a hypocrite by a Tennessee group saying his Belle Meade home is using too much energy. The home’s average month electric bill topped $1,359, according to the group. “As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk (the) walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Drew Johnson, president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Electric bills obtained by The Tennessean, however, showed that Gore is paying a premium on his bills to be part of the “green power” program. Gore purchased 108 blocks of “green power” for at least each of the last three months, according to a summary of bills from Nashville Electric Service. That’s a total of $432 a month spent to pay extra for solar or other renewable energy sources. NES power – outside this program - is derived largely from coal, which emits carbon, a green house gas. The green power purchased by Gore in those three months is equivalent to recycling 2.48 million aluminum cans, or recycling 286,092 pounds of newspaper, according to comparison figures on the utility's Web site. Gore’s movie details how greenhouse gases are trapping heat next to the earth, causing a changing climate with melting ice caps and more violent storms. “Every family has a different carbon footprint,” said Kalee Krider, a spokeswoman for Gore. The Gore’s 10,000 square foot house on Lynnwood Boulevard doesn’t have a small one. The Green Power Switch program, however, isn’t all he and his wife, Tipper, are doing, Krider said. They use compact fluourescent lights and are in the midst of a renovation project that includes having solar panels installed on their home to reduce fossil fuel consumption more, she said. Their car? A Lexus hybrid SUV. They put money into an investment company that Gore co-founded with a man named David Blood and it, in turn, sends the money to pay for solar, wind and other projects that reduce energy consumption around the globe. |
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02-27-2007, 11:37 AM | #62 |
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Because mercury does less harm than CO2 If anyone knows where I can get mercury-free flourescents, please let me know, as that's the only thing keeping me from trying them out in the house (I'm using them for my outdoor lights already). I'm really waiting for the LED lights to reach consumer level...
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All I know is, when a politician opens his or her mouth, all I hear is, "blah blah blah, elect me, blah blah blah blah, elect a peer of mine, blah blah blah blah blah, blah, blah, I'm sorry, blah blah blah blah blah."
So, it's too bad that when a politician does do something, no matter what the 'cause' is or political party affiliation, there will always be that nagging suspicion that there is another motive behind it all. So, when you go to the polls next year to vote, remember Jedikooter, for a better, brighter future.
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02-27-2007, 11:46 AM | #68 |
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All that says is that we're not to judge the minor flaws of our brethren without examining the major flaws in our own character. It doesn't mean that we can't be critical at all, and you're taking it out of context of the rest of Scripture. I have repeatedly taken responsibility for my actions on this board, and have no qualms about my own accountability. The problem you have is you prefer Christians to be quiet, meek, and passive, and simply allow you to revel in your sin without reproach. The truth is, we are not called to just sit quietly by while our faith is openly mocked. |
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So it's fine to waste all this electricity as long as you are using "green" power? BS... |
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02-27-2007, 12:25 PM | #73 |
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Jesus wouldn't have called anyone a faggot.
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I'd argue that it means we aren't the ones to judge which flaws are major and which are minor, but I admittedly haven't participated in a major Bible study in several years. Quote:
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I remember your, pardon the pun, "Come to Jesus" moment where you stopped the Ladies Man routine. Problem is, I don't think coming on here and calling someone a faggot, whether you were provoked or not, is any better (in fact, I think it's much, much worse). Add to that sort of vitriol your judgment of others throughout this thread...and...well...do I really need to go on? |
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Haha. I'm sorry. You are right. YOUAREAWESOME.
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The name of the website has nothing to do with me. Exo 3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? Exo 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. |
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*wonders what the effect of researching and practicing one's faith, as opposed to spending one's time insulting people and picking political fights on Internet message boards, might be*
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Franklin professes to be fallible, yet he does not learn. What means this?
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WHAT IS SPORTSDIGS?
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I believe that this board was created to entertain me and on that point, it delivers every day!
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This is nice reading during lunch.
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Would it really be improved, though? Assuming climate change means (amongst other things) a) more damaging storms and b) the desertification of formerly fertile growing areas, it might not be that good of an effect. Quote:
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If I remember right Rev. 3:16 is the so-called "Coffee verse". Here Jesus is telling us that contrary to then common thinking, iced coffee is just as delicious as hot coffee. The only truly dreadful coffee is room-temperature coffee, which can happen to both hot or cold coffee.
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He asked for possible benefits. And I included "possible". No one knows for sure what all the implications are. Some are possibly good, some are possibly bad. And a lot depends on rate, etc. As for destroying fertile areas, the volcano link I gave earlier talked about how global cooling destroyed very fertile areas of the Nile. We just can't win. Global warming will destroy our crops, global cooling will destroy our crops...
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i wish there was another board... an FOFC alternative... where i could discuss things. someone should make such a message board and put it in their signature. i'd go there. i would.
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To respond to the initial post...
The major issue I have with "An Inconvenient Truth" is that I feel it spends too much time focusing on the messenger. This is especially a problem give the messenger's history in the political arena - regardless of the message itself, the history of the messenger will result in a significant segment of the population dismissing the information simply because of who it is delivering it. Without passing specific judgment on Al Gore's actions (and I suspect there's a lot more to this story than the initial Drudge Report indicates as seen by the follow-up report from the Tennessean), it's too bad that the focus on the messenger detracts from the message. If it's true that Gore is a hypocrite, then lambaste him. But the primary focus should be on his message and the legitimacy of the science behind it. |
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Aside from all the awesomeness going on this thread, I do think it is wasteful for anyone to live in a 10,000 sq ft house. Unless you have 30 kids.
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When I was in college, my wife and I lived in a 1,000 sq ft house with our kids. We had very low electric bills.
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