I'm not here to weigh in on the debate, but Bill, you may consider updating your update, as the phrase "Tennessee Center for Partisan Research" may undermine the intent of your message. :-)

Thanks Joe. I did fix that.

Hoisted by your own Freudian petard, huh Bill?

I'm really not understanding why this makes Gore a hypocrite. He advocates "carbon neutrality" or whatever it's called. Is his energy use carbon neutral or not? Seriously, isn't this the real question? If it's not, then what is?

Mr. Hobbs, well noted

It's like a reflex action. Someone mentions the hypocrisy of Gore and suddenly the left comes out of the woodwork to support him.

Seems to me he has all the answers about what causes global warming, he surely should be able to stand on his own two feet and explain why he thinks it is unnecessary for him to follow his advise.

Maybe he doesn't have grandchildren or something.

Hmmm. The Goracle is chairman and a founding partner of Generation Investment Management LLP, a boutique international investment firm that invests other peoples' money, for a fee, into the stocks of 'green' companies. Check their website for details. So when Al beats the drum for possible future global warming, he's also drumming up business. As for his claimed 'carbon offsets' - might Generation Investment or any of its chosen companies qualify?

The Question is NOT about carbon neutrality. Mr. Gore argues that Americans must make lifestyle changes across the board. While I may tend to agree with that assertion, I do not agree that he is exempt from this need to change.

The man is an unrepentant energy drunkard. He needs to go through a good 12-step program...and his supporters need to stop acting like enablers!

Kreider says she's confident that the Gores' utility bills will decrease. "They bought an older home and they're in the process of upgrading the home," she said. "Unfortunately that means an increase in energy use in order to have an overall decrease in energy use down the road."

That's all well and good, but the Gore's bought the manse in, what, 2001? And as late as August, 2006, they hadn't done squat about erasing its carbon footprint. See this 8/9/06 USA Today opinion piece:

Then there is the troubling matter of his energy use. In the Washington, D.C., area, utility companies offer wind energy as an alternative to traditional energy. In Nashville, similar programs exist. Utility customers must simply pay a few extra pennies per kilowatt hour, and they can continue living their carbon-neutral lifestyles knowing that they are supporting wind energy. Plenty of businesses and institutions have signed up. Even the Bush administration is using green energy for some federal office buildings, as are thousands of area residents.

But according to public records, there is no evidence that Gore has signed up to use green energy in either of his large residences. When contacted Wednesday, Gore's office confirmed as much but said the Gores were looking into making the switch at both homes. Talk about inconvenient truths.

Now, contrast and compare:

Only your dispassionate Canadian correspondent could write this without colour or favour, but is it possible that George Bush is a secret Green? Evidently his Crawford Winter White House has 25,000 gallons of rainwater storage, gray water collection from sinks and showers for irrigation, passive solar, geothermal heating and cooling. "By marketplace standards, the house is startlingly small," says David Heymann, the architect of the 4,000-square-foot home. "Clients of similar ilk are building 16-to-20,000-square-foot houses." Furthermore for thermal mass the walls are clad in "discards of a local stone called Leuders limestone, which is quarried in the area. The 12-to-18-inch-thick stone has a mix of colors on the top and bottom, with a cream- colored center that most people want. "They cut the top and bottom of it off because nobody really wants it," Heymann says. "So we bought all this throwaway stone. It's fabulous. It's got great color and it is relatively inexpensive." Hmm, back to that vote about the Greenest President? Link

Huh. Maybe the Bush's are just cheap. Or maybe, hypocrisy, thy name is liberal.

cut with the carbon neutral bunk. either we need to go back to 1990 levels a la Kyoto or we dont. as such, he better be carbon-negative.... and big time

Ex: "Is his energy use carbon neutral or not? Seriously, isn't this the real question? If it's not, then what is?"

To be clear; Al Gore is not carbon neutral. Saddam Hussein is carbon neutral.

Bush wins, again.

If Carbon Neutral is cool again does this mean the US can satisfy all its critics if it goes on the carbon market and buys enough to balance out it's carbon production?

What about individual corporations?

Are new coal generators ok if they come with new forests?

Or is carbon neutral only ok for the annointed?

I have no problem with this attack on Gore. The truth is the truth. It is also true that Drew Johnson and the TCPR are beholden to conservative funds. Why didn't Drew attack his fellow Tri-Cities native Ron Ramsey when the paper reported Ron's $18,000, taxpayer funded office renovation? Probably because Drew gets money from Ron's main wallet, Jon Gregory. This is why I can't take Drew's group seriously.

Psst: TCPR's IRS 990 is also public information.

LINK

Interesting read, especially if you are interested in non-profit tax-law.