Al Gore's Policy. " Do as I say don't do as I do"

OWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD;> CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH'> Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET > >

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research,> an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan> research organization> committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous> Tennessee through free> market policy solutions, issued a press release> late Monday:> > > >

Last> night, Al Gore's global-warming documentary, An> Inconvenient Truth,> collected an Oscar for best documentary> feature, but the Tennessee> Center for Policy Research has found that Gore> deserves a gold statue> for hypocrisy. > >

Gore's mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom]> located in the posh Belle Meade area of> Nashville, consumes more> electricity every month than the average> American household uses in an> entire year, according to the Nashville> Electric Service (NES). > >

In his documentary, the former Vice President> calls on Americans to conserve energy by> reducing electricity consumption at home.> > The> average household in America consumes 10,656> kilowatt-hours (kWh) per> year, according to the Department of Energy. In> 2006, Gore devoured> nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the> national average. > > Last> August alone, Gore burned through 22,619> kWh—guzzling more than twice> the electricity in one month than an average> American family uses in an> entire year. As a result of his energy> consumption, Gore's average> monthly electric bill topped $1,359. > >

Since the release of An> Inconvenient Truth, Gore's energy consumption> has increased from an> average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to> 18,400 kWh per month in> 2006. > > Gore's extravagant energy use does not stop at> his> electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore's> mansion and guest house> averaged $1,080 per month last year. > > "As the spokesman of> choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore> has to be willing to> walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it> comes to home energy> use," said Tennessee Center for Policy Research> President Drew Johnson.> >

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined> electricity and natural gas bills for his> Nashville estate in 2006. > > For Further Information, Contact: > Nicole Williams, (615) 383-6431 > editor@tennesseepolicy.org> > > >____________________________________________________________________________________> Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly> Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy)> at Yahoo! Games.