"the day after his panicky global warming film" This is a really amateurish attempt to smear Gore and the renewable energy movement in general. I realize that different groups have different opinions and agendas, but this kind of hit piece is really only going to appeal to those that are already true believers - who will then go on to repeat it. (This is true on both the left and the right - but this article just dri…
I'd be more inclined to call it warranted criticism - he fully deserves to be called on this. As for a 'smear' of renewable energy, Gore has done that all by himself by spending who knows how much on renewable energy sources for his own home only to have them provide around 12.5% of his power "needs".
Over a long period of time he;
1. Consumed an absurd amount of energy, whilst simultaneously telling people worldwide not to do that exact thing.
2. He was called on that, and as a result took all sorts of (very positive) steps to reduce his consumption - solar panels, all sorts of crazy insulation, even geothermal heating.
3. Several years later, he's somehow managed to consume even more energy whilst living in the same house and AFTER taking all sorts of steps to reduce his consumption.
If it was one month, or a couple of months even (maybe he's billed quarterly?) then I'd say that's fair enough. I get surprise power bills every now and then as well. But this is years worth of him getting ever increasing bills and saying "Yep, that's fine no problems here".
Imagine if some other "famous" person went around telling people how to live their lives, and then did the exact opposite. Beatles throwing a fundraising concert for the NRA? Mandela taking up recreational racial segregation? Dr Phil going around punching people he disagreed with etc etc