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Politics : Apocalypse soon? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SteveinTX who wrote (1321)	2/27/2007 5:43:58 PM
From: Bucky Katt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2741

It is an Inconvenient Truth, this pontificating by an overfed big shot who talks a big game, but can't back it up> Nashville Electric Service/Gore House 2006 High 22619 kWh Aug – Sept Low 12541 kWh Jan - Feb Average: 18,414 kWh per month 2005 High 20532 Sept - October Low 12955 Feb - March Average: 16,200 kWh per month Bill amounts 2006 – $895.60 (low) $1738.52 (high) $1359 (average) 2005 – $853.91 (low) $1461 (high) Nashville Gas Company Main House 2006 – $990(high) $170 (low) $536 (average) 2005 – $1080 (high) $200 (low) $640 (average) Guest House/Pool House 2006 – $820 (high) $70 (low) $544 (average) 2005 – $1025 (high) $25 (low) $525 (average) The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization, 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 More> abclocal.go.com

To: SteveinTX who wrote (1321)	2/28/2007 11:52:29 AM
From: Bucky Katt	Respond to of 2741

Temperature Of Coffee Expected To Rise Nine Degrees By End Of 21st Century. WASHINGTON, DC— A report released by the Union of Concerned Dietitians stated that not only will the temperature of coffee increase by nearly nine degrees by the end of this century, but also that the rise is directly linked to human activity. "At this point, there is no way to reverse the trend, but we can slow it down," said UCD President Marilyn Presber, who blamed the rising temperature on corporate coffee "super-heaters" such as Starbucks, McDonald's, and Dunkin' Donuts, and added that if the public made a conscious effort to heat water short of its boiling point and pour "extremely chilled" milk into the beverage, the overall temperature increase could be delayed nearly 150 years. "If we don't make some sacrifices now, our children's children will be living in a world in which it will be virtually impossible to avoid having the inside of their mouths burned." However, many Americans remain skeptical of the coffee-heating issue, such as Tampa, FL coffee drinker Henry Giesen, 67, who calls it "a hoax perpetuated by the anti-caffeine lobby and the carbonated-beverage industry." theonion.com