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To: American Spirit who wrote (329859)	3/22/2007 12:04:46 PM
From: tonto	Respond to of 1575706

War on Warming Begins at (Al Gore's) Home By Chris Cillizza and Matthew Mosk Thursday, March 1, 2007; Page A08 Fresh off his victory lap at the Academy Awards, former vice president Al Gore -- who has not closed the door on a 2008 bid -- found himself in a more familiar position: on the receiving end of a political attack. The barb came via the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a Nashville-based think tank that advocates "limited government through policy solutions," according to its Web site. Al Gore is accused of using 20 times as much energy at his house in Nashville as the average household. A spokeswoman said the Gores use renewable energy. "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 the group's president, Drew Johnson, in a release alleging that Gore's house in the Volunteer State uses 20 times as much electricity as the average household nationwide. Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman for Gore, called the statement misleading. "The power coming into their residence is green, renewable power," she said, explaining that the Gores participate in a program called Green Power Switch, which is run through the public Tennessee Valley Authority. Green Power Switch supplies energy from renewable sources to its members. Kreider added that a renovation of the Gores' house is underway to make it more energy efficient, an update that will include the addition of solar panels. Johnson was unimpressed. "The energy he receives into his house is no different than what I receive into my house," he said. "He doesn't have a green power line hooked to his house."