Gore Mansion Uses 20x Average Household

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its disgusting that he is taking a leading position in the environmental campaign. The thought about him reciving the nobel peace prize makes me want to puke.

Nevertheless, even if Gore is a (fill in the blank), which he very well may be, it seems that when people use fossil fuels, the planet's temperture rises. Politicians may or may not come up with a plan to change things -- probably they won't.
So, it remains to the rest of us to do what's right, and that, IMHO, is conserve. That's the quick fix to this problem, and it's also the word that nobody likes to talk about.

Anyone have any plans to conserve energy? Or do y'all just plan to keep with the status quo, and blame the politicians when things really get bad?

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Nevertheless, even if Gore is a (fill in the blank), which he very well may be, it seems that when people use fossil fuels, the planet's temperture rises. Politicians may or may not come up with a plan to change things -- probably they won't.
So, it remains to the rest of us to do what's right, and that, IMHO, is conserve. That's the quick fix to this problem, and it's also the word that nobody likes to talk about.

Anyone have any plans to conserve energy? Or do y'all just plan to keep with the status quo, and blame the politicians when things really get bad?

I am nota big fan of conserving energy. Mostly because I think it is a dead end strategy. Our entire technology development depends ultimately on increasing energy consumption and technology development is what we need in order to get away from fossile fuels.

We can conserve stuff like petrol. I mean you guys in the states could raise the cost of petrol to the same levels as in europe. I bet the SUV sales would shrink like a dick in freezing water. But I dont se why we should conserve electricity when we know how to produce it cheaply without environmental consequenses.

Im not sure how much can be acomplished by energy conservation. Stuff like changing incandescent bulbs doesnt realy do a whole lot. It would require infrastructur changes for heating systems ect. Nuclear heating instalations for all major cities for instance. Better insulation in buildings. Those things would make a difference.

But if we want to make a impact on global warming we would have to conserve ALOT and I dont se any plausible way for that to happen
Nobody is going to give up their standard of living so we need to fix the problem in a way that doesnt impact living standards to much.
Thats why gore, greenpace and that bunch is unrealistic. Their entire strategy is based on conservation and the dead end wind and solar power. It might make for a pretty scenario on paper. But it wont happen.