Is our former vice-president of the US a scientist? No. Is he even a noted scholar? Not in my book. He is a big-time advocate for man-made global warming. He tells us that we should change the way we live our lives to save the planet. Is he a shining example for all the tree huggers out there, living his life like Henry David Thoreau, getting back to basics on Walden Pond? Not exactly. Is the health of our planet of utmost concern to Al Gore? What about our health? Maybe, or maybe not. You be the judge.
Albert Gore, Jr. is very concerned about finding a way to get rich from the environmental movement. First, he is investing in green energy companies. Now, Mr. Gore says that he's just putting his money where his mouth is. I would agree, except that he is using his position on the world stage to get the federal government to issue regulations to the energy industry that force them to use the products and services of the companies he has invested in. That certainly doesn't pass the smell test. Is Al Gore a "carbon billionaire?" Maybe. Or maybe he's just headed in that direction.
Several of the companies owned by Al Gore are involved in the trading of carbon offsets. This is a system encouraged by the Kyoto Treaty that would be put into action in the US with the passage of the Cap and Trade bill in congress. His companies would provide an exchange for the sale of carbon offsets. In essence, companies are taxed for production of carbon dioxide in excess of their "fair share." If a company takes steps to reduce CO2 production, they can sell their carbon credits on the exchange to another company that wants to increase production and thus increase their CO2 production. What does this mean to companies operating in the USA in fossil fuel intensive businesses? Their cost of energy goes up by the amount of the tax. Now their cost of doing business goes up. Then they are less competitive against other companies in countries that haven't signed on to the Kyoto treaty. So, Al Gore and his carbon exchange get to collect a bunch of brokerage fees, and a lot of Americans lose their jobs when the plant they worked in moves to China or Mexico.
So, what about Al Gore setting a great example for all the ignorant masses in America? Well he commonly flies around to his global warming summits and tree hugger conventions in a Gulfstream G2B. Yes, that's a corporate jet that carries 12-19 passengers and burns a lot more fuel per passenger than a commercial jet. Oh yeah, it produces a bunch more CO2 per passenger as well. When big Al arrives, he gets picked up by a big Lincoln Town Car limousine or travels from the airport to the destination in a convoy of full size SUV's. All the while, he tells us peons that we should limit our carbon production. We are told how wasteful we are. We are blamed for destroying the planet and killing the polar bears.
Now, what about big Al's quaint little cottage down in Tennessee? Well it has only 20 rooms with 8 bathrooms and, according to Nashville Electric Service, it uses more than twenty times as much electricity as the average single family home. Of course, this house isn't all electric. It uses over $12,000 annually in natural gas as well. Wow!
Wouldn't you think that he would be worried about this information coming out? Why not install a windmill or solar panels? Why not at least drive a Prius? As I said before, this just doesn't smell right. It smells like another MessAPolitico! That stinks.
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