Saturday, May 8, 2010

Whose carbon footprint?

Al Gore, April 24, 2009 testimony to Congress:
"Every penny that I have made, I have put right into a non-profit deal, Alliance For Climate Protection, to spread awareness of why we have to take on this challenge. And Congresswomen, if your, if, if you believe that the reason I have been working on this issue for 30 years is because of greed, you do not know me."
Nice words, but Al Gore just paid $8,875,000 on a gated ocean-view villa in Montecito, California, sited on 1 1/2 acres with a swimming pool, spa and fountains. You can see pictures here. The Italian-style house has high ceilings with beams in the public rooms, a family room, a wine cellar, terraces, six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms in more than 6,500 square feet of living space. Of course he also still has his 10,000-square-foot, 20 room, 8 bathroom mansion in Belle Meade, Tennessee, and his home in Virginia as well.

So much for the man who is asking us all to reduce our carbon footprint.......