Actually, the disconnect between the square footage statements is whether they are counting the square footage of the porch that completely surrounds the home.
And the carbon footprint is considerably reduced because the home is heated and cooled by geothermal and passive solar technologies, which use considerably less electricity. Indeed, the decision was made not to install solar power at the home because electrical demand had been reduced by about 75%.
I’m quite sure that he does this, goat fucker. What part of the equation is so fucking elusive for you? Or are you claiming to get all your energy from green sources as well? If so, maybe you have a point. If not, try and think before speaking, and you’ll look like less of a moron.
Hmmm. How much of Gore’s house’s square footage is porch?
Porches typically aren’t counted in the living space, since they have no walls. That’s why the bulk of the articles call the Bush house a 4,000 square foot house.
I can see why Wikipedia went to such pains to explain things, though, as the porch is actually an integral part of the house’s setup. It shades the entire structure, improves air flow, and essentially acts as a hallway around the whole house as the interior is generally only one room wide.
Maybe you can eyeball it. Doesn’t look to have much of a porch to me.
Congratulations, Euthanasiast. You have, in one paragraph, exhibited the most immature, thoughtless, and idiotic post that I’ve read on this board since – maybe Tuesday or so. You might want to follow this up with a more meaningful “Gore is a poo-poo head.”
Question for the GoreIsAHypocriters:
What should Gore do? Move out?
General curious knowledge question:
We know how much Gore spends on energy bills each month compared to the rest of us. How much CO2 does he pump into the atmosphere each month compared to the rest of us?
My primary mode of transportation is a motorcycle, at present. I live exactly one mile from work.
My house is so small that the welcome mat just says, “Wel”, and If I drop a dish towel, I got wall-to-wall carpeting.
I imagine that just his trips via private jet in the first couple of months this year exceed my complete energy usage for the entire year.
Anything else in that whirring tin brain you’d like to challenge me on, or would you just prefer to shut your cock socket at this time and go back to being Gore’s mindless fuck chimp?
Are you seriously suggesting that Gore travel the country on a motorcycle? Or subway?
And why are you such a fucking homophobe?
How so?
Not at all. If he likes, he can heat the place with burning kittens for all of me. I just would prefer he not pen books about how ‘we’ are destroying this planet from the comfort of his exhaust-spewing jet between weekly book signings, etc.
Are you even reading my posts, you stupid fuck? He can do whatever he wants. I would just prefer that he lay the guilt trip on the seat of his private jet before telling me that I am the one destroying the planet.
I would have thought that the residence supervisor would send the van around to take you over to the piece-work shop. But if they let you drive your moped over there, you must be doing really well! Congratulations!
Man, work up just a few more, and you might be able to open for Jeff Foxworthy down at the Rib Tickler next time he comes through town. Too bad that if you’re not using green power, you’re still polluting more than Gore does.
Do you imagine so? How many trips via private jet does he take? You must know, since you’re able to make that calculation. Which is a surprise for someone who admits to spending time watching Days of Thunder.
I’ve only got one other question: If you screw up your usual routine, and pick your asshole before you pick your nose, do you even notice?
Again, I want to stress, I’m not saying Gore is a hypocrite, or that he is doing anything wrong.
I’m just open to the argument that, given his beliefs, he could be doing more. And I think building an environmentally friendly home, especially a modest one that a middle class family could afford, could demonstrate how possible it is for all of us to live in a way that isn’t harmful or wasteful.
Better still, instead of building it for himself, maybe he ought to approach Pulte or one of the other big home builders and build it for lots of people.
I think it is obvious that there are a lot of people who want to live in a sustainable way, that the technology is in place to do this, that many people can afford to make an investment in this lifestyle, and that Al Gore is a tremendous brand name by now. Put it all together, and there is a great opportunity here - he could be the Jimmy Carter for green homes, if he wants to be.
Sheesh, do I need to spell it out? You spent most of the paragraph insulting Gore’s penis and acting like a homophobe. Unless you’re 12 years old, you don’t get a pass on that from me. And you still failed to make any sort of salient point. Grow up.
:rolleyes: Let’s just suppose – for fantasy’s sake – that global warming is a real problem and that there is something all of us can do about it. And if we don’t, we’re in real trouble. Let us further suppose that Gore burns half of the fossil fuels in the world. Does that mean that we don’t need to know about the problem, or that we can just ignore it? Try to answer without coming off as a sixth grader, please.
So, the answer is no then.
That’s a fantastic idea. I hope he does so.
Although perhaps, given that we all agree that it is extremely important for us as a society to achieve these goals (and given your repeated platitudes for Bush’s house in particular, I know you’ll agree with me, Mr. Moto), maybe we shouldn’t demand it all of one man. What do you think?
Maybe if a few people could step up and become the Jimmy Carter for green homes, Gore could continue to give extraordinary, above and beyond the call, effort to the issue of educating people about global warming.
Sound good?
Interesting. Thanks for your honest answer. Why is it, do you think, that you don’t notice when you put your shitstink finger in your nose? Is your overall funk so bad that you’ve become inured? Do you really have shit for brains, so that a shit-strewn finger coming into their proximity doesn’t register?
Fascinating!
If you had read the entire thread, you would have seen that my venomous posts were in response to HTB’s initial attacks on me. I was simply responding in kind. You need to pay a little more attention before posting, and you need to recognize that your jumping to conclusions about me being a homophobe probably indicates more about you then it does me. Both of you, actually, could benefit from this, as I am not right wing, nor am I a homophobe. I do, however, give as good as I get.
I’d agree that had he built a smaller home, it would send a better PR message. On the other hand, one could argue that he’s demonstrating that one can live large and still be green. One would hope that right wingers would take that message, but apparently they’re not.
I suppose you expect me to believe that you didn’t realize that my saying, “so that’s a no, then”, was the follow up to:
So it is a ‘no’ then, correct?
Hey, I’ve argued more than once that calling someone a cocksucker is independent of homophobic attitudes. I’ve got no problem with you on that note.
As for your claim of not being a right winger, I don’t give a shit. One doesn’t have to be a right winger to be a drooling dittohead. It just helps a whole bunch.
I probably have as much anger towards left-wingers who buy into these Gore-smear-attacks as I do right wingers. It was this very type of stupid shit (Al Gore claims he invented the internet) that put us in the shithole with President Fucknugget that we are in today.