Very old news.

Post #310,015 by Another Scott 6/22/09 8:28:24 PM Reply	Very old news. Bush lives in Dallas now. http://maps.google.c...1994&z=16&iwloc=A It's about 8500 sq feet, so it's approaching Gore's spread. http://www.zillow.co...29/26757769_zpid/ I can't find any information on power consumption, etc. Gore's is here: http://www.zillow.co...05/41141401_zpid/ Anyone who's seen the picture of Gore in his office - http://www.techtalk..../al-gore-lcds.png - would realize that he uses more electricity than Bush - http://www.allthings..._harriet_mi_R.jpg As others here have pointed out, what really matters is what a person does with the power or persuasion they have. Bush and Gore both had a lot of power to affect energy consumption in the US. Bush did nothing; Gore did a lot. And he has put his money where his mouth is: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22248699/ FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #310,016 by mhuber 6/22/09 8:51:04 PM Reply	Older news Karl Marx, I understand, lived a respectable, socially conservative life. Benjamin Franklin, on the other hand, was a notorious libertine who hosted a hellfire club and probably lied about that lightning experiment. What does this tell you about the value of their ideas, their causes, their leadership? And isn't Bush being a bit of a hypocrite, refusing to personally support the energy industry by getting all cheap on his ranch?
Post #310,018 by Another Scott 6/22/09 9:38:11 PM Reply	:-) Speaking of Marx... If you didn't see it earlier, there's a nice essay by Hitchens in the April issue of The Atlantic, with some funny anecdotes: "The Revenge of Karl Marx" - http://www.theatlant...904/hitchens-marx Cheers, Scott.
Post #310,031 by boxley 6/23/09 8:15:48 AM Reply	yeah, bush did nothing http://www.pbs.org/n...nscripts/070129c/ oops, someone forgot to edit the narrative :-)
Post #310,033 by Another Scott 6/23/09 8:28:20 AM Reply	I'll play. 1) Notice the date on that? January 2007. When did W take office again? 2) BILL PRINDLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY: The money was taken from existing programs on energy efficiency, so while some more money went into bio mass and solar and wind, the money came out of some other accounts and so there really wasn't a net new commitment to clean energy. DHUE: Clean energy producers rely on tax credits to support their business models, but those tax breaks have been on and off in the last six years. For example, the wind industry wants its tax credit extended to 10 years, but as it stands those tax breaks expire after two years. Energy consultant Peter Fox Penner says the gap between political rhetoric and policy makes for a difficult investment climate. Sounds like a real plan, huh. Cheers, Scott.

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