Friday, March 23, 2007
Gore preaches to congress
Al Gore is stepping up his campaign to be recognised as the high priest of the anti climate change religion. In testimony to congress this week he reportedly said global warming was a “planetary emergency” and “the greatest crisis we’ve ever faced”. His proposed solutions included energy taxes and a total ban on the incandescent light bulb.
However, the criticism of him for hypocrisy is counter-productive. The personal electric bill for his Nashville mansion may be 20 times the national average but such arguments generally lead for a demand for consistency. That is the conclusion that is easily drawn is that everyone, including Gore, should cut back. A far better approach would be to accept that society as a whole could do with substantially more energy.
The Goracle’s testimony’s to congress can be viewed on Youtube here.
However, the criticism of him for hypocrisy is counter-productive. The personal electric bill for his Nashville mansion may be 20 times the national average but such arguments generally lead for a demand for consistency. That is the conclusion that is easily drawn is that everyone, including Gore, should cut back. A far better approach would be to accept that society as a whole could do with substantially more energy.
The Goracle’s testimony’s to congress can be viewed on Youtube here.
Labels: America, climate, environment
