Quote Originally Posted by foxtrot
The actual electric bill (cant whine about conservative reporting)
http://www.news2wkrn.com/goreelectricbill.pdf

Regardless of where the power is drawn, 1KWH of "green power" used at house A is 1KWH of "green power" that cannot be used at house B.

He seems so genuinly worried, and again - $30,000 in utility bills and a 10,000 sf house has no motivation in raising thousands of dollars for yourself in a scare campaign. Hes just such a nice guy that hes doing you a favor to pay him to tell you why hes doing you a favor.
The lazy greed, selfishness and fear of inconvenience of many Americans is manifest in the this argument about Gore’s electric bill.

Gore is a hypocrite for using too much power. Carter is a laughing stock for turning down the heat in the White House and wearing sweaters. I guess no matter what one does, they will be dragged down by small minds, interested in their own convenience.

The simple fact of the matter is this: The Tragedy of the Commons dictates group action or tragedy. One man can do nothing good if his slack will be taken up by another bad man. All men must agree to protect the limited resource together. It’s the social contract. It’s the “enlightenment” in enlightened self interest. It’s the “properly understood” in self-interest properly understood.