 Is Al Gore a Hypocrite? Is Gore a hypocrite? No. Gore is not saying that we should live joyless lives. He is not saying we shouldn’t have any of the good things in life. He is saying that we need to find a way to make the good things in life compatible with a healthy planet. If he uses a lot of energy in the constant pursuit of expounding his message, in work, and, yes, in enjoying the good life and then, through the purchase of green power and offsets, reduces the net impact of his life and life style, I say fine. I say he is doing exactly what he is asking others to do. He uses twenty times more energy than the average American, fine. Now if the average American would start doing one twentieth the amount of work he does everyday in pursuit of a cleaner, healthier, cooler world, then we would be getting somewhere.
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