Pay No Attention to MY Increased Usage of Resources...

Most people are just plain stupid! One third of this country believes the government had a hand in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. You can stand on a street corner and shout out the most idiotic notion in the world and there will be people lining up to follow. Such is the case with AlGore. What a dolt, and what fools he must think we are. His lifestyle goes unchanged (or accelerates), while he expects everyone else to ride a bicycle to work. Then he lies about his utility usage (which has only continued to increase). If he REALLY was trying to save the environment, he would be scaling back, not creating a ponzi scheme to fool the idiots into believing that he has purchased "carbon offsets" that render his usage as zero. Bullshit! He is buying these credits from a company HE formed. So, you might say he is acutally going to be making money off these "offsets". He is definitely "offsetting".

Thirty years ago it was the coming Ice Age (See NewsWeek 1975 complete with graphs), today it's Global Warming. The real problem is global scientists who are seeking funding for research projects. Create an emergency that only can be solved via massive governmental funding every few years. My study of this issue says that if everyone in the US parked their cars and started walking it wouldn't have an impact on global warming. How about this notion. . . weather cycles!

Update (by Gonzo)
From the Chicago Tribute, April 2001:

The 4,000-square-foot house is a model of environmental rectitude.

Geothermal heat pumps located in a central closet circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet deep in the ground where the temperature is a constant 67 degrees; the water heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. Systems such as the one in this "eco-friendly" dwelling use about 25% of the electricity that traditional heating and cooling systems utilize.

A 25,000-gallon underground cistern collects rainwater gathered from roof runs; wastewater from sinks, toilets and showers goes into underground purifying tanks and is also funneled into the cistern. The water from the cistern is used to irrigate the landscaping surrounding the four-bedroom home. Plants and flowers native to the high prairie area blend the structure into the
surrounding ecosystem.

No, this is not the home of some eccentrically wealthy eco-freak trying to shame his fellow citizens into following the pristineness of his self-righteous example. And no, it is not the wilderness retreat of the Sierra Club or the Natural Resources Defense Council, a haven where tree-huggers plot political strategy.

This is President George W. Bush's "Texas White House" outside the small town of Crawford