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Originally Posted by arsenal
All Gore is doing is buying "green" energy from a retailer. The retailer then purchases that amount of "green" energy to be put into a pool to cover the energy consumption that Gore uses. That's it, that's all. His electricity could still be (and most likely) coming from traditional sources. If he wanted to be truly "green", he should be off the grid and supply his own electricity from "green" sources (ie: solar panels).
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I don't see it that way. I live in an apartment building. Really not quite allowed to install a windmill out on the balcony. So I purchase my electricity from Bullfrog Power, a company that produces its energy 100% from renewable resources (hydro, wind and a small percentage from solar). Yes, it is more expensive, but I feel better about doing it that way. Without my (and all the other fellow customers) paying a little bit more, that green energy would not be being added to the grid. Yes, the electricity coming into my apartment is likely from other sources (coal, oil, nuclear), but someone else paying Ottawa Hydro is getting wind energy that wouldn't be there if it wasn't for me signing up with Bullfrog.
Calling Gore a hypocrite is calling me a hypocrite because I'm doing the exact same thing.
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They have really reduced the number of birds being killed by the wind turbines, but bats have seemed far harder to deter. They are working on the problem just as they did with the birds, with little success as of yet. I do find it interesting that conservatives who don't give a flying F' about the polar bears are latching onto a "Save the Bats" campaign.