Who is more “green” , Bush or Gore ?
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June 2nd, 2009 by
pcgumban
aceking52 asked:
Footnote: A Tale of Two Houses
House #1: Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house
incorporates every ‘green’ feature current home construction can provide. The house has 4 bedrooms
and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet holds geothermal heat-
pumps circulating water through pipes sunk 300 feet deep. The water (usually 67 degrees F) heats the
house in the winter and cools it in the summer. The system uses one-quarter of the electricity used by a
conventional system. Rainwater is collected in a 25,000-gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from
showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks, then into the cistern, from which the
garden is irrigated.
House #2: A 20-room mansion with 8 bathrooms, a pool and poolhouse, and a separate guest house, all
heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American
household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs to over $2,400. In natural
gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home.
This house is not in the Northern or Midwestern snow-belt. It’s in the South.
House #1, near Crawford, Texas, belongs to President George Bush. House #2, near Nashville,
Tennessee, belongs to Gore.
Agnes
Footnote: A Tale of Two Houses
House #1: Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house
incorporates every ‘green’ feature current home construction can provide. The house has 4 bedrooms
and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet holds geothermal heat-
pumps circulating water through pipes sunk 300 feet deep. The water (usually 67 degrees F) heats the
house in the winter and cools it in the summer. The system uses one-quarter of the electricity used by a
conventional system. Rainwater is collected in a 25,000-gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from
showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks, then into the cistern, from which the
garden is irrigated.
House #2: A 20-room mansion with 8 bathrooms, a pool and poolhouse, and a separate guest house, all
heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American
household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs to over $2,400. In natural
gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home.
This house is not in the Northern or Midwestern snow-belt. It’s in the South.
House #1, near Crawford, Texas, belongs to President George Bush. House #2, near Nashville,
Tennessee, belongs to Gore.
Agnes
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June 5th, 2009 at 8:38 am
The american people about the truth of global warming passed laws that weaken environmental programs gore it really isnt remotely close call ill give you the.
June 5th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Gore, hands down.
First of all, you’re using old information. Gore has done a lot to make his home green.
I certainly agree that Gore could live much, much greener. However, he’s also made tens of millions of people aware of the issue of global warming. Bush on the other hand, has censored global warming science on multiple occassions. He’s been president for 7.5 years and has done absolutely nothing to address the issue. In fact, it could be argued that he’s been the worst environmental president in US history.
If you want to compare Gore and Bush’s homes, that’s one thing. If you want to evaluate the people as a whole, Gore kicks Bush’s ****.
June 9th, 2009 at 1:29 am
In terms of how they live (and not inclidung what they do while working)…Bush.
June 10th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Gore’s more green but in a yellow-bellied way, if you know what I mean. Wheras Bush deals with reality in a better way.