Saturday, March 03, 2007
Even more on Gore
By now we all know that Al Gore purchases "carbon offsets" to make up for his massive use of electricity and natural gas. Well, as someone revealed in the comments section of my last Gore post, it turns out that the former Vice President is purchasing the offsets in question ... from himself:
"Al Gore defends his extraordinary personal energy usage by telling critics he maintains a "carbon neutral" lifestyle by buying 'carbon offsets,' but the company that receives his payments turns out to be partly owned and chaired by the former vice president himself. ...
"[I]t turns out he pays for his extra-large carbon footprint through Generation Investment Management, a London-based company with offices in Washington, D.C., for which he serves as chairman."
"Al Gore defends his extraordinary personal energy usage by telling critics he maintains a "carbon neutral" lifestyle by buying 'carbon offsets,' but the company that receives his payments turns out to be partly owned and chaired by the former vice president himself. ...
"[I]t turns out he pays for his extra-large carbon footprint through Generation Investment Management, a London-based company with offices in Washington, D.C., for which he serves as chairman."
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Saturday, March 03, 2007 
