about this:
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This is not in a northern or Midwestern "snow belt," either. It's in the South.
Actually, Gore's house is in a part of the country that has some of the most severe requirements due to climate, featuring both cold winters and hot summers:
"The Gores live in the East South-Central climate region that has the highest per-household energy usage of any region in the country as reported by CBS News and AP. It is about 50% higher, and is caused by a combination of cold winters and hot, muggy summers. However, due to energy conservation improvements, the Gores’ per-square-foot energy use is 19.1 kwh, less than the region’s average of 19.83 kwh."
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The email also ignores that the home is also a place of business for both of the Gores, and has security technology and security staff on site, and neglects to mention all the technology put in place to conserve energy (despite documenting in great detail the parallel information for Bush's play-ranch)
It's true that millionaire Bush's custom, little-used play-ranch, was designed to be more energy-efficient than the Gore family home that has been passed through the generations, though. Duh.