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jstack6
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Hollywood is going green thanks to Ed Begely Jr. He stated the EMA awards and has everyone thinking green.
This is a big move from the Rat pack and Bogart with a cigar and drinking that was the past sterio type. This is getting more to Green Acers and Eddie Albert who helped start Earth Day. Go Hollywood, thanks to Ed !

There are new movies about the environment. The past top one is Al Gore An Inconvient Truth.
This year it is the 11th hour by Leonardo DeCapria.

http://www.ema-online.org/greenlight_2005_winter_cover_story.htm

‹ Ed on MMFN w/ Gary Goldberg 11TH HOUR the movie ›
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Submitted by jstack6 on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 22:20.

Jeff Schultz
Re: EMA awards, Environmental Media Association

jstack,

To answer your question, no I am not a vegan nor do I have any desire to be. 90% of my foodstuffs are locally raised or raised by myself. I hunt and I bring home game to consume and by the time I am done the only thing left is the bones, which I take out for the omni and carnivores to pick clean and utilize. There is nothing like a pickled tongue sandwich or fricaseed squirrel with a side of butter simmered cattail roots.

I do not produce my own power, passive solar is as far as it gets. I am in the process of building my reirement home however that will function and thrive entirely off the grid. With a sustainable aquaculture station and plenty of garden space.

I do own a vehicle which gets about 42 mpg give or take. I rarely drive, I bike whenever possible. I used to mountain bike race when I was a younger lad in my thirties.

When I worked for the U. I lived my life with no cares. Driven by the desire to discover and enlighten myself. I quit, realizing there are more important things in life than to enrich oneself. I am a minimalist and from the "standards' I've seen, my lifestyle has always been green. It is the way I was raised and I shall continue to live the way I was brought up. Waste not want not.

I work out of my home and my "personal space' garage which works out quite well.

 


Sun, 02/03/2008 - 11:30

jstack6
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Re: EMA awards, Environmental Media Association

Jeff,

   Before burning Al Gore we have to consider how he has made the world much more aware of the issues. Sure he's not clean and pure but all of us are trying to improve and he could cut his pollution in half very easy. Maybe he will soon.

    How clean is your walk compared to Ed Begley Jr ?

   Do you eat Vegan ?

   Do you produce all your own power from clean sources ?

    Do you drive electric , on clean power ?

    Do you ride a bicycle on many places you go and work ?

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Sat, 02/02/2008 - 10:40

ctyankee
Re: EMA awards, Environmental Media Association

Hi jstack,

  The only thing we agree on is that before burning unca' Al, we should install a serious H.E.P.A. filter ...   That's:  "Holy Eco-Political Ambitions, Batman!"

  There' not a lot more I can add about the former VP, except: Whoa! 

I've been told the book/movie is the ultimate piece of inconsistent nonsense since the Pythons released "Holy Grail" I dunno, But the thought of unca' Al saying "Ne!" and ordering the boys to come back with a shrubbery after felling the mightiest tree in the forest seems to fit.

Knowledgeable folks laugh at "An Inconvenient Truth" the same way real Anglican historians laugh at The Pythons, but for different reasons.

Asking Jeff to compare himself to the "the Ed man" ( I mean that with complete respect) is not very nice, in fact it's a bit mean.

Let's face it when people talk about Ed and his green bone-fides, there is a bit of *envy* with every single chuckle.  Ed is a man that is *truly* dedicated to living the green life.  He has been doing it since way back when it earned him much more scorn than respect.  He never wavered in his commitment.  Ed defies the Hollywood establishment in many ways, yet maintains their respect.

Al Gore, bred and raised like a prize bull for political office, saw an opening and zigged to try to improve his position.  While I'm thankful that his opportunism has drawn attention to the environmental movement, let's not forget that it was still opportunism.  Al Gore probably doesn't understand why he's not still in office, and grew a beard to alter his persona. 


Sun, 02/03/2008 - 13:10

Jeff Schultz
Re: EMA awards, Environmental Media Association

Mr. Green?

Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth"

Gore’s home uses more than 20 times the national average

Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.

Gore’s mansion, located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

"As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use," said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

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Tue, 01/29/2008 - 07:43