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The green power Gore purchased in those three months is equivalent to recycling 2.48 million aluminum cans or 286,092 pounds of newspaper, according to comparison figures on NES' Web site."<ref>[http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS01/702270382]</ref>

The green power Gore purchased in those three months is equivalent to recycling 2.48 million aluminum cans or 286,092 pounds of newspaper, according to comparison figures on NES' Web site."<ref>[http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS01/702270382]</ref>

The above system, known as purchasing "carbon credits", is considered highly dubious by some, as it is tantamount to paying someone else to use a "green" energy source for you.  It would be akin to shooting a dozen spotted owls, then paying a farmer to raise 12 more chickens to replace them.

The above system, known as purchasing "carbon credits", is considered highly dubious by some, as it is tantamount to paying someone else to use a "green" energy source for you.  It would be akin to shooting a dozen spotted owls, then paying a farmer to raise 12 extra chickens to replace them.

Also, some conservatives have pointed to Gore's use of a private jet while spreading the message about the dangers of [[global warming]].<ref>[http://www.gnn.tv/articles/2332/More_Inconvenient_Truths_About_Al_Gore More Inconvenient Truths About Al Gore]</ref>

Also, some conservatives have pointed to Gore's use of a private jet while spreading the message about the dangers of [[global warming]].<ref>[http://www.gnn.tv/articles/2332/More_Inconvenient_Truths_About_Al_Gore More Inconvenient Truths About Al Gore]</ref>