Interesting story

[moelarrycheese 0]

Tale of Two Houses

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House 1:

The four-bedroom home was planned so that "every room has a

relationship with something in the landscape that's different

from the room next door. Each of the rooms feels like a

slightly different place." The resulting single-story house is

a paragon of environmental planning.

The passive-solar house is built of honey-colored native

limestone and positioned to absorb winter sunlight, warming the

interior walkways and walls of the 4,000-square-foot residence.

Geothermal heat pumps circulate water through pipes buried 300

feet deep in the ground. These waters pass through a heat

exchange system that keeps the home warm in winter and cool in

summer. A 25,000-gallon underground cistern collects rainwater

gathered from roof urns; wastewater from sinks, toilets, and

showers cascades into underground purifying tanks and is also

funneled into the cistern. The water from the cistern is then

used to irrigate the landscaping around the four-bedroom home,

(which) uses indigenous grasses, shrubs, and flowers to

complete the exterior treatment of the home. In addition to

its minimal environmental impact, the look and layout of the

house reflect one of the paramount priorities: relaxation. A

spacious 10-foot porch wraps completely around the residence

and beckons the family outdoors. With few hallways to speak

of, family and guests make their way from room to room either

directly or by way of the porch. "The house doesn't hold you

in. Where the porch ends there is grass. There is no step-up at

all." This house consumes 25% of the energy of an average

American home. (Source: Cowboys and Indians Magazine, Oct.

2002 and Chicago Tribune April 2001.)

House 2:

This 20-room, 8-bathroom house consumes more electricity every

month than the average American household uses in an entire

year. The average household in America consumes 10,656

kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of

Energy. In 2006, this house devoured nearly 221,000 kWh, more

than 20 times the national average. Last August alone, the

house 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 this energy consumption, the

average monthly electric bill topped $1,359. Also, natural gas

bills for this house and guest house averaged $1,080 per month

last year. In total, this house had nearly $30,000 in combined

electricity and natural gas bills for 2006. (Source: just

about anywhere in the news last month online and on talk radio,

but barely on TV.)

House 1 belongs to George and Laura Bush, and is in Crawford,

Texas.

House 2 belongs to Al and Tipper Gore, and is in Nashville,

Tennessee.

[Niels Bohr 72]

This is a double thread. There was another Thread like this some where.

[Dr_LHA 3]

In other news: Al Gore did in fact, eat all the pies.

[Robor007 0]

Yes, you're right. GWB is much more environmentally conscientious than Al Gore.

Next up, Al Gore really behind the Iraq war.

This post reminds me of the chain letter ####### I get in Email from my mom. Congrats OP!

Edited March 29, 2007 by Robor007

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

Yes, you're right. GWB is much more environmentally conscientious than Al Gore.

Next up, Al Gore really behind the Iraq war.

This post reminds me of the chain letter ####### I get in Email from my mom. Congrats OP!

al gore invented the iraq war

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Al Gore is a hypocritical chopfuck.