August 7, 2008 at 10:02PM
By Tommi Lewis Tilden
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Master skeptics and raconteurs Penn Jillette and Teller recently took the environment to task on Showtime's "Penn and Teller's Bullshit" claiming, among many things, that Al Gore is an energy hog.
The "Being Green" episode brings up the now-old allegation that Gore's 20-room Tennessee mansion uses more electricity each month than the average American uses every 17 months. The sleight of hand sleuths also report that the carbon offset credits Gore purchases come from Generation Investment Management, a company our ex-VP owns.
A wolf features prominently in upcoming PBS coverage.
But despite the Gore-bashing, P&T stopped short of calling global warming bullshit because...they really don't know: "We know that feng shui is bullshit; the Bible is full of bullshit. But global warming? There's evidence the planet is getting warmer, but we can't be sure we're causing it. And even if we did cause it, we don't know that we can fix it. And even if we can fix it, we don't know how."
As expected, the "Being Green" message boards were jammed with protests: "Your Al Gore thing is so blown out of proportion. His electricity is sourced from green energy sources, his mansion doubles as an office. This whole hate outcry generated by the nutty right has long been debunked and here you are bringing it up again."
And: "It's getting pretty ridiculous to deny man-made global warming at this point. Seriously guys, do your homework, interview some real scientists (the ones you claim to love and respect SOOOO much) and you'll find out that your position on this issue is BULLSHIT."
At least the National Geographic Channel (NGC) is keeping it real with "Man-Made: Power Towers"-a documentary (premiered July 31, check for repeats) about building the Bahrain World Trade Center along the Persian Gulf Shores. This 50-story glass-tower is the world's first skyscraper to incorporate wind energy to supply clean power to this ginormous building.
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