I'm Confused

Okay why is it President Bush (at off-grid.net)doesn't seem to keen on environmental policy, yet his ranch in Texas is off-grid? Al Gore (at www.wnd.com) is all for environmental policy, yet his home isn't?

I know that I didn't think that "An Inconvenient Truth" was a gospel to be followed by all those who care about the future of the Earth. You would think that someone who does a documentary on the need to be self-sufficient and not to waste energy, wouldn't use 20x the national average. Yet President Bush realized that going off-grid while it may cost more up front, is actually cheaper if you plan to live in the home for a long term ( usually over 10 years).

So I guess the right argument would be that if you go off-grid you will actually be saving money in the long run, and you can claim your doing it for the good of the world. That may work better then "You need to save the planet before it kills you". Not sure which I would personally use but hey it's great to have options! Another one could be if more people do it then it will be cheaper and payback would happen quicker for those of us in the mobile population that anything over 5 years is just to far to plan for.

Of course, I actually believe that no argument will work until a person wants to change or sees the need for it. Since gas prices hitting over $3.00 didn't do it, then not much is as those who can will continue to just grin and bear it until they can't anymore. So until those people feel the pinch either in their wallet or their conscious I won't hold my breath or waste it arguing with what I think they should. I'm going to quietly, at least in my neighborhood, make changes to my home to make me feel better and give my children a better environment, till it's time to not be so quite. This is my outlet for now, maybe one day the neighbors will ask about it but, for now I'm keeping mum.