AL GORE, stung by criticism over his house's energy efficiency, says renovations are almost complete to make it a model "green" home.
"This plan has been in the works for a long time," the environmental activist and former vice-president said.
"The only thing that has changed is that we're more public about it because of the misleading attack by a global-warming denier group."
This year a conservative group criticised Mr Gore, citing electricity bills that were far more than the typical Nashville home. Records showed the Gore family paid an average monthly electricity bill of about $1400.
Mr Gore's renovation project, which he said has been in the works for months, seeks to meet standards established by the US Green Building Council.
Once his upscale neighbourhood changed zoning laws this year, Mr Gore was able to place solar panels on his roof and is preparing to install a geothermal system that will, among other things, drastically reduce the cost of heating his pool.
Drew Johnson, whose Tennessee Centre for Policy Research had criticised Mr Gore, said: "The renovations are obviously in direct response to our finding that he's a hypocrite on the issue of global warming."
- AP
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