How Al Gore Amassed a $330 Million Climate Fortune

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Al Gore, former Vice President and loser in the 2000 presidential election, has spent his entire post-political career warning everyone who will listen that global warming is causing the earth to die. that’s better).

His 2006 documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” amassed $49 million at the world box office and catapulted Al into the top ranks of climate hysterics, and he’s never looked back, constantly jetting to speak out his truth in meetings around the globe.

This week he’s at the World Economic Forum Davos Switzerland, where he is.

Is he doing this because he truly believes what he’s saying, or because he cares so Very much about you? While we can’t read his mind, one thing we do know for sure: climate change has been very, very Al Gore, you are a great man. He was valued at $1.7 million at his end as vice president, but he now has an estimated worth of $8.7 million. $330 million fortuneHe owns homes in Virginia, California, Tennessee and receives $2 million per month for a position as a figurehead at Generation Investment Management, a green energy fund that he co-founded with David W. Blood, former Goldman Sachs managing director.

There are only two conclusions I can come to upon learning this news—1) I should have been a climate activist. 2) Hunter Biden is nothing compared to this guy.

If he’s so concerned about rising seas, why would Gore buy a huge oceanview mansion in flood-prone Montecito? The same question could be asked of Barack Obama, the former president. $12 million for a waterfront view on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

#CarbonFootprintAl Gore’s home uses more electricity in a year than the average US household in 21 years. https://t.co/Ge3uK21eqb pic.twitter.com/driUDwhZC8

— Jeff Jacoby (@Jeff_Jacoby) August 4, 2017

Gore’s other property holdings are pretty sweet, too, according to Daily Mail:

Gore’s family has owned farming land in his native Tennessee for generations, while his mansion in Nashville is valued at $7.5 million, his waterfront villa in Montecito, where he counts Oprah as a neighbor [and don’t forget Prince Harry]His Virginia home is worth about $3 million and his apartment at the St. Regis San Francisco building are valued at around $13 Million.

How did he make all this money? He is a shareholder in the $36Billion Generation Investment Management fund. This fund has around $80M worth of stock in companies like Apple, Google and Google. He also receives a salary as a member on Apple’s compensation committee. He is paid $200,000 per public speaking engagement. He also consults companies. “going green” For unspecified (but presumably large) fees

Al Gore made a fortune from bad predictions. Jim Kramer is the only one with a better record. Imagine yourself in the audience, listening to this ass. It’s like a panel with Epstein and Bill Clinton on empowering young women. https://t.co/r5LWfjCOSG

— Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) January 17, 2023

Notice how all of the suggestions in this video would benefit Gore’s Generation Investment fund.

Remember Al Gore’s utility bill? ABC News does. Not long after “An Inconvenient Truth” won an Oscar in 2007, Gore was embarrassed by revelations that he regularly dropped $30,000 a year in gas and electric bills to power his 20-room home, burning through nearly 221,000 kilowatt-hours—or more than 20 times the national average. Dude, if you’re going to be a climate guru, might want to turn down your AC!

Some detractors call Mr. Gore “Mr. Gore”. Algore Al Bore or even Al Bore may not be the most enjoyable to listen to but he has a great knack for making this existential crisis monetizable. He is here in Davos Wednesday, delivering a speech. Talk Unhinged rant about “rain bombs” And “boiling oceans”:

You should be aware of rain bombs. pic.twitter.com/roGtcMGx0R

— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) January 20, 2023

It doesn’t matter that many if not most of Al Gore’s predictions have failed to come true—Florida is still above the sea, and the snow on Mt. Kilimanjaro is still 100 feet thick–but that hasn’t stopped the former VP from making a fortune off scaring people and convincing kids like Greta Thunberg They destroyed the world for their parents.

Unfortunately, for most of us who don’t have $2 million a month coming to us from a green investment fund, his work has mostly just resulted in exploding utility bills.

UPDATE: Post has been corrected to note that Gore’s Montecito mansion is oceanview, not oceanside.

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