A classic case of too much time on their hands

Al Gore is one of two things to most people, he's either the great messiah for climate change awareness to the masses or he an arrogant, preachy, fear-mongering, fact-twisting has-been. (Full disclosure, I'm not a fan of his methods, he's using the same methods used in the 1920s Red Scare, we'll frighten people into doing something, facts be damned)

But one thing Al Gore is; commited to his message that global warming is occuring and that we need to do something about it. Because he has accepted all the good with his role, namely millions and millions of dollars and a Nobel Prize he has also left himself open for some deserved and much undeserved criticism.
The latest in the undeserved categoty is this posting from Drew Johnson head of The Tennessee Center for Policy Resaerch. Tha article if from The Nashville City Paper.

"I pulled up to Al’s house, located in the posh Belle Meade section of Nashville, at 8:48pm – right in the middle of Earth Hour. I found that the main spotlights that usually illuminate his 9,000 square foot mansion were dark, but several of the lights inside the house were on.
In fact, most of the windows were lit by the familiar blue-ish hue indicating that floor lamps and ceiling fixtures were off, but TV screens and computer monitors were hard at work. (In other words, his house looked the way most houses look about 1:45am when their inhabitants are distractedly watching “Cheaters” or “Chelsea Lately” reruns.)
The kicker, though, were the dozen or so floodlights grandly highlighting several trees and illuminating the driveway entrance of Gore’s mansion.
I [kid] you not, my friends, the savior of the environment couldn’t be bothered to turn off the gaudy lights that show off his goofy trees."

Johnson also pointed out Al Gore's excessive use of energy in 2007.

But like any good politician, Gore responds; (rather his spokewoman does)
"The Gores honored Earth Hour by shutting off the lights at their residence. The heating and air conditioning were turned off as well. But more importantly, the Gores live in a Gold LEED certified home, powered by geothermal power. They have undergone renovations to put solar panels on the roof and participate in all of the renewable power programs offered by their local utility. They aren’t perfect, no family is, but they do their best, year-round to try to make a difference at home and across the country to make a difference on the climate crisis."

First, who cares if he left a few lights on or not?
Second, there are much easier things to criticize Al Gore about than this, this is the definition of petty.