You've seen the stories in the US and Great Britain, about Al Gore's large energy usage at what can only be called his estate. As if that weren't bad enough, Gore used to collect royalties from a zinc mine on his property, one cited for polluting. The mining operation was closed in 2003. USA Today reported in 2006:'Living carbon-neutral apparently doesn't mean living oil-stock free. Nor does it necessarily mean giving up a mining royalty either.Humanity might be "sitting on a ticking time bomb," but Gore's home in Carthage is sitting on a zinc mine. Gore receives $20,000 a year in royalties from Pasminco Zinc, which operates a zinc concession on his property. Tennessee has cited the company for adding large quantities of barium, iron and zinc to the nearby Caney Fork River. 'The reference to oil stock concerns Al Gore managing around one half million dollars worth of Occidental Petroleum stock in his late father's estate. At the Democratic National Convention in 2000,...(Read Full Post)