“Og-blog” stands for “open-government blog” and that’s what we do: tell people about open-government issues of interest to regular citizens, media, trade associations, and government agencies. We find interesting stories and court cases from Washington State and other places about the Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act, access-to-court rulings, and media law.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Public Records Show ... Al Gore's Home Uses the Energy of 232 Average U.S. Homes
By making a public records request to the public utility serving former Vice President Al Gore's home, a Tennessee advocacy group found out that the "green" Mr. Gore uses the energy of 232 average-sized U.S. homes.