This manages to try to blame without actually offering any suggestions.
I'm particularly fond of the phrase "over airconditioned"--that seems somewhat arbitrary doesn't it? It seems to cover both cooling (air conditioning) and heating (running the furnance), on the theory that using less of each means less energy usage, and hence less coal/CO2/etc. It hearkens back to a century ago and basically says, "See? We lived without these things then."
It seems cutting down on air conditioning is rather like mas transit--everybody thinks it's a great idea for the other guy and have a myriad of reasons why they don't do it themselves. Obama was the perfect example of this--after lecturing Americans many times about "over airconditioning" the first thing he did in the White House was to turn up the furnance to keep the rooms warmer (apparently he likes to work in shirt sleeves). After lecturing people on the one there was a reason why he couldn't do it...all lecture, no example.
I have a better idea--let's make our energy sources cleaner, simpler nad more diverse rather than reducing our level of civilization.
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This manages to try to blame without actually offering any suggestions.
I'm particularly fond of the phrase "over airconditioned"--that seems somewhat arbitrary doesn't it? It seems to cover both cooling (air conditioning) and heating (running the furnance), on the theory that using less of each means less energy usage, and hence less coal/CO2/etc. It hearkens back to a century ago and basically says, "See? We lived without these things then."
It seems cutting down on air conditioning is rather like mas transit--everybody thinks it's a great idea for the other guy and have a myriad of reasons why they don't do it themselves. Obama was the perfect example of this--after lecturing Americans many times about "over airconditioning" the first thing he did in the White House was to turn up the furnance to keep the rooms warmer (apparently he likes to work in shirt sleeves). After lecturing people on the one there was a reason why he couldn't do it...all lecture, no example.
I have a better idea--let's make our energy sources cleaner, simpler nad more diverse rather than reducing our level of civilization.
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