Re: energy conservation

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:07:50 GMT, nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote
in message  <4597a64b.1374743484@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>Today's NYT has an excellent article on energy conservation.
>
>     http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/30/business/30diet.html?ref=science
>
>Caveats: Users of X-10 and Insteon know there's the additional cost of
>filters to factor in for CFLs and utility companies know that wind
>turbines have to be matched kW for kW with other generators to meet demand
>when the wind (less predictable than certain blowhards) doesn't blow.

The front page (below the fold) of this morning's NY Times has another,
longer article on Walmart's commitment to selling 100 million compact
fluorescent lamps that provides some insight into retailers' and
manufacturers' perspective.

Nothing particularly new in the article that Dave cites (except for the bad
'rithmetic in the third to last paragraph).

The lead itself describes 3-month old activities:

	Environmental Protection Agency kicked off Energy Awareness Month
 	in October with the slogan ?change a light, change the world,?
	and encouraged Americans to buy compact fluorescent lights
	instead of conventional incandescent bulbs.

which is a recommendation that most everyone -- except consumers --  seems
to agree with.

... Marc
Marc_F_Hult
www.ECOntrol.org