Rick (no spam) Ethridge
2009-11-14 22:42:07 UTC
Looking at it logically "Cap and Trade" is cap and tax with the big
boys like GE making out like bandits. There'll be no energy savings or
major reduction of greenhouse gases. BTW di-hydrogen monoxide is a
much more powerful greenhouse gas. Call your representatives to control
IT!
On a more realistic note, in 1988 I installed a 98.5% efficient gas
furnace and 14 SEER air conditioning unit. Before that I installed a
set-back thermostat saving 60% over the original plant. I was called
crazy. It payed for itself after 10 years. I upgraded one of my
computers from CRT to LCD and replaced all the incandescent lamps to
CFL. I saved money on heating, energy usage and replacement costs. I
did that to save money. NOBODY HELD A GUN TO MY HEAD! I still use a
quadraphonic open-reel recorder with out-board DBX and Dolby. I also
use an older Zenith tube-type table radio.
I refuse to have the government dictate to me what I can or cannot do
inside my home. If energy costs go up I'll invest in wind and/or solar
which will untether me from the grid depriving nice people at OPPD from
earning a living. Then the greedy bastards in Washington will need to
find another "cash cow" to milk just like SCHIP with people quitting
smoking because the price's too high. My brother finally did!
boys like GE making out like bandits. There'll be no energy savings or
major reduction of greenhouse gases. BTW di-hydrogen monoxide is a
much more powerful greenhouse gas. Call your representatives to control
IT!
On a more realistic note, in 1988 I installed a 98.5% efficient gas
furnace and 14 SEER air conditioning unit. Before that I installed a
set-back thermostat saving 60% over the original plant. I was called
crazy. It payed for itself after 10 years. I upgraded one of my
computers from CRT to LCD and replaced all the incandescent lamps to
CFL. I saved money on heating, energy usage and replacement costs. I
did that to save money. NOBODY HELD A GUN TO MY HEAD! I still use a
quadraphonic open-reel recorder with out-board DBX and Dolby. I also
use an older Zenith tube-type table radio.
I refuse to have the government dictate to me what I can or cannot do
inside my home. If energy costs go up I'll invest in wind and/or solar
which will untether me from the grid depriving nice people at OPPD from
earning a living. Then the greedy bastards in Washington will need to
find another "cash cow" to milk just like SCHIP with people quitting
smoking because the price's too high. My brother finally did!