
“New York University sociology professor Eric Klinenberg said it is ‘indefensible’ for people to use air conditioning the way we do. Klinenberg argues that air conditioning requires too much electricity, the generation of which accelerates global warming. ‘What’s indefensible is our habit of converting homes, offices and massive commercial outlets into igloos on summer days, regardless of how hot it is outdoors,’ wrote Klinenberg. Klinenberg also argued for laws requiring businesses to keep summer temperatures at their facilities above a government-dictated mandatory minimum.”
Related posts:
The S&P's Tragic Rise Will Continue
British 'End of Life' Panels Are Bad News for Everyone
Lew Rockwell: The US Corporate State
Guilty of Aiding the American People
Would A Higher Minimum Wage Help McDonald's Workers?
Phoenix Woman Ordered to Not Give Out Water in 112 Degree Heat Because She Lacked a Permit
Watching the Anti-Freedom Actions of Francois Hollande
Decline and Fall: The Second Stage is Anger
Politics of Bombing Syria Is Secondary to the President’s Power
Paul Craig Roberts: Has Washington’s Arrogance Undone Its Empire?
The Trillion Dollar Coin Is a Great Idea!
'Ag-Gag' Bills, Property Rights, and Common Sense
DNA's Trap for Investors: A Race to the Bottom
Is Cyprus a New Energy Battleground?
Jobless Jokes