[Bikies] NYT letter: yet another energy conservation wacko

[Michael D. Barrett]

Apparently the editors at the NYT do not understand that solar panels 
do not *conserve* energy, they *produce* energy.  This letter to the 
editor writer tries to set the record straight and points out the 
great ways the Japanese do conserve, but he too confuses solar energy 
production with conservation.  It obviously ain't the same, but in 
order for solar to be practical, strong conservation measures must be 
in place.

Note I said *conservation*, not  *deprivation*.   "We have the 
technology"* to live comfortably and energetically efficiently.
-Mike
*First one to name that 1970's TV show this phrase came from, I'll 
give  a 15W (60W incandescent equivalent) sub-compact fluorescent 
bulb!

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From today's NYT:
Saving Energy in Japan

o the Editor:

Re "With Sun on Roof, More Yen in the Pocket" (Business Day, July 29):

Your photo of solar-powered residences in Yoshikawa, Japan, shows 
other ways, besides solar panels, that the Japanese conserve energy. 
We see two smallish cars, a bicycle, laundry air-drying and no lawns 
to mow.

Perhaps we Americans with our large cars, drive-everywhere mentality, 
innumerable consumer products powered by electricity or gas, and 
large lawns that require constant clipping could learn from these 
other techniques how to save energy - and the planet.
  STEPHEN LUDWIG
Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., July 30, 2003



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