You know, while it may be true that Californians have practiced and studied some good conservation principles, I also think David has a point. Back when I was taking some hard look at America's overall energy usage, home heating oil is a very significant part of that usage. Sometimes the statisticians will break out home heating oil from other statistics because it can tend to skew our understanding.
Home heating oil is, I think, not as important in some parts of the country. We do have heating and cooling needs here in San Diego, but it is somewhat a matter of degree and location. By the ocean, it is cooler and one doesn't need A/C as much. Further inland A/C could be more important, it can get *very* hot in some areas, but it is dry here and not like some of the more humid extreme-heat situations. As to energy needs during cool periods, it is important to have heat, but obviously not as important nor as demanding on the energy supply as in a climate that often goes well below freezing, such as one finds in other parts of the country. On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 01:16:48 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi David, > >The fact is that California during many years have a very active >program for saving of energy. This is the reason, because if you >look at other states in US, with similar climate conditions, they >are at average or above average. Of course, a lot is AC in those >states, very much offices. If you look at statistics over the years >and growth, you can clearly see that it is man made savings. > >California is the state that is and has been the most active state >in US, when it comes to energy conservation and pollution. We >had many exchange students and visiting professors from California >in the Swedish universities. > >Still the Californian use twice as much energy as the average Swede. >But they are best in the US after Hawaii, which is definitely determined >by the climate. > >Hakan > > > > >At 06:55 PM 1/23/2003 -0500, you wrote: >>Re: >>Californians 50% >> >>I don't want to step on a good thing, but is it 50% because of the climate, >>or 50% because Californians are >>different or more energy conscious? >> >>My gfather lives in San Diego. He almost never has to turn the heat on, >>ever. He only uses AC on the >>hotest of days.. perhaps 5 days if that. >> >>Contrast that to my coast, and its cold cold cold in the winter.. and hot >>and muggy in the summer where you >>might leave the AC in the car on while you tkae a shower and get ready for >>your date..lest you get all sweaty before you AC can >>cool your car. <not everyone owns a garage> >> >> >>So i dont really like the 50% one.. >> >>on the other hand.. THIS ONE >>http://energy.saving.nu/biofuel-sticker-3.jpg >> >>is absolutely hilarious. and gives you the secondary point of committing >>suicide on your dependence on the pump. >> >>funny.. :) > > > >Biofuels at Journey to Forever >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >Biofuel at WebConX >http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm >List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: >http://archive.nnytech.net/ >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
