"More inconvenient truths about energy efficiencyENERGY efficiency, policy wonks like to say, is the forgotten fuel. It can get us half-way to stabilising the climate, in the opinion of the International Energy Agency, a think-tank-cum-watchdog for big energy-consuming countries. Better yet, it pays for itself. If you consider the cost not just of buying a lightbulb or refrigerator or house, but also of powering it over its entire lifespan, the most energy-efficient options tend to be the cheapest.So it should have been with joy that Green.view (GV) discovered this morning that his boiler had packed up for the umpteenth time, and would probably need to be replaced. Here, surely, was a golden opportunity to put his subtle command of energy efficiency to use, and do his bit to save the planet. ..." (2008-3-24)
March 27, 2008
Whither the miracle cure?
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