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| Author: | Bob-a-rama [ Fri May 24, 2019 3:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Turn off your AC - 37% of the worlds energy feeds them |
A few months ago I read that world-wise 37% of the energy generated is used for air conditioners. In the US the energy used for ACs far exceeds what is generated for industrial purposes. And if you ever stand near an AC unit, it's easy to see they put out a lot of heat. So what I see is a feedback loop. We are hot, so we cool our homes, that generates more heat, so our AC units need to work harder and use more energy than before, which generates more heat, which means the AC units have to use more energy, which generates even more heat and so on ad infinitum. Can we justify this? For 99.999999% of humankind's existence, we have survived quite well without AC. Is is moral to complain that industry is wasting too much and contributing to global warming when we are doing the same thing? I grew up in Florida, where we painted the roofs white, wore seasonal clothing, opened the windows and planted shade trees. Nobody was dying from the heat. We were acclimated to it. I don't use it to this day. I painted the roof white, planted dozens of live oak trees, and use fans to move the air around. I challenge you to do the same. Bob |
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| Author: | Wayne Stollings [ Sat May 25, 2019 4:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Turn off your AC - 37% of the worlds energy feeds them |
With the increasing global temperatures the use of air conditioning is going to expand north and to higher elevations just like the USDA hardiness zones are moving in those directions. |
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| Author: | Bob-a-rama [ Sat May 25, 2019 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Turn off your AC - 37% of the worlds energy feeds them |
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