We could have a very fine standard of living while consuming lots less energy than we do.
boddi satva wrote:
>"if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to
>consume more energy." -
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>Seems axiomatic to me (at least in the near term). What's the
>problem with this statement?
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>On 11/16/05, Doug Henwood
><<mailto:dhenwood at panix.com>dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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>[via Sam Smith's Progressive Review - Grassley is a 5th-term Senator
>from Iowa]
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>You know, what--what makes our economy grow is energy. And, and
>Americans are used to going to the gas tank (sic), and when they put
>that hose in their, uh, tank, and when I do it, I wanna get gas out of
>it. And when I turn the light switch on, I want the lights to go on,
>and I don't want somebody to tell me I gotta change my way of living
>to satisfy them. Because this is America, and this is something we've
>worked our way into, and the American people are entitled to it, and
>if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to
>consume more energy." - Charles Grassley on NPR
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><<http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3>http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3>
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