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electriclandThe Fraser Institute? Still on crack.
So let me get this straight... we should all be using all the air conditioning we can, because they don't have it in France, and look at all the people over there who died in the heatwave!
(In their slight defence, the version that appeared in the Gazette was titled "Restricting Energy Use Can Be Deadly" -- I don't know if this was a subversive attempt on the headline writer's part to show just how stupid the argument was, but it certainly made me see red much, much sooner.)
The lessons of the blackout, as far as I can see, should be:
1. Energy conservation, people! Where are my incentives to use less energy? Where are my tax credits for energy-efficient appliances (including air conditioners, thank you) and insulation? Why am I being sold super-cheap electricity when the government can't afford to subsidize it and the utilities can't afford to upgrade their systems?
2. Bring the energy production and distribution system into the modern world.
If the Ontario election call is any indication, however, good bloody luck getting anyone to recognize this.
So let me get this straight... we should all be using all the air conditioning we can, because they don't have it in France, and look at all the people over there who died in the heatwave!
(In their slight defence, the version that appeared in the Gazette was titled "Restricting Energy Use Can Be Deadly" -- I don't know if this was a subversive attempt on the headline writer's part to show just how stupid the argument was, but it certainly made me see red much, much sooner.)
The lessons of the blackout, as far as I can see, should be:
1. Energy conservation, people! Where are my incentives to use less energy? Where are my tax credits for energy-efficient appliances (including air conditioners, thank you) and insulation? Why am I being sold super-cheap electricity when the government can't afford to subsidize it and the utilities can't afford to upgrade their systems?
2. Bring the energy production and distribution system into the modern world.
If the Ontario election call is any indication, however, good bloody luck getting anyone to recognize this.
