[Greenbuilding] ENERGY STAR Clothes Dryers Program Launch

[Corwyn]

On 7/23/2012 10:59 AM, Steven Tjiang wrote:
> My message to corwyn should have read "I am really sorry I don't live up
> to your standard" :-)

No, it really shouldn't have been.  I said:

>>  Thinking long term, any carbon put into the atmosphere stays there for
>>  around a century.  It doesn't care what you did to get it there.  It
>>  doesn't care how important you thought that convenience was.
>>
>>  If you are using renewables on clothes drying, that means they can't be
>>  used to replace someone else's fossil fuel usage.  So more fossil fuels get
>>  burned.  Until the entire grid is renewable, extravagant use of renewables
>>  means more fossil fuels burnt.

There is nothing in that which in any way addresses *my standards*, only 
the standards of the Planet we all live on.  And those are determined 
solely by the laws of Physics.  My standards are completely beside the 
point.  As is any consideration of Morals or Guilt.

I was merely pointing out the inevitable consequences of hypothetical 
actions.  Any guilt came entirely from *your brain*.

Were I to warn someone not to get too close to a loose cliff side, they 
shouldn't feel guilty, or sorry that they can't live up to my standards, 
they should merely become aware of the danger inherent in their actions.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn


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