[Greenbuilding] ENERGY STAR Clothes Dryers Program Launch

[Grace Annam]

On 07/22 at 22:46 PM, Paul Eldridge wrote:

> I've line dried in the past, but have come to appreciate the convenience
> of tossing everything into the dryer, twisting a knob and pressing a
> button, and it seems that I'm far from alone in this.  And if someone
> disapproves of my choices or finds my behaviour morally repugnant, I'm
> OK with that too.

I agree that it's convenient.

If our energy prices reflected the actual externalities - incrementally 
depleted resources, added pollution in emissions and PVC-covered wire in 
landfills, etc - then I would have no problem with your choice.  You 
would be paying for it.

The problem right now is that we're NOT paying for our choices as we 
should be, and so the feedback loops which influence our behavior are 
weaker and longer than they should be.

When someone puts his used motor oil down the stormwater drain, that's 
convenient, too - so little of the impact comes down on him as an 
individual, while ALL of the benefit accrues to him.

Grace


-- 
No, no, we don't morally censure.  We just want the money.
--Monty Python's "Blackmail" sketch