But to worry about those types of semantics misses a larger point. Its nobody's business if I idle my car. Its in the 90's with 95% humidity where I'm at right now - so of course I'm going to idle my car...for my personal comfort. Once that is deemed too frivolous in the fight to save Gaia, its not a big leap before the gubmint is controlling my house thermostat and limiting the number of showers I can take.
Agreed 100%. They are already doing that in some places. A freeper said he got a ticket for idling his car in his driveway...that infuriated me.
I detest and despise these nanny-staters who want to tell you what to eat or drink, what kind of light bulb you can have in your house, what your water temp has to be, etc.