Britain is Freezing to Death; Mounting Death Toll in Europe; NYT Changes Headlines to “Extremes”
Global warming, global cooling, climate change, what does it matter. They all mean increased use of energy which is in shorter supply and getting more expensive. I live in the mid-Atlantic area, keep my thermostat at 55, wear a stocking cap to bed and a sweater, and put a heating pad on my feet, have a heat lamp clipped to the headboard so I can read in bed without chilling my shoulders and arms. My Social Security and small Teacher’s pension frozen for 2 years. My tax bill and health insurance go up.
I sympathize with the people described in the link. We all need to conserve energy if we don’t want to spend a fortune for it. I don’t want the government to force us to use CFLs, but except for certain specific reasons, it is foolish and selfish not to use them and a lot of other energy saving measures.