[Magdalen] gas prices?
Marion Thompson
marionwhitevale at gmail.com
Fri Oct 24 00:12:54 UTC 2014
So how exactly am I supposed to keep warm up here in the frozen north/?
/I heat mostly with wood in an airtight stove - 3 full cords. The
baseboards are expensive to run and even my split-heat/air, air I don't
use, heat pump system installed last year needs power to work and can't
cope with the sort of winter we had last year..
What is your secret?
Marion, a pilgrim
On 10/23/2014 2:21 PM, Jim Guthrie wrote:
> From: Charles Wohlers
>
>> Yes, and I'm sure that when you moved to Scranton you installed a
>> woodstove
>
> In case you didn’t know, Woodstoves are pretty efficient at pumping
> carbon into the atmosphere. Renewables per se do not address Global
> Warming.
>
> But it should be noted that unlike those who talk the talk but don’t
> walk the walk, it appears that the younger generation is paying
> attention:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/upshot/where-the-graduates-are-going-and-where-they-already-are.html
>
>
> Note that only one of the top cities attracting college graduates does
> not have rail transit -- Indianapolis. Places that have been
> traditionally hostile to transit are chasing away the
> graduates/millenials, like Detroit.
>
> And while we're at it, it should be noted that millenials are a big
> concern to the autmakers, as they tend to not care about getting their
> drivers license, let alone a car:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/report-finds-americans-are-driving-less-led-by-youth.html
>
>
> . . . even the automakers are concerned:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/business/media/to-draw-reluctant-young-buyers-gm-turns-to-mtv.html
>
>
> So at least the youngsters are concerned,even as the boomers continue
> in denial.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie
> .
>
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