It is MY thermostat isn't it?

[Hugh R]

Originally Posted by KaptKaos

How about my freedom of association, to conduct business and buy a lawful product without government interference?

Touche'

[1fastredsc]

Another alternative is to wire directly to your AC unit a small generator. This way when the government neuters your AC system, you can fire it back up on your own power.

[RWebb]

"ignore an obvious source of fossil fuel use mitigation?"
- it isn't being ignored. it's being studied & there are scores of plans about to be submitted for construction.

I just pointed out the two big big problems with it is all.

If we can get the cost of photovoltaic solare cells down a bit, then
a new day will dawn. And I think we are pretty close.

Terrorists will have a hard time using those to cause trouble...

[Mule]

Originally Posted by RWebb

"nuclear power ... Clean..."

- Duh!

It has no day to day emissions. It is hardly clean -- unless you have one hell of plan to deal with the nuclear waste generated.

Then there is the problem of one getting hit by terrorists - or of them getting a hold of the waste during shipment or storage.

The Navy DOES do a great job of guarding theirs. A friend of mine was doing studies (on possible radionuclide transport by rattlesnakes as they burrow thru soil & eat rodent burrowers) on the INEEL site - back when it was a Navy run facility.

One day his graduate students forgot to check in before driving around to their study sites. It took about 4 minutes before they were surrounded by naval sharpshooters in helicopters. When challenged by bullhorn, they yelled back "We're just graduate students" and held up some of their snakes.

I'm sure that was amusing.

But unless you are prepared to buy that kind of security at commercial plants, forget it.

Learn to love the darkness. It's your friend, so is the cold.

[djmcmath]

Originally Posted by ZOANAS

And to think it's all based on the theory of global warming.

Be careful -- Gravitational Theory is "just a theory" as well. Apparently some "theories" are more well founded than others, no?

[Mule]

WOW. Jump! See if you come back down. Now find some proof that if we do what all these socialists want that the temp will drop.

[KaptKaos]

Originally Posted by djmcmath

Be careful -- Gravitational Theory is "just a theory" as well. Apparently some "theories" are more well founded than others, no?

What causes gravity?

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by cstreit

I'll make a fortune selling lead laced thermostat covers to Californians... Block the radio signals, keep your house cool....

...or just install a simple hidden one in the basement to override it.

Not so simple cause now I have to dig out a basement...