[news] Commentary: Hypocritical Congress Ignores Energy Efficiency

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

Although more and more people are becoming concerned about the potential consequences of climate change, oil depletion, and pollution, the U.S. Congress continues to pay no more than lipservice to these issues, on the rare occasions when it is not enjoying yet another vacation. While other countries' governments are enforcing a change-over to far more efficient fluorescent lightbulbs and taking other serious measures to promote energy efficiency, the United States is moving toward the construction of additional coal and nuclear power plants to satisfy its massively wasteful electrical demands.

  


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