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"Whata Fool" <whata@fool.ami> wrote in message
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> "hot frog" <short@tension.span>  wrote:
>
> >"Whata Fool" <whata@fool.ami> wrote in message
> >news:j59kr35mvpmna67mo7j95u414sq2uq5sti@4ax.com...
> >> "hot frog" <short@tension.span>  wrote:
> >>
> >> >"Whata Fool" <whata@fool.ami> wrote in message
> >> >> >Step 2. Use the money you save on electricity to purchase
accredited
> >> >green
> >> >> >energy.
> >> >>
> >> >>             What?      The greens must think people are nuts.
> >> >
> >> >This is a way for people to very significantly reduce the pollution
from
> >> >coal-fired power plants and promote the development of green energy,
> >> >without it costing them a cent.
> >> >
> >> >You'd be nuts not to consider it.
> >>
> >>           I have CFLs, but I don't have any money to be buying anything
> >> green.
> >
> >At least the CFLs will save you some money and make a difference to
> >emissions. Step 2 more than quadruples that difference for those who can
> >afford it.
>
>            Anything is possible, but it looks like a lot of people
> are going to look silly and may resent spending the money
> that way if we start having more cold weather.
>           In fact, now they say the polar bears are having a
> problem getting to the baby seals because there is too
> much ice. :-)
>
>          The US law mandates closing production of light bulbs
> in 2012, so there will be a lot of work changing dimmer switches
> and sockets and lamps and shades because of the difference
> in size and shape.
>
>         I still have saved what the CFLs cost me, but they are getting
> better and I should start saving if they last as long as I am seeing now.

Too much ice? Check out http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/ .

And just for fun:
North pole Sep 24, 2003:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/npole/2003/images/noaa1-2003-0924-0929.jpg
North pole Sep 24, 2007:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/npole/2007/images/noaa4-2007-0924-225057.jpg