latimes.com— Starting in 2011, state regulators want retailers to sell only the most energy-efficient models of power hungry LCD and plasma sets. The industry opposes the new rules and warns of higher prices.
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I know I'm no actor or governor but I have an idea; maybe with the increase in population in California and the increase in electronic consumer goods and California's present economic situation an increase in electrical capacity could be of benefit? I know, it's a wacky idea but just maybe, it could work?
You're really playing the immigrant card? Come on, thinking about it logically if anything illegal immigrants use less energy per capita than the typical citizen.If we're talking about the size of the country, the US has a higher population density than Sweden and the two are virtually identical as far as rural/urban population breakdowns go. Both are around 80% urban.Also did you even read what I typed? Their energy SUPPLY increased, the energy DEMAND shrank over the same period of time:"The total energy consumption in the residential, commercial and services sectors have, infact, decreased from 165 TWh in 1970 to 144 TWh in 2000."In short Sweden has far more supply than present demand. Consider a course in reading comprehension.As for California you'll notice a couple of things:1. I never said for sure that it stayed flat, I said I believed it did because I recalled something of that sort and in my cursory look I didn't find any recent research to the contrary.2. That doesn't cover the full period of time which I discussed, which is why I didn't utilize it or some of the other research I located.An addition to this is that the growth in consumption of natural gas over the period it does cover is actually negative, which may have been what I recalled reading. But by all means don't let me persuade you away from your paranoid delusions..just stop spamming that blog link, nobody cares.
Of course companies will innovate without government intervention. Why do you think we have the Nintendo Wii rather than the original NES? It's because competitors came into the market with better products, requiring Nintendo to develop a better one in response. I don't remember a mandate from any government that required Nintendo to better their product...And why wouldn't nuclear energy be a viable alternative? We actually have the technology already, as well as the safety precautions to protect them from terrorism and the surrounding environment from a disaster.
luminiqueJan 4, 2009
Saving money on your TV won't do much good when you can't watch it because of the blackout.
snackalackaJan 6, 2009
Elementary economics doesn't begin to cover the scope of this issue.
snackalackaJan 6, 2009
lol "at my rifle range". Sorry, I don't know if that's actually funny, or I'm just Canadian
Closed AccountJan 6, 2009
I know I'm no actor or governor but I have an idea; maybe with the increase in population in California and the increase in electronic consumer goods and California's present economic situation an increase in electrical capacity could be of benefit? I know, it's a wacky idea but just maybe, it could work?
runningflame570Jan 8, 2009
You're really playing the immigrant card? Come on, thinking about it logically if anything illegal immigrants use less energy per capita than the typical citizen.If we're talking about the size of the country, the US has a higher population density than Sweden and the two are virtually identical as far as rural/urban population breakdowns go. Both are around 80% urban.Also did you even read what I typed? Their energy SUPPLY increased, the energy DEMAND shrank over the same period of time:"The total energy consumption in the residential, commercial and services sectors have, infact, decreased from 165 TWh in 1970 to 144 TWh in 2000."In short Sweden has far more supply than present demand. Consider a course in reading comprehension.As for California you'll notice a couple of things:1. I never said for sure that it stayed flat, I said I believed it did because I recalled something of that sort and in my cursory look I didn't find any recent research to the contrary.2. That doesn't cover the full period of time which I discussed, which is why I didn't utilize it or some of the other research I located.An addition to this is that the growth in consumption of natural gas over the period it does cover is actually negative, which may have been what I recalled reading. But by all means don't let me persuade you away from your paranoid delusions..just stop spamming that blog link, nobody cares.
machthreeJan 9, 2009
Of course companies will innovate without government intervention. Why do you think we have the Nintendo Wii rather than the original NES? It's because competitors came into the market with better products, requiring Nintendo to develop a better one in response. I don't remember a mandate from any government that required Nintendo to better their product...And why wouldn't nuclear energy be a viable alternative? We actually have the technology already, as well as the safety precautions to protect them from terrorism and the surrounding environment from a disaster.