Comments on: Energy Transition-Draconian Measures http://fwe.cwis.org/2008/08/04/energy-transition-draconian-measures/ An Online Daily Journal of the Center for World Indigenous Studies Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jay Taber http://fwe.cwis.org/2008/08/04/energy-transition-draconian-measures/#comment-1148 Jay Taber Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:21:18 +0000 http://fwe.cwis.org/2008/08/04/energy-transition-draconian-measures/#comment-1148 Reducing carbon footprint is now a phrase used by some to express an environmental awareness. Like calorie-counting for healthier diets, I expect that BTU consciousness might result in more mindful walking and less mindless driving. Shutting off the furnace and putting on a sweater, likewise. Moving the discussion into an acknowledgment that every gallon kills could make conservation a human rights issue. Reducing carbon footprint is now a phrase used by some to express an environmental awareness. Like calorie-counting for healthier diets, I expect that BTU consciousness might result in more mindful walking and less mindless driving. Shutting off the furnace and putting on a sweater, likewise.

Moving the discussion into an acknowledgment that every gallon kills could make conservation a human rights issue.

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