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August 18th 2009

Greening With Envy

I like this idea. I’d like to see a breakdown of my neighbors energy use and what they are paying. It’s tough to explain to your housemates that $300 a month for electricity in a townhouse is stupid.

It’s also nice to know how easily we are persuaded by each other.

Posted at 8:08pm and tagged with: the atlantic, environment, energy,.

June 12th 2008

Life On Planet Green - The Current

Posted at 10:06pm and tagged with: green, environment, the atlantic, the current, planet green,.

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If this sounds like a nightmare, like the Soviet communal apartments of yesteryear, it’s worth noting that this is not an unfamiliar arrangements in the annals of human history, that going green will naturally require some small sacrifice in private space, and that social isolation is a much bigger killer in modern America than overcrowding. In 1970, Americans consumed 478 square feet person. As of 2000, that number had increased to 800 square feet per person. Suffice to say, Americans did not become twice as happy over that interval.

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