On the Radio... [RE-wrenches]

[allan]

Holt, try this:  [And wrenches, you might check out Grist.  It's a daily
e-mail synopsis of 4-6 current environmental stories.  They do 1-paragraph
synopses with links to full stories, like the one below.  Signup is free.]
Allan @poz-e

Electricity restructuring has not only contributed to the energy
crisis in California, opines Donella Meadows in Grist, it has also
squeezed out the very best energy supply strategy -- namely
efficiency.  From lighting to water pumps to electric motors, it is
cheaper and far better for the environment to install devices that
deliver the same service with less power.  In the old electric
system, it cost utilities less to subsidize more efficient bulbs than
to build another dinosaur power plant.  In the deregulated system,
utilities have only one incentive:  to sell us as much power as
possible.  So much for efficiency!  Read more on the Grist Magazine
website.

read it only in Grist Magazine:  Deregulation in California didn't
help consumers, or the environment -- by Donella Meadow
<http://www.gristmagazine.com/grist/citizen/citizen012201.stm


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