The recent headlines on Congressional hearings on light bulbs and toilets prompted the NY Times to do a Room for Debate feature, which I contributed to. They confine us to 300 words, so I didn’t get to say much, but for the record, here’s what I weighed in with:
Let’s re-write the question. The trope of “offended consumers” is a trap set by the PR folks at climate denier central: in fact, Americans are believe strongly in energy efficient appliances, love the financial payback, and appreciate the chance to help the environment.
Rand Paul, on the other hand, sure looks like he’s trying to provide a large and quick return on investment to his two largest campaign contributors. Those would be ARP, a repeated safety offender from the industry that is doing the most to stop... (read more...)
