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Friday, August 29, 2003

Wake up calls

I know this may seem hypocritical, as I sit in air-conditioning, but...maybe it's time we rethink the wholesale dependency on power grids, non-renewable/polluting fuels, etc.

USATODAY.com - London, parts of England lose power

Of course, those of us who are concerned about the environment tend to be characterised as unrealistic tree-huggers, but really, how did we go from the 70s where oil was scarce and everyone was urged to conserve to giant SUVs in every garage?

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