This is a revised reprint of a May 2008 post. Here in Portland, Oregon we’re having 100 degrees plus for days running, which for our mild climate is a major heat wave. How to cope with it? I suggest we do what people did for the 99.9% of human history prior to the invention of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'air conditioning'
Heat Wave: Slow Down II
July 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · energy, health & well being
Tags: air conditioning·coal plants·heat wave·hydropower·Portland·swamp coolers
Wishes Aren’t Horses
February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability
When I was a girl growing up in Southern California, I was horse crazy, absolutely. I saved my allowance to go riding on Sunday afternoons after church. It cost $2.50/hour and of course we always asked for Dusty or Peanuts, the horses that would run. I wished to own a horse of my own, [...]
Tags: air conditioning·culture·development·economics·environment·global warming·Oregon·Stuck in Customs·Sun Belt
