2010June29: The United States, with approximately 308.4 million residents, uses as much electricity for air-conditioning as is consumed by all 930 million Africans (UTNE Reader).
Reference: UTNE Reader http://www.utne.com/Wild-Green/Air-Conditioning-Cooling-People-While-Heating-the-World.aspx
Note: The statistics, which appear in the UTNE Reader article, are from “Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (and Finding New Ways to Get Through the Summer)” by Stan Cox http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?option=com_title&task=view_title&metaproductid=1784
Image Description: Air conditioners at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Photo by Ildar Sagdejev, 2008July11. Image Location Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008-07-11_Air_conditioners_at_UNC-CH.jpg Image Permission: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic license.
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This post is tagged 2000s Energy Events, 21st Century and Energy, Africa and Energy, Air Conditioning, Electricity, Electricity Consumption, North America and Energy, United States and Energy
We all see the point. Slow down on air-co. That’s not only consumption and money but our body health and environmental issue as well. Come and think about it.