February 05, 2003
Care about war. Care about conservation?
As I get out of my car, Powell prepares to make the case for war. As I enter the office building, I see that the sign that said
This war, for all the complexity of its motivations, certainly has something to do with oil. Can we change our attitudes about conservation? Are we just too damn mentally lazy, or does the idea carry a Carter-era whiff of weakness -- an affront to our freedom to not care?
Discuss February 05, 2003 10:51 AM
As I get out of my car, Powell prepares to make the case for war. As I enter the office building, I see that the sign that said
Please Use Revolving Door -- Help Conserve Energyhas been changed to
Please Use Revolving Door -- Help Keep Building WarmI guess nobody paid attention to the energy thing.
This war, for all the complexity of its motivations, certainly has something to do with oil. Can we change our attitudes about conservation? Are we just too damn mentally lazy, or does the idea carry a Carter-era whiff of weakness -- an affront to our freedom to not care?
Discuss February 05, 2003 10:51 AM